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You can do your best Yet be filled with regrets At the outcome of events You couldn't prevent You can't take life for granted  It happens hard.  Like you covered the bases But life does not play fair.  You can be blameless  Yet hold yourself to blame Imagine what you could have done better To even the game.  Found myself vindicated  But still carried guilt  Caught myself a lucky break Was found beyond reproof.  We learn from lessons on how to live Yet take risks we can't even believe!  It's human nature in a nutshell  Risking and hoping that things end well. But again, you can do your best Yet be filled with regrets At the outcome of events You couldn't prevent... Iyanu . 

The story of the butterfly  Will never fail to inspire  How you can go from crawling the dirt To roaming over the earth Slow and bulky,  You broke out the shell.  Ugly and despised, Against all odds.  Every man should be a butterfly,  Trusting the process Leaving behind limitations  Taking on a new form. Perhaps, every man is a butterfly  And every stage in our life is a process Preparing us from the cocoon  To the day we touch the skies... Iyanu . 

I respect your boundaries  I respect your peace  Even when I'm roving mad And my heart is beating fast I respect your boundaries  I respect your peace I learned the lessons harsh Expressive Wear my heart on my sleeves Say my mind, tell them what I feel  We're family,  That's what I think  These days I protect my peace Careful with the energy Cautious— I know how I feel But the lessons paid off  Doesn't hurt so much   Still put myself Out there from time to time  For when the energy is the same It's a beautiful thing Having people  Who match your energy  But these days I'm cautious  I respect your boundaries  I respect your peace  Even when I'm roving mad And my heart is beating fast I respect your boundaries  I respect your peace.. Iyanu.

I am the bird that touched the sky  It was a wonder, I had a good time  I am the whale that swum the ocean depths  It was a wonder, I had a good time I am the phoenix that never dies The seed of God that comes alive I go quiet when I'm in pain Holding it together like I'm insane  So quiet, but boiling with rage It's never nice to feel disgraced Why take the way of scorn When love is what can truly change?  I still feel numb from all the pain And lol, I can’t “drink it all away” All these voices screaming at me  Then I go silent ‘cause “I’m not enough” And there in the dark corners of my mind, Wallowing in self pity and sadness All I need is to remember how it is to “finesse” But I find pleasure in being controlled  Then again, I am the fire releasing heat and light  I just have to “start a fight” and make them wonder (Start a fight and make them wonder)  The good voices are freed, they take over And they all say, one by one: I am an event, no...

(A CHANGED WOMAN) Four fifty four  From the screaming corners of my mind, Four fifty five I can’t make up my mind on what to write! Four fifty six— Okay! I just need the words, c’mon! Not the usual sadness or heartbreak anymore. It’s a better feeling: That you’ve accomplished something  But you still don’t feel good about "yourself" You feel better for growing out of that “past self” You want to write on how much you’ve changed: But the thought does makes you feel strange  You’re scared that your indecisiveness will mess with you  Oh, she’s so stubborn She still won’t break! Five oh-four Four or more different personalities  She has of herself in her big head But never mind,  She’ll still burn, she'll roar  Go W, you rock! The “hell” does that even mean?! But you should be proud of yourself- don’t worry:  Hear me if I say I’m not making lemonades today Let me stay mad, she’ll grow! They don’t have to rhyme, go on! All hail W, the soft one— It’s PL...

There's a chip on my shoulder  Sometimes it's heavy  Sometimes I feel tall There's steel in my spine Sometimes I'm strong  Sometimes I'm stiff  There's fire in my heart  Sometimes it burns  Sometimes it hurts It's a different feeling  Being hurt by those you love  Who without a care Just throw out some words  Some you bear Some you have to reject  Trusting in your gut  That  it's all but love Sometimes I speak too soon Sometimes I speak out of turn Sometimes I'm kind, sometimes I'm harsh Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong Sometimes I'm impatient  Sometimes I'm time itself— Placid You encourage others who felt the same But when it's time for yours It can be a lot to take Truly, I feel  There's a chip on my shoulder  Sometimes it's heavy  Sometimes I feel tall There's steel in my spine Sometimes I'm strong  Sometimes I'm stiff  There's fire in my heart  Sometimes it burns  Sometimes i...

When you grow, you don't ungrow You only change, you're only different You become a beast, you become a monster Not in the negative, but a mentality to have I've seen the power of focus I've had to fight deadlines  Things I had to streamline  A fighting battle, never a lost cause A stitch in time saves nine A cat of nine lives  Should live each one to the last  It's time to call time... Iyanu 11/07/23

I placed myself into the future Became a project that had no time  What the future was, I had no idea Just that it was going to be fine I was drained in my spirit, For long have I been digging  I just knew it was time It was time to call it time Tried delaying the inevitable,  Wasn't it just for a while?  But even a while takes a while,  In me, I had to call it time.  But isn't this phase just temporary?  Why make a permanent decision?  A phase is temporary but life is not,  In the sense that it doesn't stop... Iyanu, 04/07/23

(The Joy That Sets Him Free)  I was looking out the door at the children, Feeling the chaos of their joy, Remembering how happy we used to be. I was always a happy child There was never time to be sad  Becoming a young adult was painful  Seeing life from a different dimension  I'm growing up to be a man But I'm always grateful for my past  The pain sharpened me to be better To appreciate life on different terms  So I look back now, and I'm grateful  For the joy that had no boundaries  And the pain that kept me bound. The pain that kept me bound,  The pain that set me free.  The joy that had no bounds,  Joy that kept me bound,  Joy that set me free... Iyanu ,  5th July, 2022.