Experience is not what happens to you. Experience is what you do with what happens to you.Aldous Huxley Never judge a book by its black cover,Lest you miss out on the perfect lover.All because you did not read the book-So you'll know how its characters will look.Never judge a book by its bleak cover.Always make … Continue reading A Book by Lazarus Shatipamba
Life
A Glowing Brand- Michael Erickson
Bind me to this weathered wood, With your words of honeyed spite. Your wrath is kindled stack up high, Beneath my begging knees. With your mouth you sew resentment, Guised in support and love quite feigned. A knife in the dark glistens near, Waiting for my mind to rise. You are an expansive spider, With … Continue reading A Glowing Brand- Michael Erickson
I Always thought by Lazarus Shatipamba
My business is not to remake myself, but to make the absolute best of what GOD made.Robert Browning I always thoughtI had the compass That points north to where love is.I always thoughtI'd know where To follow where it shows.Yet sometimes,I feel like my loveLife has gone south - somethingI never ever in my mind … Continue reading I Always thought by Lazarus Shatipamba
Fools by Lazarus Shatipamba
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.Viktor Frankl When we were youngand still full of life.Fools for in our ignorancewe were bliss.Sent to schoolto learn to follow the rulesSociety sets to turn us into tools.We were putin a class thats actually a boxEven though we were … Continue reading Fools by Lazarus Shatipamba
Clarity Once Lost- Michael Erickson
I lost sight of you, Across the glare of yon setting sun. Too often I'd step into a room, Only to see your frame disappear through a doorway. I know now you did not seek me ill will, Pettiness is far beneath your boisterous mind. But I fell away, As a leaf taken in an … Continue reading Clarity Once Lost- Michael Erickson
Making Masterpieces by Lazarus Shatipamba
The wonderful thing about the game of life is that winning and losing are only temporary...unless you quit.Dr. Fred Mills Do not rush the process, for Windhoek was not built in a day.Lest you want what you are doing to come out looking very sad-Hire your patience, and pay him enough to make him want … Continue reading Making Masterpieces by Lazarus Shatipamba
I Used To Want by Lazarus Shatipamba
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life.Sandra Carey I used to want to be white.Now i know its okay to be black.You see, my forefathers' forefathers were wealthy menThey used to work hard for what they had.I used to want to be white.And can … Continue reading I Used To Want by Lazarus Shatipamba
THROWBACK FRIDAY: Verily
Verily, I believe in beauty which is birthed from love and life.
Beggar From My Hood by Lazarus Shatipamba
We all have the ability. The difference is how we use it.Stevie Wonder Oh! Old beggar from the hood who is not a strangerTo the cold sleepless nights and days spent in hungerFor in your trousers' pockets you did not have the moneyTo buy bread from the store with which to eat the sweet honeyYou … Continue reading Beggar From My Hood by Lazarus Shatipamba
Still Dissing by Lazarus Shatipamba
No one can give you better advice then yourself.Cicero Nothing in this world puts a smile on my dark face,For many things have happened that have made me mad.Like how people still do discriminate against race.In fact there's those that don't even want to embracePeople of opposite color unless they were deadFor these people still … Continue reading Still Dissing by Lazarus Shatipamba
