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I want to find someone
who does not think I am either
more than they can handle ,
or less deserving of them and their expectations ...
and just simply happy with who I am
to be with me forever ...

I want somebody who can and will give
the time and effort that a worthwhile relationship
deserves to flourish and grow ...
Not just something to be put on the shelf ,
till how long I can not know ...
Whilst pursuing own life and to be taken out
for some dusting at their convenience...
Which hardly to true love ... gives it credence ...

I want somebody
who can look past the myriad of superficial differences
in opinion, character and nature...
and instead appreciate more the presence of common
ideals , values, and a compatible
outlook for the future ....
So that while the roads
may not be the same all the time
nor in every situation ,
they at least run parallel to each other
towards the same goal or vision ...

I can’t give my heart away because it’s ceases to exist on this plane maybe the next.
in this way or that way I’ve gradually found my way, even though it goes against the grain.
I got nothing to lose. I keep a solid mind and a settled state within a heart that’s beyond break. I look closer and closer beyond the clear eyes we’re my gazes slowly find the truth, I don’t need I don’t find weakness in the weak. I find strength in courage I find pity in judgement, I stay here enlightened, knowing there’s another teacher over there, A silent whisper comes from inside do I care, I heard the air quiet down settle your frown i die slowly and raise your crown and arise another day. To Sunlight.

The howling of wolves
serenading the moon
It’s my sign to leave
but I feel its too soon

To walk away
from your loving embrace
The warmth of your lips
all over my face

Alas I must go
and leave the fire light
I’ll take your love with me
to kindle my night

One last hug
and a parting kiss
This tender moment
makes it hard to resist

I turn away swiftly
approaching the door
On your angelic face
I shall gaze no more

There’s always tomorrow
and I will return
And relight loves fire
on thru evening to burn

© March 24, 2014, L. Karriem

a smile is good for you -
when days seem rough and long -
a smile will give you joy -
replacing all the wrong
and make your life anew.

-

I BREAK THE SOUL CONTRACTS
THAT SUPPORTED STALKING OUR ACTIONS
I DESIST ALL SOUL CONTRACTS
THAT FACILITATED ASCENSION DISTRACTIONS.

I SEVER ALL THE CORDS
THAT PREVIOUSLY LEASHED OUR MINDS
I SHINE THE LIGHT OF TRUTH
RIPPING DOWN ALL THE BLINDS.

I RELEASE YOUR PERSONAL POWER
CLEARING AWAY ALL THIS MESS
PROVIDING YOU LOVE AND SECURITY
IN THE TIMES OF UNREST.

YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS AWAKENING IS NOW
FOR YOUR RIGHTS, NOW TAKE A STAND
AS ALL SOUL CONTRACTS SHATTER GLOBALLY
FOR ALL SISTERS, AND EVERY MAN.

THE TRUTH OF THE NOW
IS KNOWING THAT YOU ARE FREE!
UNBOUND, UNCHAINED – ILLUSIONS OVER
EMBRACING YOUR SOVEREIGNTY.

ASÉ

© September 4, 2021, L. Karriem
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Some numerology sh!t for you.
The year 2021 (2+0+2+1 = 5), a 5-universal year, signifies change,
movement, travel, technology and versatility. Go with the flow of the
universe! New doors open, new ways of doing things emerge.

When life turns to cages
When you give up your mind
For someone claiming victory
Can we mention insanity

Or a feather on the wind
Gathering in the dark
Spreading across the water
We're running out of time

Before being washed
Upon some sandy shore
Avoid being squashed
Or worst fate in store

Won’t you hold out for me
More for a little while
I'm running out of time
Only just hanging on

Where is this all going
To get me out in time
Holding out for dear life
A beggar in his prime

when he whistles
in bright notes
carried on the wind
down into the valleys
the distant dogs
howl
so he rocks
as an effigy
billowed before
the flames
then laughing
at his own shadow
in rolling cadences
such spirited mirth
lain in the grasses
with folded hands
For am I not
shackled to the sky
he calls
as an eagle to its nest
yet 'tis where I rest
between the peaks

they are the waves rippling in blood
i hope they crest and crash down and drown
the Democrats who continue to vote blue
ripples increase numbers
family left behind in peril
have loved ones
friends
friends of friends who hear their testimonials

ripples increase numbers
reckless and arrogant decisions made
to be a false hero on a 20th anniversary
slaughtered troops have family
family have friends
those friends have friends
bearing witness to testimonials
and the red rises
lapping at the highest in the land

ripples increase numbers
by the betrayal of lies
rising and rising
lapping at the highest in the land
those betrayed have friends
and friends of friends
and all who have heard the lies
gathering force to rise
and crest
to crash
by blood still pumping

In lofty dreams I prayed to meet an angel from a glade

When she oftened appeared I couldn't recognize her beyond her supple veneer

I always believed she was unattainable unavailable and still to this day its true
Yet she always seems to reveal herself with something new

Many flowers of the field dance to their rhythm as their hearts seem to belong to another song

The message they sing is always the same ring
They say rise up old fool
there is still time to build if you just pick up the tools

My beloved angel in whom I know all too well she tells me the same story I must enjoy paving my road to Hell

Yet she offers many options to change my course as she invites me to ride on her horse

Nothing can anyone do until the fool is willing to let go of the old and walk into the new

A fool dances to his folly watch him about to fall as he leaps to nowhere and he seems so jolly to his call

A queen of his dreams holds her cup of love but, the fool ponders the wine inside
as he knows he must drink of the knowledge she provides

While the knight within he must become, to take up his sword in honor of his lord
To fight his demons of his own accord
The moon shines the way to his dismay
As the star holds his hope

Come the dawn the sun reveals his light as his truth comes in sight

The Wiseman standing upon the mountain he holds the lamp lighting the way to the camp

A staff of power is given to hold in times of trouble
No longer can the fool live in a bubble

There will be time enough to count the coin to offer the ferryman

There is still much to do before the bell tower rings
Listen carefully to the angels sing

The priestess holds his essence in her hand
waiting to give the fool all he will ever need

First he must be bold to take his rightful place upon a king's throne to earn the respect of his queen and her home

Until the fool stops chasing empty dreams life will pass him by in endless streams

Come the day death shall take him and the reaper shall come for what is due nobody will be there to save him from his demise he grew.

On ethereal wings
It ebbed and flew
And took from me
The love I knew
Arched and swiftly poised
To asunder
No caveat or counsel
Nor reflection left to wonder

You faded away into the night
Without fear and without fight
Pain was gone replaced with such peace
From the struggles of life you found a release
To walk again a life anew
To loving arms that waited for you

You went to a place I cannot follow
My broken heart distraught and hollow
I held your love in the palm of my hand
And watched it vanish, likes prints in sand
But life’s a valley
Between high and low
Reverberating phantoms
Where we fear to go

Love endures the corrosion of phase
You brightened and enlightened my waking days
Your journey is over, now time to sleep
Until we reunite, our memories I’ll keep
Come for me when my day is done
As you were for me, when my life begun

Patti Richards 2018