A Loyal Friend

I WARMLY WELCOME YOU
AS YOU HAVE SHOWN YOURSELF TO BE
A LOYAL COMPANION
I LIKE IT WHEN YOU TURN UP
UNEXPECTEDLY
AND DESPITE THE UNPREDICATABILITY OF
LIFE’S WRATH THAT OCCASIONALLY COME
CRASHING DOWN ON ME
I KNOW I CAN WALK THROUGH ANYTHING
WITH YOU BY MY SIDE
HOW LONG HAVE WE KNOWN EACH NOW?
WHEN DID WE FIRST MEET?
I REALLY DON’T KNOW HOW I MANAGED TO
GET AS FAR AS I DID
WITHOUT YOU
I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT WAS DESTINED FOR OUR
PATHS TO MEET
I MUST ADMIT
EVEN THOUGH I HEARD YOUR NAME
MENTIONED BY OTHERS
I PAID LITTLE ATTENTION EVEN THOUGH
EVERYTHING SPOKEN ABOUT YOU WAS POSITIVE
GUESS IT WAS DOWN TO MY STUBBORNESS
THAT WE DIDN’T MEET EARLIER
VIVIDLY REMEMBERED WHEN YOU ASKED ME MY NAME
I REPLIED CONFIDENTLY
ELITHA
WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THE SAME
YOU LOOKED DEEPLY INTO MY EYES
AND SAID
“PEACE”
FROM THAT DAY ON I KNEW
MY LIFE WOULD CHANGE

ELITHA©2005
Peace I give to you, not as the world gives, give I to you……John 14:27

Response to "Falling In Love So Fast" by TBN

Your words flowed so fluently
As if confirming what I already
Knew about ‘we’
To be honest thought that word
Was only used by those foreign to
Falling ‘In Love’
A figment of their imagination
A reaction to a dream or vision
That they wanted to be in
Now only to realise that it was
Me all along who was day dreaming

You awoke me out of my slumber
With your consistency and charm
Imploring me not to take your
Words lightly but to embrace them
As if holding on to you
Knowing that it was our last dance
I tried so hard to fight these feelings
Of intimacy and openness towards you
But eventually released my grip
I had no more ‘fight’ in me
And could only surrender to
What you had to offer
LOVE

Everything seemed to be going so fast
But inwardly I knew the pace
Was not too slow either
Everything about you pleaded
With me to take a chance
And explore the unknown with you
You’re right I do feel the same
About you
But was reluctant and shy to say
Just in case you wanted me to explain
I mean
I wouldn’t know where to begin
So now….
I will take your hand and gladly
Walk beside you as your woman
Taking one step at a time
As WE move towards our destiny
Of becoming
ONE

ELITHA©2005

I Will Wait

I will wait
In the midst of uncertainty
Call me crazy
But I think it’s only right to
No amount of pulling
And tugging at my heart strings
Will convince me otherwise
Just because you now know
The things you think
You do
About me

Your pre-meditated move
To seduce me
Only caused me to remain
Firm on my belief
That I must wait

Waiting signifies strength of will
Not being pressurised by
People or things
But remain still enough to
Listen to my inner voice
Telling me when its time to
Move on

I won’t string you along
Those kind of games I played
In the days of by gones
When I was young, immature and shy
It’s funny now I’ve grown older
How life’s lessons have shown me
In order to experience true love
I must be patient and wait
Deny the immense feelings to
Go full steam ahead
And bid you a fond
Farewell
Instead

elitha©2005

YOU

I DEAR YOU TO BE………
YOU!
GO HEAD JUST FLY IN THE FACE
OF ALL YOU BELIEVED TO BE TRUE
WHEN DOING YOUR UTMOST TO CONFORM
TO WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU

GO ON
JUST TAKE THAT FIRST STEP FORWARD
JOURNEYING INTO YOUR
INNER SELF
DELVING INTO YOUR HIDDEN DESIRES
OF SELF EXPRESSION AND NO MORE
CONCERNED WITH REJECTION OF
WHO YOU ARE
WHAT YOU STAND FOR
OR FURTHER MORE
WHO YOU WANT TO BE

ALWAYS TRYING TO PLEASE
APPEASE YOUR FELLOW MEN
AND YET AGAIN
NOT BEING GIVEN THE CHANCE TO
AIR YOUR OPINION
AS IF YOUR THOUGHTS DO NOT COUNT!

