the "gold" of silence

It has been a dark and dreary way,
never in a moment of clarity,
will i find the charm to slay,


on no terms can it be rendered benign,
to label it just ok,
"after all,"we say
"its a mistake and its mine"


A life is taken or spared with a word
 A war is started or avoided
Walls are built or broken,
Courage is given or taken
 with a word..


Never will i find the charm to slay,
To find it is sadistic,
To use it is barbaric,


At the risk of  appearing empty,
i shall endure...
for with the power of life and death
at the helm of my lips...
I choose Silence
In it is the assuredness of innocence
In it is embodiment of peace.

Fallible Humanity

we fear more than we love,
we secure more than we hope for,
we fight more than we embrace...
we chase all we call life, all our lives, 
and at the end,live for nothing

we daily need a miracle,
To love free and live large
For love is wild. Not to be tamed. 
A miracle that makes us more than mere humanity.
It never changes. Never dies.
we see beyond our reality and reach for the stars.
fallible humanity is saved. redeemed.
A miracle of Love.

my war's end

Lash after lash, battle after battle, Force against force.
A gruesome war beyond imagining. 

Blinding lightening, 
the groans are louder, the roars even stronger...
and then silence.

The clouds give way,
as light gives ray by ray.

One being stands
and one lands,

Victory is sure, The war is won.

This is the story of my king;my warrior...
and yours too.

Tailor your efforts to the continuity of God's plan for your life. If the items before you don't match the call inside, release them and move on!

Success is an intentional result of a focused effort. My prayer is that the many distractions around us will not deter the vision inside us....keep on walking or even limping forward! Any progress defies the defeat of decline!

TD jakes.