Submission

If I Were Totally Submissive to His Will……..

I wouldn’t have to experience the extremities
Of roller coaster rides
Of Rushing Highs
And crashing lows
I wouldn’t have to learn the simple
Lessons in life the hard way
With the inner feelings of unspoken words of
“I told you so!”

I wouldn’t have to struggle with
The Troubles He said would come
But instead stand on His word and place
Life’s struggles
Right where they belong
Under my feet….

I wouldn’t confuse religion with Christianity
Knowing that habitual rituals is not
What he had planned for me
But a life where I can
Walk upright and not be subject to what
I can see
But living a life in the Spirit
Calling those things that are not
Because in Him I live, Move and have
My being

I would walk, talk, eat and mediate
On His words daily
Knowing as food is to the flesh
So is His words to my Spirit
Without them I won’t be able to breathe…




If I were totally submissive to His will
I wouldn’t try to use intellectual suppositions
To second guess Him
Or even find reasons
And ask numerous questions
Pertaining to why I should not give
What is due to Him?

I would instead
Humble myself
And come before his throne
With expectancy and praises
Filled in my mouth
From the rising of a brand new day
To the setting
Of the golden sun
Saying prayerfully

“Not my will Lord, but your will be done”






Elitha©2008

Seasons

Seasons


I took a quantum leap
Through seasons
And winter was the first
To rear its
Ugly
Head

Like fallen leaves
On broken trees looking
Naked and alone
Here
I
Too
Stood

Disengaged from my surroundings
I began questioning why
These dark clouds kept
Following and
Interfering
With
My feelings causing
My moods to become
Melancholic and
Such an unpalatable
Tonic
To
Swallow


SEASONS


What seemed a life time
Turned out to be just hours
Realising that
I can change
I’ve been given
The
Power to


My dark days can no
Longer
Define who
I am
Before I could see
A thing
I was quickly propelled
Into
Spring!

SEASONS

Expectancy
Renewal
Became my close
Companions
I was running
A race
But the prize was
No Golden
Medallion

Just the knowledge
That I have entered
The race of life
And my intention is to
Cross over the
Finishing line
This time
I believed
I
Could

Like the blossoming
Stages of an
Intricately
Delicate
Flower
I
Was overwhelmed by
The beauty of
This truth
And was gently ushered
Into
Summer

SEASONS

Invigorated
Transformed
Energised
Tears of Joy
Filled my eyes
And the inner warmth
That said it all
That I am
Happy to be
Me

I can stand proud
And tall
Nothing about me
Is a
Mistake

As the warmth of the
Morning sun
I embraced
This truth that I now
Understand
How seasons go
And seasons come
Each with its own
Purpose and plan
Of instilling an attitude
That says that
“I CAN”

Walking in this
Revelation
I take one
More leap
And am welcomed
By
Autumn!


SEASONS

Elitha©2008

Favourite Things

Sunday school trips, all the kids are excited,
Sista Brown’s up to ole tricks,
Preparing good food,
And all are delighted.
Jokes on the Journey,
Over Sista Sharon’s new weave,
Just to mention a few of my favourite things.

Life can be tough
We all have our struggles
Some relationships are strained
And are experiencing financial troubles
But we’re more concerned about
What people say
Than how we really feel
These aren’t my favourite things.

Chorus
When your heart aches
You don’t feel brave
To handle the cares
Life throws at you
Remember he gave you a word that is true
And if you believe
You’ll make it, you’ll make it thru


Hearing his voice, whether in sound
Or written,
There’s no other choice,
But to follow his prompting,
The styles I like
Are Christ like
No one can imitate Him
In Him are all of my
Favourite things.


Knowing He loves me
And on Him I can depend
Living in his peace
Assured He’s no fair weather friend
Showering Him with praise and adoration
Fills my heart within
Because He has all of my favourite things


When your heart aches
You don’t feel brave
To handle the cares
Life throws at you
Remember he gave you a word that is true
And if you believe
You’ll make it
You’ll make it
You’ll make it thru


Elitha©2006

Open Dialogue

Don’t trouble my waters
If you’re not willing to fully
Submerge

Don’t look to me for answers
If you’re not prepared
To listen and learn

Don’t question my motives
If you’re starting point
Begins from doubt

Don’t mute out my thoughts
With your indifference
Causing your pauses to
Sound very loud!

