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She endured the unthinkable!
How can she go on?
She knew she could overcome the unfathomable.
But she decided to move on!
She’s planning to guide others through their darkness.
Helping them to move on!
She finally realized her hands are luminated like an empress,
Moving her closer to her throne.
The strength she exudes will strike a chord with her people.
It’s stronger than she could ever think or fathom,
Perhaps, she really is chosen to bring forth, the rest of them.
Copyright ©2024 by “Christopher Jones”.
Each day can bring new joy,
Like a kid opening a new toy,
Each day can bring sorrow,
Which makes us not look towards tomorrow,
We have to be strong and sure,
That God has the cure,
So don't look at the past and be sad,
Reflect and be glad,
Glad of each and every day provided,
Glad that God has guided,
Things may not be as you wante
Each day can bring new joy,
Like a kid opening a new toy,
Each day can bring sorrow,
Which makes us not look towards tomorrow,
We have to be strong and sure,
That God has the cure,
So don't look at the past and be sad,
Reflect and be glad,
Glad of each and every day provided,
Glad that God has guided,
Things may not be as you wanted,
And God may seem like an opponent,
Be assured he is not my friend,
He is refreshing as the tropical wind,
Take with you these words of wisdom,
God is leading you to his kingdom.
*All original work attributed to “Pernell Johnson” © 2009 “Pernell Johnson”.
It had me out of my body,
taking the pain away,
only until the pain got worse.
I’d rather slide a razor on my skin
than to let the world see me cry.
I shed tears through lyric and verse.
The waiting room of faith
is inside the gauntlet of life.
Where the only thing that’s promised is death.
Fools fall for love,
saints go from glory to glor
It had me out of my body,
taking the pain away,
only until the pain got worse.
I’d rather slide a razor on my skin
than to let the world see me cry.
I shed tears through lyric and verse.
The waiting room of faith
is inside the gauntlet of life.
Where the only thing that’s promised is death.
Fools fall for love,
saints go from glory to glory,
most live from breath to breath.
I don’t need a mansion.
Give me a beautiful angel
and a secluded cabin in the sky.
Life means everything,
not when you win or lose,
but when you realize you are going to die.
I am not unaccustomed to evil.
I fall to temptation.
Sometimes I am in tune with my spirit,
other times I move in my flesh.
I try hard to do right,
many times I get it wrong.
I come back harder after every failed test.
I pray for protection.
I pray for peace.
I pray for victory,
when it is time for war.
I have set my boundaries.
I will relent when my nets are full.
Humility and hard work,
drive my hunger for more.
© 2021 "Nathaniel Terrell".
In observance of "National Poetry Month", the Poet Extraordinaire, Nathaniel Terrell share one of his latest works. Overall, writing poetry allows Nate to release the most intimate of thoughts. “It’s lyrical therapy”, he once told me. #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry
The last twelve years or so has unveiled many masks that hid the depths of generational hatred.
Now, faces are surfacing in the midst of this pandemic that are colorfully ugly...worn by grown folks seemingly looking back to their infancy.
God, please cleanse our lenses so we may see ourselves more clearly...in order to treat the next person as we so desire to be treated.
By chance if any person does not believe in You, I pray they believe in something bigger than themselves, so their minds be tugged by conviction...and their hearts, by love.
(Inspired by a plethora of recent Facebook posts calling women, "bitches", and other insensitive names)
#✌🏽💗💪🏽
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attributed to
“Chris Jones”
© 2020 “Chris Jones”.
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Paying homage to my Grandfather, Homer Jones, Sr.! He was undoubtedly the first hero I ever knew!
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