Tunnel

I'm sad inside again.

I don't know why.

But I'm sad.

I wish I could explain 

All these blues and greys 

And sombre shades.

...But I can't.

They come just like winter rains

And I've just got to let them pass.

I don't know why I'm feeling sad

So don't bother to ask.

Sometimes there are highs;

Sometimes there are lows.

It's only a season; this won't last.

So there's no need to worry about me

I'll be alright.
You'll see.

I'm older now,

And wiser too

Somehow.

I'm not going to repeat the past.

This state I'm in won't get the win.

I'll be just fine. Just relax. 

I can't backtrack and I can't stand still.

Gotta move forward one step at a time.
So keep on your way,
While I go mine.

Just be faithful to your path
And in a little while

We'll meet up with each other again
Somewhere on the other side.

Fire Fall

Let the fire fall.

And we'll watch the hungry flames

Consume the land and the sky,

With the shoreline and the waves.

Yes.

Let the fire fall

While we bathe in the light 

That washes over all

And dances on the mountains.

Let it burn away the world.

Let the fire fall.

Let it fall I say.

Let it gorge on the corruption

That holds men to its sway.

Let it lap up the riches

Heaped up while others lay

Upon death's doorstep

Or in the thralls of poverty.

Let the fire fall

And let ambition

Come to nought.

Let all the conflicts whither

With the spoils over which we fought.

Let the fire fall.

Let it fall and be done.

And let a new creation grow

From ashes of the fallen one.

A Time to Forgive

There's a time and purpose

To everything:

A time to wound,

A time to heal;

A time to gather,

A time to spill,

A time to nurture,

A time to kill.

I've spent a lifetime battling

The way I feel-

I've cried, I have shouted,

I have made myself ill.

I've lied and denied 

To make the loss look like a win

So I wouldn't have to deal with

The pain I was in.

I said I was fine

When really I was strugglin',

Turned a blind eye to weakness;

Tried to cover up sin,

Until I got to the point

Where I started drownin'

Dangerously close

To the point of no returning.

Then, faced with a choice,

And no pretense to shroud it,

Between accepting the lifeline

Floating where I could reach it

And falling into darkness

With no light to ease it.

Fiercely determined 

That I would yet live,

I reached for the cord

And I tightened my grip. 

Now one thing remained 

To get out of guilt

I had to lighten my load

For I was too heavy to lift.

So releasing the tension,

I stopped gritting my teeth

And felt life returning

As I chose to forgive.  

Hard Break

No!

Didn't you hear?

Did I start to stutter?

Or just don't you care?

You're arrogant and selfish.

Time I put it out there!

How come I never have to repeat myself

When my answer is yeah?

You hear me just fine then.

Then, it's all crystal clear.

How come I can hear you

When the refusal is yours?

Yet when it's mine,

Have to shout it through a bullhorn?

Well, maybe it's my fault 

That I'm not being heard.

Perhaps I've nurtured bad habits

Instead of nipping them in the bud.

Whatever the case,

This beat's getting old.

Need a fresh spinner

And a table that turns.

I'm putting on a new record;

Gonna play a new track.

It's taken some time

But I've got my voice back.

With this realisation,

I am taking a stand,

Arguing with you

Feels like a battle through quicksand.

And I don't know how it happened

But man!

Somehow my feet have found their way

Onto firm land.

Away from the drama

I am loving the view

And I know you won't like it,

But we're gonna have to 

Change the dynamic between me and you.

Now just keep this right here;

Don't involve your mama.

Don't call up your crew 

Or your best friend, or your brother.

The business at hand 

Is an extra special brew.

Ain't no room at the table.

This is tea for two.

Miss-Tress: Concubine Chronicles 4

In Conclusion: Separation

source: http://forrestdoud.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/digital-divide-versus-digital-inequality/

It started with passion.

It was exciting.

It was new.

You were charming,

You were manly,

You could light up a room.

The first time I saw you,

In that moment I knew

There was nobody else for me.

It had to be you.

And you,

Seemed like you 

Were drawn to me instantly too.

We were good together.

It was easy.

Almost effortless.
It was natural.

No science,

No rational.

That's just how it went.

We'd go with the flow

And we felt how we felt.

Only trouble was

You weren't free

And I have to admit, 
You were never for me.

So I should have let it be

But I didn't take heed.

And that's the story;

The rest is history

So right now I gotta say baby,

This really isn't working for me

Anymore

'Cause it's just too messy.

Don't think I'm pointing fingers

I won't treat you unfairly

The blame weighs on both you and me equally. 

But right now you need to be with your family

And I need to gain perspective and clarity.

So I guess what I'm saying in all honesty,
Is...

I think this is the end of the line

For you and me.

Miss-Tress: Concubine Chronicles 3

Hard Choices: Out of the Mouths...

He say he gon' leave her

But you know that dog lie!

She is his main stay;

I can't believe that I

Didn't notice it sooner.

Why couldn't I see?

Took him giving her a new house

For their 25th anniversary!

Lord! The time that I wasted

Like a donkey, a mule!

And it was there all along.

God, I've been a damn fool!

Still...

I don't know if I have it in me

To start over again.

I've burned so many bridges;

Lost that many friends.

And now I done hit rock bottom

Talkin' to you

But since it's already out there,

Might as well follow through.

So then...

What you think sweet baby,

What's yo' mama to do?

Miss-Tress: Concubine Chronicles 2

Delusion: The Honey Trap

Baby you know I'd do anything for you

But I can't keep takin' the things you put me through.

Baby, I love you and though I know I should leave,

I keep coming back-

It's a deep-seated need

I have to believe

That what I give

I'll receive.

Though I grieve

And you deceive,

I'll conceive

From your seed

A new being 

And retrieve

My old wings

Buried deep

And awaken my virtue

From its long winter sleep.

When the day finally comes

When you see I'm the one

You need above all others,

Then you and I, 

We can be more than lovers;

When you finally end

The game you runnin' on her,

And stand up to claim me 

At the altar.

Miss-Tress: Concubine Chronicles 1

Encouter: Baited Hook

source: http://www.art.fr/

I met this guy the other day

He had nice eyes, gorgeous smile;

Knew all the right things to say.

I met this guy; fell head over heels-

Girl I can't begin to tell you 

How he makes me feel!

I met this guy and he's a catch.

I know in my heart 

We're the perfect match.

I met this guy but there's just one little thing:

I noticed he got a tan line

In the shape of a wedding ring.