Instead

Approach me with simplicity
Let innocence cover your heart
Approach me with expectancy
I’ll gladly respond
To your touch

Approach me with positive dialogue
Let reason be our chaperone
And when the moments spent are over

Let good memories
Follow us home……


Elitha©2007

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the kingdom of the Sun
Would be so much fun
No worries
No doubts
All Smiles
No Frowns
Pure colours illuminate
In all our attire
The warmth of the sun
Means there’s no need for fire
Simple and Pure
No complications
No duress sitting in Silence
As I inhale and digest
The sweet melodious sounds
Whilst being covered in
The Sun’s fragrance

I am Me
You are I
That means We
Can no longer hide
In the title of individuality

In The Kingdom of the sun
No one can lie

No more day and no more night
No more sleep
Only magnificent Light

Here I now am
Filled with wonder and delight…..


Elitha©2007

A Request

If you had seen
What I saw
If you had felt
What I feel
You wouldn’t
Judge
Me

If you had laughed
Like I laugh
Or danced like
I dance
Knowing everything you treasure
Is now gone
You would
Cry
For
Me

If you could hear
What I heard
And in your listening
Not mention one single
Word
You would
Know you can
Whole heartedly
Trust
In
Me

If you could read
What I wrote
And not try to interpret
It
As some run of the mill
Poetic flow
You would realise
What I’m saying
Is
Pray
For
Me

Please!

Elitha©2007

Deep

Deep calleth unto Deep,

A language known only to those

Whose heart is gifted to hear

And wise enough not to repeat

No need for prolonged thoughts

No need for a succinct response

And neither do I care

There is a knowing that passes intellectual understanding

And i am experiencing it

Right now

Right here

As my spiritual guide leads to me in the centre

I knew it was time for me to immerse myself

In the depth of your living waters......

As deep calleth unto deep, You call out to me,

"If you drink from me, you shall never thirst".


ELITHA©2007

Encounter With Truth

Truth arrives and takes her place
Gracefully she begins to articulate
What He instructed her to say.

“Your liberty cannot be found in the things you see,
You can only acquire it, by trusting in me.
You will not find it in material gains, desire for wealth,
or in the mouth of mens praise.
The struggles you face are all part of my plan,
to cause you to mature,
From a boy to a man, from a girl into a woman.
So hold on tight to the values I instilled in you
And don’t jump for the quick fixes that life
throws at you.

In the midst of your soul’s anguish, open your mouth and
speak, against your feelings by saying,
There is nothing I cannot defeat.”

She pauses for a while,
Smiles,

Then stands and slowly walks away.

I can faintly hear her whisper in the distance,

“These are His words, don’t let them slip away”



ELITHA©2007

Emancipation

Started to wonder if I should just leave

my job and start up a business

from home,

As all I seem to deal with these days

Is this non-stop ringing phone!


“Hello”

“It’s me”

“Yes my sis, what’s up?”


Knowing full well what’s gonna drop.


Cos she has a knack of ranting and raving

about herself

this has a tendency to always lead

to the subject

Of

Money.


“Is it possible, tell me if you can’t,

but I’d like to borrow some money.

You know I really wouldn’t ask,

but things are getting a bit tough and

I need to sort out some bills,

as well as buy food cos there’s none left in

the house,

for myself and the kids.”


“Ok, how much do you want?”

“Just a couple of hundreds”

“You mean two”

“I mean four”


Trying to use tact, I responded,


“There’s no need to worry paying it back.”


If she ever were to, I’d probably get a heart attack.



“You’re sure? Cos I will sort you out when I

get my next pay.”

“Yes, of course I am sure”,

Was my response trying not to let

Sarcasm get in the way


Thinking………


I’ve spent too many days

Being vex

Can’t afford to make my health insurance,

Null and void,

Just because having to deal

With my sista’s business

Is causing me stress


“Ok, I’ll be around soon, cos the kids are hungry,

and as I said, we got no food!”


Thought………….


But it foolishly slipped out of mouth,


“You full well know that’s what I’m about,

saving you and you’re kids,

is my main priority in life

and to get rid of world famine and drought!”


Now who told me to speak, before I knew it,

I dare not repeat

Her creative profanities,

That came hurtling down the line

At break neck speed!

She made watching Kill Bill,

Look as if you were watching Sesame Street!


“You think you’re better than me,

With your fancy house,

Brand new car,

And your bank full of money,


But before she could continue further, I interrupted saying


“Why don’t you start taking responsibility

for yourself

Rather than blame me?