SO COME ON OUT
WHAT SAY YOU?
THAT’S WHAT ALL THESE LATE NIGHT
DISCUSSIONS BEEN ABOUT
WANTING PEOPLE TO KNOW THE ‘REAL’ YOU
SO NOW I’M DEARING YOU
SHOW YOURSELF!

ELITHA©2005

Reply To The Reality @Emoshun

NOW WHERE’S ALL THE REAL BROTHAS AT……
DRUGGED UP, LOCKED UP, STILL HIGH FLYING PLAYAS?
WHERE’S ALL MY REAL BROTHAS AT….
PROVING THEY GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO LIVE
THE GANGSTA LIFESTYLE
CARS, LOADS OF MONEY, AND HOES WAITING IN LINE!
ENJOYING SOWING ENUFF SEEDS
BUT NOT WANTING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
WHEN SHE COMES SAYING, “I’M EXPECTING”
YOUR RESPONSE IS A COLD,
“WHOSE THE DADDY, IT CAN’T ME!”
USING ANOTHER GET OUT OF JAIL CARD
SO YOU CAN BE FREE
TO START ALL OVER AGAIN
YEAH, WELL WHERE’S ALL MY BROTHAS AT…..
WANTING TO BE RAPPERS
BUT OH NO, DON’T MENTION BEING
LAWYERS
DOCTORS
INSTEAD PREFERRING TO BE PROFESSIONAL HUSTLERS
YES
THE SLAVE MENTALITY FIRMLY EMBEDDED
SETTLING DOWN WITH WIFE AND FAMILY
SOMETHING TO BE DREADED
BUT UNLIKE KUNTA KENTE
YOU GOT TO ESCAPE
FROM THE CHALLENGES OF BEING
A “REAL” MAN


This is not written to cause any offence to anyone. Provoke, I know it will but like my male counterpart who wrote the original version. This is not necessarily my own view but thoughts I’ve heard from women over a period of time.

Elitha©2005

Can I?

Can I be the fire that not only warms you from without?
But also from within?
Can I be your moon so when you venture out
You know I’m still watching?
Can I be your best friend
You know
The one you can confide in?
Can I?

Can I be the air that circulates around
Encouraging you to breathe on?
Can I be the puzzle?
You know
The one that always seems to get your attention?
Or can I be the one whose name
You never fail to mention?
Can I?

Can I be the rays in your sunshine?
Can I be the one you think about
With a deep and meaningful smile?
Can I be the wind
To blow away your fears
Can I be the earth
To absorb any of your hidden tears
Can I?

And If I can’t

Why?

Elitha©2005

Respect

RESPECT

DON’T DISRESPECT ME BECAUSE....

MY SKIN AINT LIGHT ENOUGH
MY BODY AINT THIN ENOUGH
MY HEIGHT AINT TALL ENOUGH
MY HAIR AINT LONG ENOUGH
MY HOUSE AINT BIG ENOUGH
MY CAR AINT GOOD ENOUGH
MY JOB DON’T PAY ENOUGH
MY CLOTHES AINT HIP ENOUGH
MY FLO DON’T FLOW ENOUGH
I JUST DON’T KNOW ENOUGH
MY WORDS AINT MATURE ENOUGH


RESPECT ME FOR...

MY ABILITY
TO HOLD ON TO POSITIVITY
INSPITE OF MY ADVERSITIES
THAT WOULD WANT JUST TO STEAL FROM ME
THIS MOST UNFATHAMABLE TRUTH
THAT I CAN BE WHATEVER I WANT TO BE
AND GRASP EVERY OPPORTUNITY
TO PURSUE MY PURPOSE
AND MANIFEST MY CREATIVITY
AND NOT TO DO THINGS JUST BECAUSE
OTHERS DO


SO RESPECT YOU BECAUSE....

YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOOD ENOUGH
YOU’RE HEART IS TRUE IS ENOUGH
YOUR MIND IS WISE ENOUGH
YOU’RE FAITH IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO STILL BELIEVE
WHEN LIFE SEEMS TOUGH ENOUGH
YOU KNOW YOU’LL MAKE IT THROUGH

NUFF RESPECT DUE!

