Its just plain life...live it!

Sometimes you win some; you lose some,
No matter how hard you try...
It really doesn't matter..
It’s just plain Life

Sometimes it rains and you feel the pain...
But it still really doesn’t matter..
‘Cause you stick it thru,
And you get the gains...
It’s just plain life!!

Sometimes you’d have to lay low
‘Cause the tears flow
And you wouldn’t want to let them know…
But know when to let go,
Learn how to say no…hold your head up high
And let your pretty smiles show..
It’s just plain life…

No tricks or tactics;
No mathematics or antics.
Like English men verbose in Chinese,
Like an Ibo boy rapping in Arabic…
It’s not a mystique,
It’s just plain life…Live it!

Ana..

If I could be someone else for tonight,
I would be Ana.
I would play the little child with good manners;
smiling as I sit comforted;
as you rock me close in your arms.
The pleasant air of your fresh breath
Cooling and keeping me warm

And when you put me down for too long,
I’d cry a little, scream a little
Till you put me back to my comfort zones
Where I’d lay beside the softness
Of your soothing skin,
Smothering me to a peaceful sleep…

But sitting here chewing the last fries off my dish
It feels okay to make a wish
For I know that when morning comes
I would be no Ana
It would be same old me, waking up
To another cold morning of breakfast
Made of cornflakes and bananas

out there!

I’m out there
Even when I sit alone in here

I’m out there
My thoughts roam the streets
You feel me and your heart skips a beat

I’m out there
You think of me, I think of you
The magic moments that make you smile

I’m out there
for even when you don’t see me
The wind blows, the feelings flow
I’m the shining star blinking hi from the sky

Driving...into the wild, away from the night!

This past Saturday, I decided to go for a long drive, so I call my bud for a quick getaway trip on the road--the road that has become my peaceful place of appraisal and reflection. Feeling free like a bird, we do the 100mph in the direction of no definite destination. A quick glance out through the side windows, I feel the rush of chilly winds slapping across my cheek. I behold the gleeful sight of happy faces and pleasant places within the encroaching darkness that seemed to race along, speed for speed, side by side. But still, farther along the dark nights, within the thick tall bushes that intersperse this country scenery exist fallen architectural monuments, captured moments of faded smiles on the faces of both old and young. ……..For somewhere across distant lands is a girl’s 22nd birthday; her heart is merry as she sits luscious and pleasant like the cherry. Yet, somewhere not so far away is an island crushed in a disaster. A child cries; her hope dies. And just as fireflies to leap from walls, it’s hard to believe that this world turns slowly… the world that we live in.

But this moment driving through these roads, is the world that I choose to live in. My thoughts race through time, reflecting on the behind and before. Here, I imagine the possibilities of the things that could be… a sudden smile creeps across my face as I envision the ones that would be; that I would make be… It is soothing music coming from the stereo; songs that deftly niche its way through human anatomy to caress the marrows, and calm the nerves... and somehow I find myself singing along, relieved to know that despite the impending darkness, beyond the thick
jungle of despair that stares me back in the face through these windows, lay a light of hope waiting to be discovered at the other end. And if I would persistently drive through these roads of uncertainties, perhaps I might arrive home just in time to turn on the lights for a dark world.

Something I feel

I feel something for you
And though I cannot really explain or define it
I know it is here
It is something that lies in my heart,
That glows with light whenever I think of you,
That makes me want to ring your number
Just to hear you talk now and again.
It is something that makes me dream of being the angel
That watches and guides over you day and night;
Holding your arms; evading the harms.
I do not have a name for this feeling,
But I know it exists within.
And maybe if you came a little closer
You just might feel it too….

Where do we go from here...? Our eyes are on you Lord!

Where do we go from here? Where are we now?

Focusing head, with the sharp eyes of an eagle hundreds of feet above centering on a prey below, I believe the journey before is filled with beautiful and bright possibilities. However, I am not oblivious of the lurking challenges and obstacles that must be overcome. If only there were a 1, 2, 3 recipe for success (add, mix, and stair), a smile would be certain for each day of the year. But the truth is, between add… mix… and stair, are missing pieces of uncertainties and rigors that spark images of despairing outcomes in the minds of many, causing the heart to quiver and confidence to tilt on shaky grounds. But in all of these, we must resolve to make a conscious and constant commitment to stay on track against all odds…and never forget to add faith, which constantly fuels hope - the engine that runs the vehicle in a troubled and uncertain world.

I implore that together, we guard the heart, feed the mind; keep our eyes above and hands to work, and smile a little more in 2010. We did it in ‘09 not by our power or might, but by seeking God who brought us through. He's done it before; He can do it again…Dear Lord our eyes are on you!