Emotions we hide

All trapped inside

Anger that awakens

Fear, all shaken

Disgust, lost trust

Sad, fallen into depression

Joy, the pursuit of happiness

Masked

Disguised

Of who we really are

Emotions may cause pain

But necessary to sustain

To understand

Meaning

Acceptance

Freedom

Pain

Compassion

All these emotions in my brain

Will bring memories

Knowledge

Wisdom

That we gain

So don’t let your emotions be the blame

You are not going insane

Your life is going through transitions

Through changes

It’s okay

To be mad

To cry

To feel jealous

To be scared

To laugh

To smile

Because they are the building blocks of who you are

So let your emotions work as one

Only than will you be able to reach to the moon

Listen

Don’t speak

Just listen

It’s okay to be quiet

It’s okay to hear the wind

Breathe

Words are powerful

As listening is to wisdom

To listen

Is to stop and hear those words

Not just what you want to hear

But hear what you need to hear

Speak when you must

Listen is to trust

Listen is to learn

No need to interrupt

You will have your turn

So let others have a turn too

I speak this

Because I’m guilty of this

So from this day forth I promise to speak less

And listen more

We have ears for a reason

So pause

Think

Reason

Listen

Now you may speak

Color

Something we take for granted

Without it we could not see the beauty around us

But we also see the destruction

The gray the red the black

Red for blood

But also for love

Green for growth

But also for greed

Yellow for sunshine

But also for fire

Blue for oceans

But also for sorrow

They represent some of colors of the rainbow

What a sight

But then it turns to night

But even in darkness there is light

Stars glistening in the sky

Yet with all this beauty, with all this color

We still don’t appreciate it

In fact we abuse it

Color is beauty until it is represented as the color of our skin

Suddenly we become judgemental

Because we are scared of the unknown

That I don’t want be known by the color of my skin

But as a person

As a human being

By my name

Not by my race

Race is just another name for disgrace

Yet we bleed the same color

That it blows my mind that the pigment of someone’s skin defines who they are

Which is wrong

We are defined by our heart and mind

By our purpose

Jesus loves all the children of the world

No matter what color

What culture

What race

He still loves us

So stop this nonsense

This ancient problem that is still an issue today

Take color for its beauty

But don’t judge it

Or you will show your true colors

I feed on power

I fall for lust

I break in anger

I did something unjust

I consume on everything till there’s nothing left

What breaks my heart

Breaks my bones

Tell lies

And cast my stones

What fires my soul

Inspires my goals

I push too hard

Placed the wrong card

Confused

Infused

Consumed by anger

Which is no stranger

A dark alternate ego ready strike

Venom in my teeth

Fall down beneath

Why…

Why do I fall for these temptations

Why do they consume me

Why can’t I be left alone

Am I just a clone

A figure of my own imagination

But life has to be much more

Than this mindless future

I am the results of what I consume

But I can change

I can feed on love

Rather than pain

Lift those up

And gain

A healthy full life

Because I am a consumer

So what do you consume?

I’m going through changes
I’m dealing with pain
Not knowing the answers
Not understanding the game
Do I play to win
Or do I give up and loose
This path I did not choose
Yet I’m here
Surrounded with fear
Poisoned with lies of doubt
Why can’t I take a break
When I did not partake
Yet I’m here
Is it wrong for me to be selfish
When there are those who suffer more
I feel so close
Yet so far away
I dream of life
Yet live in nightmares of death
Why is this happening to me
Yet I’m here
Why are changes so scary
Make us feel uncomfortable
We feel alone
Yet we are not
We all go through changes
We all have our doubts
We all struggle
But it’s up to us to decide how to deal with our change
We cannot control the outcome
Control is just an illusion
A lie
But changes are necessary
They allow us to grow
Because no matter how life goes
You are here
Because God is near
So don’t be scared
But embrace it
Because God has plans for you
And he’s going to change your life forever

Be true
To who you are
Stay true
To what you are
Be real
Feel
Express
Digest
Let everything out
Shout
Cry
Bring joy
Be silly
Be yourself
Don’t try to perceive to be something you’re not
Be alive
Live every moment
Who cares what others will find out
It’s okay to have a past
We all have one
We all have messed up
Don’t be scared or shy yourself of what you are
Sometimes the ones who have nothing have everything
They are real
They give when we don’t
Maybe we could learn from them
Maybe it’s time we stop this society nonsense
This disease that we are passing to our generation
We shouldn’t teach them to be like society
But to be real to be true to be who they are
To be a voice
To have a choice
To accept those who are different
To work with those who think different
To open their minds to the world
To enrich their lives with knowledge and opportunity
That I would rather be true
And be mocked and hated
Than be fake
And be accepted
And never know what it’s like to be a true genuine friend
To know that you are fine with what you are
That you are a mess up
But still can make a difference in this life
Now that’s a life I strive for
Not a perfect one but a real one
One where I can be true

I want joy
Not happiness
And you ask why
Happiness is external
While joy is internal
You’re always searching for the pursuit of happiness
But I’m sorry to tell you that it will never be enough
Because happiness comes and goes
It never holds on
Always one step behind
But joy
Now that’s something to live for
You’re not searching for something to fulfill you
But something that becomes a part of you
Joy comes when you make peace with
Who you are
What you are
Where you are
Why you are
Even in your darkest times you can have joy
It’s spiritual
And helps us overcome obstacles
That God can bring me peace and joy
And love to a world that deserves none
Yet He still does
You can only have joy until you need no more than the truth
And the truth will set you free
Let’s bring joy to the world
And be good to all

How do you define value?
What is it worth?
What do we long for?
What gives us hope?
What makes us live?
What makes us give?
Because I value God
Who gives me the strengths
I value family
Who love me no matter the lengths
I value friends
Who help through hard times
I value life
For giving me purpose
I value my job
That helps me pay my bills
I value my home
Where I can be myself
I value others
Because they are truly my sisters and brothers in God
Because everyone has a value in God’s eyes
He values you and me
He knows our worth
He gives us purpose
He gives us hope
So what do you value?
Is it worth it?
Value what makes you who you are today

Don’t be troubled by the world around you
Don’t be fooled by those who don’t love you
Because you care
While others despair
You fight for what’s right
While others are just trying to get through the night
So why don’t I just be me
You’ll just be you
Yet we are told that we are different
That we have to follow the ways of the world
No matter how hard others try to change you they can’t
They don’t understand why you do what you do
Until we put ourselves in each others shoes
We will never open up
We will never love each other for who we are
That I am who I am for a reason
God made me this way
He didn’t make me the way you wanted me to be
But he made me for his purpose
For his glory
I may not be the smartest, I may not know every verse of the bible
But what God gave me is the gift of love
Love that I’m more happy to share to others
Because in end of the day
No one cares what you know about the Bible
But what you do with what you know and set an example
And love everyone for who they are
As  God said to Moses ‘I am who I am’
Why be ashamed of who you are
There is only one you
Stop imitating what God didn’t intend you to be
Be real
Be true
Be you
Because there is only one version of you