ELITHA©2005

Bus No.9

I GLIMPSED YOU LOOKING AT ME

FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYES

BUT COULDN’T LET YOU SEE THAT I HAD SEEN

SO INWARDLY BEGAN TO SMILE



CONTINUED READING MY BOOK

BUT COULD FEEL YOU AS YOU BEGAN TO MOVE

TOWARDS MY DIRECTION

SHOULD I CONTINUE TO IGNORE YOU

UNTIL YOU BECKON FOR MY ATTENTION



MY MIND RACED FROM REVERSE GEAR INTO FIRST

HAD TO THINK ON MY FEET

TO COUNTERACT YOUR LYRICAL OUTBURST



THOUGHT



WHAT IF YOU TRIED TO MAKE A MOVE

I WOULD CANDIDLY REPLY

I’M NOT READY FOR A RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW

BUT WHAT IF YOUR RESPONSE IS WHY

I WOULD GO THRU THE SAME OLE TIRED VERSE

OF HOW I’M INTO THE PLATONIC THING

REALLY CAN’T BE DEALING WITH ONE ON ONE AT ALL

SO WILL ASK YOU TO LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER

AND PERHAPS SOMETIME I’LL GIVE YOU A CALL



WHAT IF U DON’T ACCEPT THIS AND STILL PERSIST

TO TRY AND MAKE A DATE

I’LL TELL U THAT MY WORK SCHEDULE IS TIGHT

SO I’M ALWAYS FINISHING LATE

WHAT IF YOU SAY YOU’RE NOT IN A HURRY

AND YOU’RE MORE THAN WILLING TO WAIT BUT…………..



BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE

MY EYES BEGAN TO FLUTTER

AS YOUR MANLY FIGURE

LEANED OVER TO MY SIDE

I FELT YOUR BREATH STROKE MY CHEEK

JUST AT THE MOMENT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO FREEZE



AS THESE WORDS U SOFTLY UTTERED



"I COULD NOT HELP BUT WONDER

WHY FOR THE LAST HALF HOUR

YOU MANAGED TO READ YOUR BOOK

UPSIDE DOWN"



OF COURSE AS YOU COULD IMAGINE

MY HUMILATION

THAT QUICKLY CHANGED MY INWARD SMILE

INTO AN OUTWARD FROWN

YOU GAVE ME NO TIME TO REPLY

BEFORE I COULD YOU SAID

GOODBYE AS U DPARTED FROM THE NO. 9 BUS







ELITHA©2005

Why Me?

YOU PICKED ME OUT
YOU DID
WAY BEFORE THE ANNUALS OF TIME
YOUR CRITERIA FOR SELECTION WAS RIGID
YOU CROSSED YOUR T’S
AND DOTTED YOUR I’S
AND WITH A KNOWING LOOK
YOU SMILED

WAS IT THE WAY I EXPRESSED MYSELF
I WONDERED
OR MY ABILITY TO TELL JOKES
BUT GET NO LAUGHTER
WAS IT THE DULCET TONE OF MY VOICE
THAT MADE ME YOUR FIRST AND ONLY CHOICE?

NO
MY CHILD
I CHOSE YOU BECAUSE I SAW THE UNCUT DIAMOND IN YOU
SLOWLY BEGIN TO CHANGE ITS SHAPE
INTO THE MOST EXQUISTE
UNIQUE AND PRICELESS GEM
AND WHEN I SAW IT
I LOOKED AND LOOKED
AND LOOKED AGAIN
AT SUCH BEAUTY THAT WAS HEAVEN SENT

ALTHOUGH YOU CANNOT SEE IT
FEEL IT
BELIEVE IT NOW
TIME HAS A WAY OF REVEALING HOW
I MADE THE CHOICE FOR YOU
TO BE NAMED
AFTER ME!


ELITHA©2005

Captured

YOU CAPTURED ME
AT FIRST AN UNWILLING PARTICIPATOR
I BEGAN TO READ EACH WORD
YOU PUT TO PAPER
YOUR ABILITY TO UNDRESS ME
WITH THE CURVES OF EACH LETTER
MADE ME FEEL VULNERABLE
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBILY KNOW MY INNER
THOUGHTS BUT YET….