Your life choices, were yours

And not mines

So why do I get the feeling

That I’m paying the price

For all the choices

you

made

Look gurl

You betta behave

And start thinking

About taking care of

Your

Future.


I am always here for you

But I guess that’s

Something you already

Knew

And you can’t help taking advantage

Of a good thing…”


But before I could carry on

A high pitch noise

Came screeching down my

Phone…


She was gone

And now silence only speaks


I sat down for a while

Wanted to scream but

Instead only smiled

Because I’ve been doing

This for such a long time

And realised today

Is the day that

It stops


But true to its form

The familiar ringing tone

Drowns out my thoughts


With a new point

Of view

I walked past the ringing phone

Got my bag

My keys

Deciding that saving the world

Is definitely not

For me.




Elitha©2007

Lessons In Life

In
Retrospective
I shouldn’t have
SAID the things
I did
I should have known
Better
Than to DO the things
I did
But words once
Spoken
Can never be RETURNED
A lesson that has
Taken
So much pain
In order
For
Me to LEARN

You made me…..DO it!
You made me…..FEEL
This way
Were only a few of the
EXCUSES
I
Used
I didn’t want to take
RESPONSIBILITY
I wanted someone
Else to PAY!

For my insecurities
Well
Till
Even
Stubbornness
Had to shout out
“I’m gone….”


You see
In this life
If only’s
Are for those who
Cannot get beyond their PAST
I can’t(s)
Are for those willing
To settle for wearing MASKS
Hiding discontents from
Those who love them
The MOST
Just because the pressures
Of becoming a failure
Keeps them at bay
Just in case
Any man
Should BOAST
About the pleasures
Life can bring

I’m now taking STOCK
Of life’s
INVENTORIES
Sharpening my TOOLS
Having a total
Make over
And I’m about to Make
My ENTRY
KNOWING the lessons that I have learnt are far from
ELEMENTARY
No school teacher to instruct
No chalk boards to copy off
This time its EXPERIENCE
That will decide
If I make the grade or NOT!


Elitha©2007

Caught In A Lie

I don’t know have an excuse
I ran out of them
A long time ago
There is no reason
Why
I acted the way
I did
If there is it’s become
Camouflaged
In my ego

I

Lied

Because it was the easy
To do
Didn’t think it would
Hurt anyone
It wasn’t my intention to

But

I

Did

Didn’t think
One small lie
Could cause so much
Harm
And now that it’s all in
The open
I guess I was
Quite alarmed
At the reactions of
My friends
Who took a
Self-righteous stance
All because they haven’t
Yet been caught
In the grips of a lie’s
Arms!

But yes,
I digress
It was not them

But

Me

Who

Lied

And all I want
To do
Is to run away
And hide

No longer able to look
You straight
In the eyes
And for this
I do
Apologise
Cos trust doesn’t

Live

Here

Anymore

I’ve now learnt
Its doesn’t matter
What others do
Just because they
Say it’s alright
Doesn’t mean
I can get away with
It
Too!
Being gullible is
Not a pretty dress
To fit
Into
But as I said
Earlier
There is really
No
Excuse

I lied

The problem is with
Me
And not with
You!

Elitha©2007

TRAVELLING LIGHT

Travelling Light


This is the best thing
I have ever done
Unloading the necessities
Of the by gones

I’m traveling light…

No longer responsible
For any one else

But

Only

My

Self

I’m traveling light..

I have no problems
Admitting
My mistakes
Learning and reviewing
Changing my thought
Process
In order to
Accommodate
The never ending struggles
Of a heart
Trying not to become
Overweight
With
The cares
Of
This life

I’m traveling light….


It’s a dichotomy
For sure
As journeys always require
One to be equipped
With everything
You could possibly
Need
And more
But this time
My mind tells me
No!

The more cares you take on
The more burdens
You will endure
So
Excuse me if I don’t
React
In the way
That I did
Before

I’m still here to
Listen to you
Laugh with you
Even be someone you
Can hold

On

To

But I’m unable
To
Store
Up those emotions
That has a tendency
To reside
Taking so much from me
Making it hard to be objective
Losing my perspective
Only seeing as far as
My physical eyes will let me

Its time to travel light…..

