Mwenyeji Spikes

When ends swell and hope shines,
I know that that am from the precious wells,
It's so easy to tell with the charm hanging on my neck
Diamonds from Sierra Leone make that side shine
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ABIDING IN FORGIVENESS

Abiding in forgiveness I recall,
This kind of forgiveness,
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Body & Spirit

Without a body and soul
All that man treasures would I not wish to have
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Flowers like Valentine

You always wanted to say it,
Like the epic you only read in novels
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THE INNER VAULT

I took a vow never to look back
promised myself never to lend an eye
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In the shower room this morning I found a song my heart
Humming care free the melody of a song from my childhood
This far I've come the melody wasn't lost but instead became refined
In my song every fear and worry of life was soaked in and disappeared
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Look around and see, from the surface everything looks as it should
What you don't know is that the divide continues to grow
The haves will get some more from those that have not
The general order of this was pre-ordained by the law they made themselves
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The hearts of men are filled with emptiness to the brim
Men will do everything to fill up the void in their heart
The treacherous schemes inside and untold desires remain
The hearts of men stand unchanged even in turbulence
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Almost forgotten and uneasy to trace is the station tucked on the other side
Old tyres piled up to the top outside they tell stories of faraway journeys
A shallow trough with trash and spill of oil on the side
One of the attendants sits on a chair drifting in his deep reverie
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Just because things could have been different,
It doesn't mean they'd be better in any way
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison,
And expecting the other person to die from it
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Those roads that lead to beautiful places, I want to travel on.

Those stories that give happy endings I want to listen to
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Has life been with doubt and unpredictability?
It had you guessing what tomorrow might bring
Did you hope things would turn out better?
When against all hopes you still felt not enough
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I had conspired to conceive,
But instead I got inspired to deliver,
My relatives were sick and tired of waiting
So when I delivered, I gave them something sick,
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Who could that be?
Knocking at your door but Ashley,
The little dear likes to come to your house,
And play with the trophies,
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A psalmist playing harp
stumbled on a harp string and broke his nail
Singing praises to a wonderful maker
who makes all beings equally beautiful, and with a purpose.
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CONSTANT CONSONANCE
Thick beads of sacred sweat trickle down my spine
Sacrifices we made now slowly fade away
Half way we've fallen short of what we hoped we could be
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ONCE SO OFTEN

Often, I don't get the chance to learn
Neither will I let schooling interfere with my education
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There is a path to light
Brighter days for our society tomorrow
To extinguish hurt in homes
Broken bonds when we seclude our own
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CAUGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE

I cast my eyes like a net in a calm pond
Trying to fish out the answers why everybody is caught up.
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A loud buzz starts my conscience
The noise of a passing housefly
Breaking apart my tranquility that was settled
My head yearns for rest, then sleep
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