I READ ON

I’D LIE IF I SAID IT DIDN’T MATTER
MY DEFENSE MECHANISM WAS BEING CHALLENGED
AND YOU WERE THE PERPERTRATOR

TRYING SO HARD TO BE COMPOSED
GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT
I’M STILL VERY MUCH IN CONTROL
RATIONALISING WITHIN THAT THIS IS ONLY
THE WORK OF A TROUBLED SOUL WHO
UNWITTENLY FOUND THENSELVES MASSAGING
MY EGO – HELL NO!
SURELY THE CORRECT WORD SHOULD BE AMATUEUR
TAKING HIMSELF MUCH TOO SERIOUS - WAS I SUPPOSED
TO BE FLATTERED?

BUT STILL….I READ ON

MESMERISED AND QUESTIONING WHY SUCH PROFOUND AND YET SO SIMPLE WORDS
KEPT CARESSING ME SO INTIMATELY
EXPECTING THIS ONE THING ONLY
THAT I CONTINUE TO READ

I START TO REACT AGGRESSIVELY
MY GOD
THIS IS ONLY POETRY
IT’S NOT AS IF IT’S GONNA UNLOCK THE KEY
TO MY HEART
BUT AS I ARRIVED AT YOUR FULL STOP
IT WAS TOO LATE
THE PENNY HAD ALREADY DROPPED
I HAD READ MYSELF ALL THE WAY
INTO YOUR ARMS

CAPTURED I AM
AND NOW WANT TO BE
INDEED IF THIS IS PRISON
I DON’T EVER WANT TO BE FREE!

ELITHA©2005

The Beauty Within

I realised the other day
I love me
More than I love you
It came as such a shock
Because I didn’t think I could
Live without you
I spent most of my time
Looking at ways to please you
Tease you
Put you at ease when you
Became stressed
That I totally forgot about me

But this began to change when
Time revealed you didn’t feel the same about me
Tears began to flow down my cheeks
And exploded into a cascade
And just like the ugly duckling
I saw in its reflection
Beauty

Could it possibly be me?

As I stood Gazing intensely
The figure looked right back
With self assurance
Warmth
And eyes full of purpose
Beckoning me to draw closer
As I did
I could hear these words whispered
You’re much stronger
Than you think you are
Its now time for you to leave!


Elitha©2005

You Don't Need A Reason.....

To tell me what you’re going through
Where you’re going
What you’re doing
Who you’re talking to
Simply just being in your presence
Is enough for me
You don’t even have to utter one word
You’re expressions are sufficient
To satisfy my curiosity
I am not a complex person
Just hearing you laugh
Is enough for me

An orator will be speechless
When left to describe you
A debater would be confounded when mooting
Your finer qualities
A musician will find it difficult
To compose the right tune that goes
With your flow

Girl this is no joke
Everything I say
Take it seriously

You’re aura is like a fragrance that lingers
Well after you have gone
And if you decide to stop listening to me
I would be more than satisfied to stay here
Breathing you all in
Yes
You can just walk away
And there’s absolutely nothing I can do to stop you
But pray deep down inside
That God would just make
Time stand still
You don’t need a reason for me loving you
I just do

I Don't Want You

I don’t want you anymore
Go head
Walk through them doors
Don’t flatter yourself hun
The feelings I had for you are now in the land of by gones!

So you think I can’t move on without you?
If only you knew
How my ability to overcome obstacles has been tested
And I have passed with flying colours
Because I have overcome you!

Seven years and what have we to show?
Arguments
Discontentment
Frustration
Misconceptions
Glimpses of enjoyments
Hints of uncomplicated love
And never ending questions like
How come there’s no more fun?


Elitha©2005

Questions

When I tell that I want us to be intimate
Why do you always interpret that to mean that I want sex?
When I tell you that I don’t want to go out but want to relax at home
Why do you say that it’s just my time of the month concluding that I’m just vexed?

When I share the idea of us going out for a meal,
Why do you always think I’m saying you must pay?
When I tell you that I am going away for the weekend
Why can’t you understand that a weekend
Actually means more than just one day?