You are more
Than welcome
To travel by
My side

Elitha©2007

SEIZE THE DAY

SEIZE THE DAY
LIVE IT
AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST
FOCUS ON
YOUR NOW
INSTEAD OF WORRYING
ABOUT YOUR PAST
SAY GOODBYE
TO HEARTACHES
OF FRIENDSHIPS GONE ASTRAY
OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN(s)
IF ONLY(s)
SEND THEM ON THEIR
MERRY WAY

RELEASE YOURSELF FROM ANGER
THE KIND THAT COMES
FROM UNJUSTIFIABLE PAIN
DENY BITTERNESS’S CONTINUAL REQUEST
TO COME AND STAY WITH YOU
AGAIN AND
AGAIN
AND
AGAIN
DESPITE ALL HURTS
KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH
GO ON……

JUST
SEIZE THE DAY


LINGER NO MORE ON
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
WITH OPTIMISM
REPLACE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
RETURN NO MORE
TO BROKEN PROMISES
WHEN YOU’RE REMINDED
OF THEM
JUST SIMPLY IGNORE

SPEAK LIFE INTO YOUR
DREAMS
STRIVE TO BE THE BEST THAT
YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE
DON’T LOOK AT WHAT YOU
DON’T RECEIVE
BUT INSTEAD LOOK
TO SEE WHERE
YOU CAN GIVE
MORE

WHEN YOU GIVE OUT
OF YOUR HURTS
IT HAS A TENDANCY
TO CAUSE
THE VERY THINGS THAT
WANT TO HOLD YOU
BACK
TO COWER IN DEFEAT
AND RETRACT
SO

PUSH THE HOLD BUTTON
OFF DELAY

RIGHT NOW

THIS VERY MINUTE

SEIZE IT

IT’S YOUR DAY!



ELITHA©2006

Humming Bird

Humming Bird

I got a humming
In
My Spirit
And it won’t
Let me
Stop
Focusing my attention
On the things that
Means so Much

It’s a slow momentous hum
Not monotonous
In Sound

Like the crashing of the waves
As it caresses the
Golden sand

Its vibrates these words in motion

In

You

I

Have

A

Plan

I got a humming in my spirit
And feel led
To
Sing
This tune
My time of change is coming
And it’s coming
Really
SOON

I waited patiently
For my turn
Feeling happy for those
Who have achieved
Success
But when I started to get
Impatient
My Spirit whispered
“Rest”

So
Who was I
To question
For I had no answers of my
Own
Only knew that the
Path I had taken
Meant
I had
To travel
Alone

So I walk
With
Humility
With purpose
Clouding my eyes
For this humming
In my spirit
Is humming
This bird is ready
To
Fly
Elitha©2006

Anymore

 
He
Is not the same
Anymore
The Gleam in his eyes
Has darkened
When I look
I don’t seem to
See it
Anymore

Replaced by
Nothing
An emptiness that said
Something else is
In store
For all those who look
Into them
Direct

He don’t want to have
Discourse
Anymore
Just in case his words
Cause one to fall
Flat
Onto this hardened
Floor
No use reasoning because
He’s just gonna
Ignore your
Pleas
Of
Let‘s just talk
Looking so strong on
The
Outside
But
Weakness leaking deep
On the
Inside
Of his troubled
Inner
Soul


He just don’t want
To pretend
Anymore
He’s no one’s friend
No sister’s brother
Abandoned by his
Father
He rejects his praying
Mother
All this because his
Hopes and dreams
Were just washed down
The gutter
He point blankly refused
To learn that
The battles lost today
Didn’t necessarily mean
It would stop
The ones to be
Won
In the future
If only
He would just
Maintain

Believe in him self
Putting his pride and
Ego on
The shelf

But he’d rather not
I see it in his eyes
As the simmering light
Gradually stops
No more aglow
Never
To
Return

Anymore

Elitha©2006 

Say Nothing.......

Say nothing
When your heart's
In pain
Say nothing
When the sun won't
Shine
After the
Rain
Let Silence speak instead
On your behalf
When you can
Neither cry
And find it difficult
To laugh
Say nothing
Let silence's voice transcend
Where no one else can reach
As it slowly echoes these words...

Give him sweet settled peace!

