To come out shining as gold, You have to go through the fire. There is no other way around it.
Author: afro387
the zen experience
The Confectionery
Short and sweet but not too abrupt, Yet very simple, Candy in every corner, Call her a sweet sojourner, She is not one to be messed with, But her smile lights up a room, If you really like her, Take her downtown, Downtown to a little confectionery, No one judges her there so she is…… Continue reading The Confectionery
Fireproof
We said we wanted to do great things, and so great are our challenges We set in our hearts to break the cycles, and so they purposed to break us first We said we wanted to be different, and so they tried to wreck us We said we wanted to stand in the gap, and…… Continue reading Fireproof
New Heights
Standing at the edge of a cliff, yet scared to jump off, Sitting at the apex of a mountain, but scared to look down, Who am I if not afraid, without the usual anxiety attached, If the zipline is just a little loose and waters are a little murky, Who am I without my fears,…… Continue reading New Heights
NONCONFORMIST
You are not going to find me in the midst of the masses,You will not find me sitting among the majority,When all go left, I will be standing my grounds.No, I don’t follow.No, I don’t tag along.No, I don’t do as everyone else.I do not conform,I do not seek validation,I do not play victim,I don’t…… Continue reading NONCONFORMIST
NUMBER BUSY
Art by Saatchi I tried to reach you in an alleyway the other day, You disappeared before I could touch you, My numerous calls and voice mails have gone unanswered, And your penthouse is empty, No one is home, I struggled to tell you how I felt, Your many voices, Some discouraging, others in my…… Continue reading NUMBER BUSY
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