When I tell that I was just talking to a friend on the phone,
Why do you want to know if it’s a He or a She?
When I tell you that I Love You
Why do you always respond with……really?

You see
I’m a woman who is not motivated by materialistic things
So it’s not what you have but who you are that’s important to me
I didn’t ask for anything that I wasn’t prepared to give myself
I held no expectations concerning your economical position
But instead decided that happiness was gonna be my currency like money is for wealth
So what these questions slowly started to reveal
You have some real issues going on honey
That can be summed up in just one word…..

INSECURITY

But some folks go as far as saying, it's just your stupidity!ELITHA©2005

See Ya!

IT COULD HAVE BEEN
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
I KNOW IT WAS YOU
NOW DON’T TELL ME LIES
I KNOW IT’S NOT TRUE

SO WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY
WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE
LOOK I DON’T WANT TO LISTEN
THIS PHONE’S GOING DOWN!

GIVE ME ONE REASON
WHY I SHOULD STAY?
WHAT?
DON’T LET EMOTIONS GET IN THE WAY!

YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT
ON THAT WARM AND SUNNY DAY
WHEN YOUR MARS CLASHED WITH HER VENUS
AND MANIFESTED ITSELF INTO
AN EROTIC EMBRACE
THAT YOU JUST COULDN’T RESIST!

NO MY DARLING
THIS IS NO LOVER’S TIFF
JUST A WARNING SIGN LETTING ME KNOW
THAT LOVE’S ON THE TRAIN
THAT I HAVE JUST MISSED!

SEE YA

ELITHA©2005

In The Nick Of Time

I SPOKE HE WROTE
AS I RECOUNTED ALL THE WRONGS YOU HAD DONE TO ME

HE WROTE AS I SPOKE
THEN WENT THROUGH MY OPTIONS
FROM A-Z

HE SPOKE AND I WROTE
AND EVENTUALLY AGREED TO SIGN THE DECREE NISSI
AND JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO SIGN
ACROSS THE DOTTED LINE

YOU ENTERED IN
AND STOPPED ME!

ELITHA ©2005

Cre8ted 4 U.....

I wrote this poem specifically to be sent as a text message to a mobile phone. This was sent to my Beloved.

I WAS CREATED FOR YOU
LIKE A MELODY TO A TUNE
IT SOUNDS RIGHT
FEELS RIGHT
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME
THE MUSIC BEGINS TO FADE
AND A STILL SMALL VOICE SAYS………..
I CREATED YOU FOR HIM


Elitha©2004

The Reason Why........I Write

Write to live
Write to release positive and negative energy
Write or else I will not
Be able to give
Myself Time...

Time to reflect
Inspect
And not forget
This heart of mine

So....
I begin to put pen to paper
And fashion and form the words
I must eventually speak.


Elitha©2005

The Meeting

It was more a meeting of two minds
Than two hearts
Complex though they were
They still had the ability to extract from their conversation
The finer things of life

He personified excitement, perseverance, purpose and sheer fun
Her resilience of character and fortitude
Signified their journey has just begun
Each carrying no expectations
But together constructing a building
Depicting their histories both with stories to tell
Revealing personal details without casting any spells
At the end with unspoken words
And dispositions full of smiles
They knew in the end that this meeting was
Worth while!

Elitha©2005

Dear God

Dear God,
I’m writing in hope that you might hear,
My inner turmoil screaming,
Get me out of here!

Decisions, indecisions,
Tears and fears befriend me,
Caress me,
Like friends we hold onto dear,
Questions, answers, directions,
Not sure where to go,
And at this particular stage of my journey,
The road sign says,
GO SLOW!

Hang ups, put downs,
Love found and then lost,
Then found again,
Depression lurking around the corner,
God when will this all end?

Save me from the darkness,
Covering me like a warm and comfy quilt,
Save me from my yearnings,
Like toffee apples,
But instead of toffee it’s covered in guilt,

Loser, user,
Producer of all that could have been,
Oh Lord, please save me,
From this pain resurfacing,
I guess this a pray,
With no pretty words to convey
But like the great poet said,
Just say what you gotta say,
Save Me From My Life!

Elitha©2005

Next Door

Dedicated to my father, whom I loved dearly and miss so much. Rest in Peace!