Elitha copyright 2006

I Am

I Am

A thought process
Intricate in detail
But simple in
Delivery

I Am

The compound
Found in trees
That gives you the
Ability
To
Breathe…

I Am

Silent whispers
That softly
Gets your attention
Causing your conscious
To speak up
Making you take
Another direction

I Am

The one who tells you
There’s no need to
Apologise
For stating
Your opinions
Giving you the space
You need to
Express yourself
Within this earthly
Dominion


I Am

A spirit
Uncomplicated
But
Uninterested
In the things that
Don’t concern
You

I Am

Your mid summer nights
Breeze
The moon allowing
You to walk with no
Fear of the
Unseen
The Setting Sun
That brings you to
Your knees
The one who
Helps you decipher
Your wants
From your needs
Waiting here in anticipation
For you
To
Just
Notice
ME

I Am

The one who
Sees your
Transparency
And at other times
Your vulnerability
Please just
Listen
To me
Because I know you are
No fool

I Am

All of the
Above and
More
But even this does not
Stop me from
Wanting
To find out
And explore
You’re thoughts as you continue
To read
Between
Each line
I won’t keep you any
Longer
As I believe that all
I have said
Deep down you
Already knew
Because you’ve dipped
Your toes in
My
Waters


I Am

Who

I

Am

And If

I Am

Then please would
Or
Can
You
Hear these words I say

I Am

Is

Only

A

Thought
Away

Elitha©2006

In The Beginning.....

Was the

Word

Unlike others
It was covered in
Splendour
With no hidden
Agenda
No unbroken
Promises
Truthful with integrity
No ambiguity
Demonstrating that it
Had the power
To
Perform

All that it said it would

This Word
Was not limited
Sometimes slighted but
Remaining
Uninhibited
Making it difficult
For those trying to
Counterfeit it
Placing titles such as
Spoken
Before it

But in the beginning


Was…

It gave hope to the hopeless
Love to hurting
Food to the hungry
Even provided for
Those who had no money

But one of its most precious

Prize

Was

The

Gift

Of

LIFE


In the beginning was

The….

You still haven’t
Heard
IT
IS
The Author
And the finisher

Even monosyllabic
Syllables

Even
Poetry and literature

Even Dreams and hopes
For the Future

Even motions

Even Sounds

Are subjected
To its
Awesome plans

In the beginning

Was

The

Word

And the Word
Knew
No form
For the Word
Was all
And
In

All

And the

Word

Was

GOD!

Elitha©2006

2 Poets to Poets: Why We Write

Our precious emotions
Fuel the gift
Of poetic expression
Transforming into spirit
Genuine thoughts
Planted in hearts
That seek
Soft retreats
Into the mind
Rendering time
To teach
Granting sight and clarity
To the blind & blurred
Articulating words
So many earnestly
Desire to speak
Is definitely no
Easy feat
But we do this
Because we
Passionately believe
It’s a necessity
To show the human spirit's
Stance
When dealing with
Issues
Of the heart
Conveyed within
Our poetic expose
Which has many
Thinking
Feeling
Exploring
Adoring
Our messages
Which are so hard to be
Ignored
And
Yes
This is our vocation
Putting paper to pen
But its more than
Just an responsive
Action
It
Is
Indeed
Our Life! ….
A life of responsibility
And convictions
Standing in bold ink
Changing the world’s conditions
Giving into no resign
Until releasing minds confined
Carefully crafted
Words on a canvass
Like an artist’s brush strokes
Painting words that provoke
Feelings like music
Of sounds and lyrics
Words beautifully sculpted
And carefully constructed
Displayed in the museums
Of the hearts of men & women
Thoughtfully shared
Unconcealed and bare
Like newborn babes
Innocent and unashamed
Sweet & untainted
Politically unacquainted
Pure passages of honest
Artistically flawless
Poetry
We bless you with
This gift
From 2 poets
To all poets

Copyright  Elitha & Atlanta Red

What Does That Mean?

Chequered thoughts
Fragmented
But
Loosely
Chained together
I’m losing myself
But this time
It does
Not
Matter

What does that mean?

Inhibited
No More
I’m floating on
A feeling
Too hard to
Ignore
Releasing my
Potential
Visually
I can
See IT
But words won’t
Let me
Speak IT

What does that mean?

My expectations
Are high
I’m usually a
Realist
But today
I wanna fly
Into a world
Where dreaming
Is the
In thing
To
Do
As thoughts of you
Cause butterflies
To
Flutter
Into the
Deepest
Part
Of
ME

What does that mean?

To be perfectly
Honest with you

I’m
Not
Sure

Lol lol lol

Are You?

2006©Elitha

Hard Talk

I DON’T
UNDERSTAND
WHY IT’S SO HARD
FOR YOU
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR YOUR OWN
ACTION
THAN TO PILE THEM UPON
ME!

