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Spent a lot of years healing

After what I been through

Came out of the darkness into the light

Cuz that's what God wanted me to do

Almost lost my mind

Not once but twice

But I found it coming out of the blue

Coming out of such darkness

I felt renewed

He gave me reasons to wanna live life

My family, my children, my adoring wife

I was born into this gift of light

Almost lost it 13 times

Watching life pass before my eyes

It was an insane surprise

To see the many parts of my life

Come together like a movie

Stitched together, scene to scene

It's surreal like a dream

When reality comes knocking

We gotta come clean

Know what I mean

We gotta be honest about our reality

And what little I've truly accomplished

Here's to making that shit right, feel me

Been around the block more than twice

One thing is for certain

Life is beautiful, but it ain't always nice

Life has its rainbows

And it has the darkest of nights

It's a gamble So we roll the dice

I take my hits where I must

I learn my lessons quickly with little fuss

I keep my faith, in God I trust

All we have is that precious time

in the middle that we cannot waste

We must adjust

before we return to our maker

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

And our spirit returns to the universe

As Life surrounds us

We embrace it with little fuss

It fills us with joy and LooVe

It's God's gift from above

As certain as our spirits soar

on the wings of doves

We must be sure of 1 thing

Death awaits us all

yes it does

It's simply a part of life

As we spin through space

in this living paradise

It sits on the outskirts

Patiently awaiting its time to come

We never know when God will call us home

But we can feel it in our bones

As every day we grow older

Ashes to ashes...dust to dust

Of all that is right and just

It is in God we trust

We simply never know

when death will come for us

So we live each day to the most because

Today is all we truly have

So live it to the fullest no matter what

Death MooVes in mysterious ways as it does

You simply never know when it's your day

We have no idea how much time we got

I've seen death before and survived its claws

13 times before as I've kept count

just because

So I appreciate all that life has to offer

And I can promise you this

It's worth more than the almighty dollar

Those who think otherwise often falter

I've looked beyond all my doubts

In the name of my almighty Father

As time tends to slow down

When Death is around

I've seen my life flash before my eyes

Too many times

I've seen heaven..I've seen hell in this lifetime

I'm blessed to still be alive

So I use each day I have to thrive

I beg of you to do the same

Life is not a game

For when it's too late, your outta time

There's rarely any second chances

It's usually a 1 way ticket to the divine

So appreciate the air in your lungs

Give thanks for the days sunshine

Break open a great bottle of wine

Celebrate daily because you only live once

as we tend to forget sometimes

But never forget how fragile life can be

It's meant to be lived happily

Use the time you have wisely

Spread your energy freely, authentically

But as for me

Regret is the only thing

that frightens me, truly

I say this with all honesty

Never let something burden you permanently

Set it free

Do what you must do to let it be

Feels like I just dodged a bullet

so I thank my lucky stars

And just stick to it

MeaniN I Push and GrinD hard

That's the ticket...