As I enter in I sense the peace
As I enter in I am enveloped into an
Atmosphere
Of Peace

Peace that I yearned for, hoped for,
Even valiantly fought for
Only to discover
It was only just next door

No pearly gates could I see
But the light so bright that followed me
Guided me
Into this place of tranquillity

How could I have known I had the key
To open up next door?

I’ve left my friends and loved ones
Can now barely hear their voices of bewilderment
Asking questions like
Has he really gone?
No! Surely you’re wrong!

But I continue to just travel on
Knowing everything will soon be calm
And all their sadness will be gone
As they recount memories of
The things I did and what I’d said

All I can do is shake my head
Knowing that God alone can carry them instead
No more tears to cry
No more questions beginning with why?
Yes, I know the sorrow will take time to go
But I want you all to know
That joy is soon to follow
As the truth begins to unfold

That I am only just
Only just
I’m only just next door
Elitha ©2005

Colours

Infinitely designed with no shape or form,
Like no other come different colours,
The purest snowy,
White,
The warmth of the morning sun,
Yellow,
The freshness of spring
Green,

Do these colours really stir up emotions?

Violet rays surround me,
As if to takeaway my gaze,
From the most attractive colour of them all,
Black!

Indeed it is a common fact,
That this is considered to be the opposite of all good,
And all that,
However,
Taking a closer look,
You’ll see in its composition,
Different shades of,
Fortitude,
Pride,
And not lacking in power,
So,
Why all the attention given to this one particular colour?

Plain and simply because…………

I’m a lovely Black Sista!
Elitha©2005

Anything

Anything
She speaks or
Decides lingers
Longer before
The heart
Opens its
Home
Yes, I am
Free to love
Are You?

Like a circle,
You complete me
When I look into
Your eyes I see
Eternity
Endless love,
Time has no meaning and I am blessed
Because you complete me
I am so rich!

Rich with passion
Rich with soul
My square heart
Moulded into
The shape of love
For eternity
Screams your name
And I swallow
Your voice
Because of this
You complete me.

Elitha 2005 ©

Awoke

Awoke with a knowing smile
A smile that sat warmly
at the centre of my chest.
That created an aura of
a soul that is well blessed.
Blessing which is shared
and passed between souls,
A passing that does not
discriminate between
young and old, the
beautiful and the bold.
And to that I stand here
in gratitude as life's
meaning unfolds
like a flower blossoming
displaying natural beauty
that cannot be defined
but instead re-creating
truth in its purest form.

Elitha ©2005

Understand

A WORD OFTEN USED
A WORD MISUNDERSTOOD
BUT WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I CAN’T
DO YOU THINK I’M SAYING THAT I SHOULD!!

TO KNOW ME IS TO LISTEN
AND TO LISTEN MEANS TO HEAR
SO BY THE TIME I HAVE FINISHED
YOU WOULD KNOW THAT I HAVE SHARED
SOMETHING WHICH TO ME IS IMPORTANT
TO MAKE YOU REALLY SEE
THAT WHAT I’M REALLY SAYING IS

UNDERSTAND ME!


Elitha ©2005

At The Strike

AT THE STRIKE OF MY PEN
WHENEVER I WRITE I CAN TELL
HOW EACH STROKE WILL SLOWLY DEVELOP
INTO CURVES OF MEANING
PORTRAYING SOMETHING THAT IS WORTH THE READING!

AT THE STRIKE OF MY PEN
LETTERS FORM BREATHING INTO EXISTENCE
THE NEW BIRTH OF MY DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
DECLARING LIBATIONS OF WHO I AM
AND WHAT “I AM” TRULY MEANS

AT THE STRIKE OF MY PEN
WORDS DANCE ACROSS THIS PAGE
IN AN AFROCENTRIC DAZE
PROJECTING WITH CLARITY THE VOICE
OF THIS SUPREME BEING
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO SPEAK THESE WORDS
OUT!

AT THE STRIKE OF MY PEN
YOUR EYES ARE TRANSFIXED
KNOWING THAT THESE LINES ARE MORE HEAVY
THAN ANY OTHER HIP HOP MIX
THAT U EVER CARED TO WITNESS
WITH ITS SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE SAYING

YOU ARE, WHAT YOU……….READ!