I CAN’T
COMPREHEND
HOW YOU CONSTANTLY
SEEM TO
BLAME
OTHERS AND
THE WORLD
FOR YOUR
SELF-INFLICTED
PAIN
AND YOU’RE AMAZING
ABILITY
TO
LIE IN MY
FACE
WITHOUT FEELING
AN OUNCE
OF
SHAME!


I REALLY
CANNOT FATHOM
THE NOTION
THAT
EVERYTHING SPOKEN
ABOUT YOU
IS UNTRUE
HAVE YOU STOPPED TO
CONSIDER
THAT MAYBE
YOUR GREATEST ENEMY
IS
YOU

I WON’T BE A GOOD FRIEND
IF I DON’T
TELL IT LIKE
IT IS
COS LIFE IS MUCH TOO
SHORT
TO BE
STUDYING OTHER
PEOPLE’S BUSINESS
TRUE SAY
YOU’VE BEEN HURT
AND HAVE HAD YOU’RE
SHARE OF ROUGH
TIMES
BUT LIVING OFF
THE HURT
THAN LETTING THEM
GO
HONEY
IS A SERIOUS CRIME
AGAINST THE LAWS
OF AGAPE LOVE
AND
HAVING
A SOUND
MIND

SO WHAT IF
SHE SAID
OR HE SAID
OR THEY SAID
THOSE THINGS

LOOK
WHILST THIS WORLD
KEEPS TURNING
YOU’LL HEAR
STUFF
YOU DON’T AGREE
WITH

DOES IT MEAN
YOU KEEP YOU’RE
LIFE ON HOLD
UNTIL YOU PROOF
THEM
WRONG!

WELL I HAVE
BEEN LISTENING
TO YOUR
COMPLAINTS
FOR YEARS
AND WOULD ADVISE
YOU
TO PLAY ANOTHER
SONG

THE TUNE
THAT LOOKS
INTROSPECTIVELY
INWARDLY
THAT’S NOT
CONCERNED WITH
STYLE OR
FASHION
BUT
SEARCHES
THE HEART
AND HIGHLIGHTS
THE AREAS
THAT
YOU NEED
TO WORK ON


I HAVE
LOOKED PASSED YOUR
FAILINGS
I DON’T SEE
MYSELF
BETTER
OR ABOVE YOU
BUT
BELIEVE IT IS
TIME FOR YOU TO
STOP HATING
AND START
LOVING
YOU



ELITHA©2006

Not Letting Go

I no longer care
About
The Principle of the
Matter
You’re worth too much to say
I’ll see you
Later
Cos later has a final ring
This time
And I can’t imagine
Not having you
In my life
I know we can make it
Through this
Despite all the thrown
Words
You saying you’re leaving
Has hit the spot
Other words
Have missed
I’m not gonna front
And attempt
To flatter
Your ego
Cos babes this aint
About
The principle of the
Matter
Cos principles aint worth
Giving up
And
Letting you go
It’ll be like me just
Giving up the ghost!
And if you
Leave
I will be losing
The part of me
I
Love the
Most

So……

Don’t Go.

Elitha 2006

More Than A Conqueror

St. Vincent & the Grenadines is so beautiful, and its beauty has a therapeutic effect. Swimming and relaxing on the beach had such a calming effect, the clear blue water caressing me as if to say, sadness is but for a time, let your tears fall so that we can carry them away into the heart of the sea, where all tears gather….but no tears would fall.

(extract from personal diary 30th April 05)



Follow where He leads
Listen when He speaks
As He takes you by the hand
Don't try to understand
When this journey's going to end

He said He'll always be your
Friend
And stick closer than any brother
Can
His words are yours to command
So never put them down
Where them like a crown
Until from your mouth you proudly pronounce
This truth
No one else can dear refuse
That
Being more than a conqueror
Means.........
You can never lose!!

Elitha©2006

Dedicated to Samantha.

Unchain My Heart

UNCHAIN THIS HEART OF MINE
NOW
CUT AWAY THE CORDS THAT HOLD
HURTS AND UNFORGIVENESS
ALLOW ME TO LOVE AGAIN BEING
INTIMATE WITH YOU IS AN OPPORTUNITY I
NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
EVERY TIME I WASTE CONTEMPLATING
DELIBERATING SEEMS TO CAUSE ME IMMENSE PAIN

WHEN?....I HEAR YOU ASK
HAVE YOU NOT HEARD MY EARNEST REQUEST?
UNCHAIN MY HEART RIGHT NOW, I PLEAD
RELEASE ME TO LOVE ONCE MORE
DO NOT DELAY FOR I AM
ZEALOUS FOR YOU AND YOU ONLY.


