I have seen men, choose violence time after time. And in turn, I have seen violence choose them.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Doing good and being good; are two different things. The first is a shirt we put on, take off. The latter is our skin.
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And now, we look back at what was normal, and we find that normal isn’t always good or right; No. Normal, is whatever has been spent with us, the longest time. And that in itself is not a valid reason for it to stay.
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This year has been heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Fear is a curtain telling you she’s a door walkthrough.
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Be careful out there; I hear humans get killed for wearing the wrong skin.
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I used to believe that living is doing, moving, getting. But, there is life in staying still. A bird is a bird even when she isn’t flying.
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I used to envy the sun, for having seen it all. I was wrong. Left with nothing to see, how bored she must be.
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Everyone claims they want the truth. Just not in all her bright entirety. We’d rather she visit in dim shades of light, that won’t hurt our eyes.
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It seems to be, that there are dual reasons why justice is rarely given. One, too little evidence. Two, too much.
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You can worry, or you can be wise. You cannot be both, at the same time.
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When you have no money, you’re penniless. When you have no love, you’re poor.en you have no love, you’re poor.
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‘Why are we here?’ I inquired of my body, spirit, and soul. ‘Here to do whatever feels good.’ Said the first. ‘Here to do what feels good.’ Said the second. ‘Here to choose.’ Said the third. ‘Between both.’
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I no longer ask humans, for a definition of love. For, they tend to force on her, the traits of those who have either treated them well or not at all.
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A lot of my mistakes, are birthed by curiosity. Like a child, drawn to fire; I came for the light and found pain instead.
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Every human carries a heavy past. But the good thing about what can be carried, is that it can also be put down.
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Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
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