Elitha ©2005

Dat Song!

SING DAT SONG FOR WE, MY SISTA
SING IT IN ITS ORIGINAL KEY
EACH NOTE REPRESENTS OUR DESTINY

SING DAT SONG FOR WE, SISTA
WOMEN OF DESTINY
AS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAR THE MELODY
THAT’S IN TUNE WITH OUR REALITY
OF BEING WITH MEN WHO DON’T WANT TO COMMIT
BUT WHO ALWAYS DEFINE WE
AND DENY WE OUR CHANCE OF STABILITY

THEY DON’T SEEM TO SEE
IT’S NOT ABOUT HOUSE CAR AND LOADS OF MONEY
BUT INSTEAD OF INTEGRITY
OF OUR BOY CHILE HAVING THE MUCH NEEDED
ROLE MODEL OF A DADDY
AND THE WELL DESERVED DEMISE
OF THE TERM BABY MUMMY

SING DAT SONG SISTA SING
AS WE CONTINUE TO BE
LOVER, MOTHER, SISTER, AUNTIE,
LAWYER, DOCTOR
HEY SISTAS ARE YOU HEARING ME?

HAVING STRONG PERSONALITIES
BEING RESILIANT AND WILLING TO GIVE
EVERYTHING A TRY
AS THE SONG STARTS TO ECHO

“NO WOMAN NO CRY”

SING IT COS YOUR VOICE EXPRESSES WE
AFFIRMING WE
EXPLORING WE
ASSURING US DAT WE CAN BE WHATEVER
WE WANT TO BE
AND REJECTING ALL THAT IS CONTRARY
TO WHAT WE BELIEVE
AS YOU HOLD OUT THAT A MINOR KEY
LET US HUM IN UNITY


SING
SING
SING

LET THIS SONG HAVE NO ENDING
IT’S A SONG OF THE SOUL
A SONG OF THE MIND
TRULY IT’S A SONG NO RECORD COMPANY CAN BUY
UNLIKE
“ME, MYSELF AND I”
IT’S A SONG ABOUT WE
AND NOT INDIVIDUALITY

SING
SING
SING

AS IT CAUSES THE SOUL STIRRING OF EVERY
BLACK WOMAN

SING

ELITHA©2005

>Beautiful - The words that I blow in your direction shall flow towards you and shall accomplish what it's set out to do. They will not return!

THINK

CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A MOMENT
AND THINK

THINK OF ME MASSAGING YOU ALL OVER
WITH THE PUREST JASMINE OIL
MY HANDS FEELING THE SOFTNESS OF YOUR SKIN
AS I STIMULATE THE SENSITIVE MUSCLES
IN YOUR
NECK
BACK
AND CHEST

THINK

AS THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN MY HANDS
AND YOUR BODY BEGINS TO INCREASE
AS YOU SLOWLY LOSE CONTROL
MOANING INTERMITANTLY

THINK

AS MY FINGERS PLAYFULLY CASCADE BETWEEN YOUR INNER THIGHS
IN SEARCH OF PRICELESS TREASURE
FOUND IN THE SEAT OF YOUR CREATION
KNOWING THE SEEDS YOU HOLD
CAN CREATE A POWERFUL NATION

THINK

NOW OPEN YOUR EYES

AND SEE THE ERASED INK ON THIS PAGE
OF SPOKEN WORDS I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU
THAT THIS WAS MORE THAN JUST
ONE NIGHT OF ENDLESS PASSION
BUT EVERY MOMENT OF TOUCHING
CARESSING
KISSING
AND GIVING
MEANS I AM COMMITTED
TO YOU

THINK.

ELITHA ©2005

THE ARTIST IN ME

Creativity impregnated me
And little did I know
Felt kinda funny
But no physical signs would show
Doctors said there's nothing wrong with me
But still didn't feel quite right
Until I put my pen to paper
And these words I began to write:
You’re giving birth to dreams and visions
Through the use of Spoken Words
Your 8cm dilated and if you push harder
Your voice will soon be heard!
Now take slow deep breaths at short intervals
Now push, let these words flow right through
And if you just wait just for a second
Here it is,
It’s the Artist now coming out of You!

Elitha© 2005