Another UnChAineDWhurDZ inspired piece.

Elitha©2006

Happiness

I want you to just for a minute to focus on the picture above......apart from who the famous person is....tell me what do you see?

This is one of my favourite pictures because it portrays someone who appears to be happy, self-confident, no doubt you can add more to this list.....

How many times have you seen photos of people, just like Jill, with warm smiles and something that says everything is just wonderful? Now read.....the poem below.





HAPPINESS



SOMETIMES I FEEL

THAT HAPPINESS

IS JUST A CONCEPT

IN THE

HUMAN MIND

AND FOR THOSE OF US

WHO LIVE

IN THE REAL WORLD

IT SEEMS

EVEN DIFFICULT

TO FIND



SOME SAY

IT’S LAUGHTER

A SMILE

WELL…

IT CAN BE FOUND

IN THOSE CONTEXT

HOWEVER,

IT ALWAYS LEADS ME

TO QUESTION

IS IT SOMETHING

THAT CAN

REALLY BE EXPRESSED?



IT’S SOMETHING THAT

I YEARN FOR

SEARCH FOR

PRAY FOR

AND YET

WHAT’S EVEN MORE STRANGE

ARE THE REMARKS

MADE AROUND ME

HOW IT’S WRITTEN

ON MY FACE!



HAPPINESS IS DEFINED

IN YET

SO MANY WAYS

BUT FOR NOW

I’LL JUST KEEP

HOPING

AND IN THE MEANTIME

COPING

TILL

NOT JUST A

GLIMPSE

BUT A PERRENIAL

EXPERIENCE OF THIS

PHENOMENON

TRANSLATES ITSELF

FROM

WITHIN THE RECESS

OF

MY HEAD

AND PENETRATE

THIS

STUBBORN

SAD

LONELY

THING



I CALL

MY LIFE

INSTEAD





ELITHA©2006




Sometimes the very impression we give to the outside world......is not all what it seems, alot of us are hurting but are too frightened to let anyone see...just in case...they shun away from us...some of us have become professional performers and have become so use to wearing various masks for various occasions, to the point where we cannot even acknowledge our 'real' selves.

Tell me..what does happiness mean to you?

Tears Fall

Tears fall from heaven as angels pause
And pay homage to their fallen comrade
No more rising sun or melodious tunes
To gaze upon or slowly move to
Slowly
Solemnly
They walked towards his lifeless shape
Hoping that one more breath he’d take
But alas
It was already written
That this was the way it was supposed to be
He took the fall
And he did it
Just for me…

Today
Tears fell from heaven
But unlike torrential rain
Concentrated on
Cleansing me from all the
Humiliation
And
Pain
Low self esteem
And
Shame

Giving the word Love
A new meaning
So that I could live again

Angels now stand in awe
Singing a new song
How their fallen comrade
Has come back to life
In this earthly
Vulnerable
Soul.

ELITHA©2006

Every Now And Then

Every now and then
I think to myself
There is more to me
Than being
A wife
Lover
Mother
Daughter
Sister
Friend

Every now and then
I search deep within
For the light in me
To penetrate my surroundings
And to extinguish my darkest nights

Every now and then
I remind myself
That the gratitude I have
For love and life
Irrespective of the challenges I face
Is sufficient enough for me
To master them all

Every now and then
I speak to myself
Professing and declaring all
My creator has said about me
I am the head and not the tail!

Every now and then
I throw caution to the wind
And share my inner thoughts
Hoping
Like seeds they will not
Be mis-understood
But instead
Fall
On fertile hearts

Every now and then
I remind myself
That will power alone is not
Enough to create
The desired changes in me
Instead I take a leap of faith
Into the unknown
Knowing
My life is about taking risks
No more living in my comfort zone

Every now and then
I choose to fight my battles
With lethargy
Indifference
Ambiguity
And get rid of them with
One stroke of my pen

Every

Now

And

Then

I take a look in the mirror
At this naked body of mine and
Confidently remark
“You sure look good!”

Just every now and then….