We do what we gotta do

to get through it

Back against the wall

But God always gets me through it

No need to prove it

HE is in every word I speak

Believe it

That's simply the only way it's done

Cause dodging these bullets ain't fun

Gotta have faith

HIS will be done

Now that I got my health back

Fighting off all these infections

As it can be tough

getting around this town

With your smile upside down

Without feeling 100% believe that

Problem solved... now what

I do what I must

not to get stuck in a rut

We take Life as it comes, it nuts

We gotta have the guts

We better know where we're coming from

Cuz man it's rough

Things can get real tough

Staying on the straight and narrow path

You gotta watch your step at every pass

It all adds up

If you do the math

One thing is for certain

I do not live in my past

I stay the line I do not crash

Living on the edge

is where I make my cash

Man this life MooVes so fast

So appreciate each day

make them last

God only gives you one life

Hear the breeze

Blowing through the leaves on the trees

Tis that time of year again it seems

Christmas is past us It's hard to believe

As the winds grow cooler

And the Temps get crueller

We tend to think of the past

We tend to think about our futures

2024 is here

we've come around that corner

Feelin like a fish outta water

Now what

Should God gift us with more time

If we are aloud to live

That much longer

What will you do this new year

What is the message

You wish to spread loud and clear

To what shall we

raise our glasses and cheer

My message is I shall not live in fear

I shall cherish each day

Shedding only happy tears

Should they fall at all

2023 saw many of my tears

Lost a brother to his inner fears

Actions we can never take back

We look for answers we may never find

Such things tend to haunt the mind

Yah it feels so unkind

They say wounds heal with time

But I only find that true sometimes

Other times wounds

remain open & painful

There is little relief or reprieve

We simply wish to become forgetful

But let me not ramble too far off track

Mainly here this season of the year

to give thanks

Thanks for all the gifts life brings in fact

Thanks for the many blessings

That come across our paths

God is great for all he does believe that

Tis the season to give back

To be thankful for the things you have

Not to focus on the things you lack

Even when life is on the attack

And we gotta stay mentally strapped

To handle this world so wacked

It can make you feel trapped

Back against the wall in fact

But we get through it

Breathe in ..breathe out..relax

I put it in GODS hands

Toss the coin up see where it lands

Heads or Tails

It never fails

I give him the wheel

Especially when we're riding off the rails

No one can handle the pressure

Like HE can

I remain amazed

accepting the pains & pleasures

As I grip the wheel with both hands

Life is a gift even with all its demands

We must appreciate it all that we can

For we are only here in life

for a short span

So give it all you got

The service we do

Results in the impact we make

There in lies a SoulFuL purpose in you

Therefore we are authentic

We can never be fake

These are the steps we take

Taking steps cautiously

as these are the breaks

We MooVe through life vicariously

We are wide awake

As we maneuver pitfalls and heartbreak

always going in a good direction

That's what it takes

it helps with my consistency in life

As I trek

along this path I make

I do my best

to know where I'm going

in order to be able to appreciate

where I am at, always knowing

These are the facts

There's no time like the present

Being present is essential I confess

I get no rest

as I put myself to the test

Pushing myself til I'm outta breath

Gotta climb to the summit

Even if it feels like Mt Everest

What don't kill you

makes you stronger, bet

That which makes you stronger

Is where we place our focus, next

Focus is key in this game of chess

Exhaling as I get this sentiment

off my chest

Our actions bring our words to life

Words that can also cut like a knife

As we speak them into existence

We seek a path of least resistance

We wish to do good not bad

We know life can change in an instant

So be careful what you say

stand up and be resilient

Don't let what others say get in your way

Words only have the power

you give to them

And sometimes they can be like mountains

That we must leap over in a single bound

We are our own super heroes, found

In this story we write about

ain't that profound

We can MooVe faster

than the speed of sound

By thinking before we speak that's how

When we choose our words carefully

Before we pronounce them out loud

Give your thoughts time to air out

Never allow your emotions to bleed out

Control is a superpower no doubt

While most choose to scream and shout

I choose to serve with peace in my heart

I choose a path of least resistance

As I go about life in my existence

I thank GOD for his many gifts

As I go about living a life of forgiveness

Letting go of all the hatred and anguish

To be or not to be

that is the age old question

I am to be all that HE

wishes me to be

I do what I can honorably

I do what I must definitively

I am who I am unquestionably

To be or not to be

I wish to be for as long as GOD

Has plans for me

With all this Passion he has instilled in me

I do HIS bidding willingly

Whatever the task HE asks of me

I give it my all Passionately

To be or not to be

That is the question I ask of the

So what is it that you wish to be

What is it that MooVes you Spiritually

What do you know of the divine

I've been around a long time

Life has been sublime by HIS design

I've seen the signs

I can honestly say

GOD is real in my life

To be or not to be

What is it that you choose to be

I choose to be happy

Happy in all I can be

I live a life that ain't to shabby

I've had some hard times

yah its been crappy

But we come out on top

somehow, magically

To be or not to be

It all starts by speaking it poetically

Yes, I choose to live it creatively

It soothes my beast emotionally

But I must stay on my toes, intentionally

Gotta stay at the top of my game ideally

So I work for myself, most definitely

It's my time to lead

It's my time to be

It's my time to shine

To be or not to be

I am who I am because of THE

To my parents, Loved ones and family

Without you I am nothing

You are the wind beneath my wings

To you all I owe everything

These are the words

To the song I would sing

To be or not to be

If I could just find the lyrics

to make my song ring

In the hearts and minds

Of those listening and reading

To those who's heart light is still beating

I dedicate this to all of us

Who are still breathing