You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
OBEHI VESSEL A.You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Doubt has evolved. From a ‘what if I can’t?’ To a ‘what if I can? And it doesn’t last?’
OBEHI VESSEL A.Doubts are powerful. They, not only demand we look again, they tell us what to see.
OBEHI VESSEL A.A problem ignored, has two outcomes. The illusion that it is gone, and the reality of one problem becoming more.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Standing between who we are, and who we want to be, is that which we find easiest to be.
OBEHI VESSEL A.We were purple, one day, we felt whole the next day split apart into red and blue.
OBEHI VESSEL A.No, I’m not one to go in pursuit of happiness. It is common knowledge, is it not? That what is chased after will run.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
OBEHI VESSEL A.There is no such thing as ‘little’ acts of kindness. Every kind act, is grand powerful. Meant to take up space.
OBEHI VESSEL A.A fair – weathered friend; I am not. I bring my own sunshine.
OBEHI VESSEL A.A lot of my mistakes, are birthed by curiosity. Like a child, drawn to fire; I came for the light and found pain instead.
OBEHI VESSEL A.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.
OBEHI VESSEL A.“No” is such a controversial word. Clear, resounding when uttered by men. By women, Low, muffled. Sounds like “yes.”
OBEHI VESSEL A.Second chances, are filled with humans hoping for a third.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Learning is easy. Unlearning is tricky. The former is knowledge gained. The latter is knowledge gained, recognized as a loss.
OBEHI VESSEL A.‘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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