Elitha©2006

Who Told You

WHO TOLD YOU

WHO TOLD YOU TO TAKE MY DREAM
AND SCREW IT UP
AS IF IT’S A “HAS BEEN”
WHO TOLD YOU TO TAKE MY JOY
AND KICK IT AWAY
LIKE SOME BOUNCEY TOY

WHO TOLD YOU TO BLOT MY NAME
OF THE WALLS OF ELMINA
FROM WHENCE
MY FOREFATHERS CAME
WHO TOLD YOU?

WHO TOLD YOU TO MUTE MY CRIES
AND REPLACE MY HISTORY
WITH YOUR BLATANT LIES
WHO TOLD YOU
THAT BLACK IS WRONG
AND WHITE IS RIGHT
HAS IT EVER OCCURRED
YOU COULD BE COLOUR-BLIND?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT
MY GIFTS ARE IN
MUSIC AND SPORTS ALONE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
WILL FIND IN ME NO HOME


I BEG TO DIFFER
CHECK OUR FAMOUS MATHEMATICIANS
YOU’LL SOON DISCOVER
THAT FOR MANY CENTURIES
CIVILISATION HAVE BEEN RIDING
ON THE BACKBONE
OF AFRICA

WHO EVER TOLD YOU
TELL THEM FROM ME
THEIR WORDS CANNOT HIDE
WHAT THE EYES CAN SEE!

2006©ELITHA

I was Just

I WAS JUST THINKING OF YOU TODAY
LISTENING TO YOUR VELVET VOICE
CARRESSING MY VELVET SKIN
GOT MY HEAD SPINNING
THESE FEELING ENTICED ME
LIKE COOL ICE
BEING
MELTED OVER MY BODY
ON A HOT SUMMER’S DAY
PROBING BENEATH
MY OUTER SHELL
MASSAGING INTO
MY
INNER
WOMAN
SELF ASSURANCE
GIVING ME
GRATITUDE FOR
LOVE
AND
LIFE

I WAS MEDITATING ON YOU TODAY
TOTALLY FOCUSING ON
YOUR SHEER BRILLIANCE
RESILIENSE
OF
CHARACTER
YOUR CALM AND PLEASANT
AURA
I AM TOTALLY IN AWE
OF YOU
MESMERISED BY THE GOD
IN YOU

WHATSOEVER THINGS
ARE
LOVELY
PURE
GOOD
JUST
AND TRUE

THINK ON THESE THING

I WAS JUST THINKING
OF
YOU


ELITHA©2006

Ode To A Black Man

ODE TO A BLACK MAN

FOR THOU HADST TAKEN THE BREATH
OUT OF MY BODY
TIS HARD TO BELIEVE OR CONCEIVE
THAT YOU HAVE BETROVED YOURSELF
TO SPEND YOUR LIFE WITH ME
FOR THOU TOUCHED
AND MY HEART DID MELT AWAY

I AM DARK BUT COMELY
SOLOMON SAID
BUT OH YOUR DARKNESS
MY LOVE
PENETRATES EVEN THE BRIGHTEST
ROOM
YOU COMPLIMENT THE SUN AS
YOUR WELL DEFINED STATURE
BIDS ME TO COME…
SOON
MY LOVE
I RETORTED WITH MINE EYES
RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT TO ADMIRE
THIS PRIZE CATCH
OF STRENGHTH
VISION
COVERED IN DETERMINATION TO
UPHOLD HIS POSITION OF
GREATNESS

TIS YOU MY SOUL DESIRETH
BLACK MAN
NOT EVEN THE DRY AND BARREN LANDS
OF OUR HOMELAND
CAN HINDER THY FERTILE SEED
FROM SPRINGING FORTH WITHIN ME

I SHALL BE THY QUEEN
WARRIOR
FIGHTING IN UNISON AGAINST
THE TYRANNIES OF
ABJECT POVERTY
SYSTEMS OF GREED
TOGETHER WE SHALL BE
FEEDERS OF TRUTH AND KNOWLEDGE
PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE
RE-WRITING HISTORY
REMINDING OUR PEOPLE
WHO WE ARE
AND WHAT WE ARE MEANT
TO BE

WHICH IS MORE THAN JUST
FREE……

BLACK MAN
I SALUTE THEE

MAKEST THOU ME TO RUN IN HASTE
AT THE SOUND OF THY VOICE
FOR INDEED YOU HAVE CHOSEN WISELY
I AM HUMBLED
YET BLESSED
TO KNOW BLACK MAN

TIS YOU I LOVE
AND NO ONE ELSE
TO THIS I DO ATTEST

ELITHA©2006