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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.

Obehi Vessel A.

Time ensures that we heal; not that we forget; In forgetting how a scar came to be, is to silently invite another injury.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Deep Forget Healing Injury Scars Silence Time
Second chances, are filled with humans hoping for a third.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Chance Deep Hope Human
Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Lips Listen Myself Quick
No. I do not wish upon stars, I hear they fall.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Fall Myself Stars
Doubt has evolved. From a ‘what if I can’t?’ To a ‘what if I can? And it doesn’t last?’
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Doubt Growth Improvement Philosophy
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.

Goodness Ordinary Philosophy Reason Right Stay Time
I have seen men, choose violence time after time. And in turn, I have seen violence choose them.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Deep Man Myself See Time Violence War
Past lifetimes do not concern me. Whatever memory succumbs to be forgotten, is one I do not aspire to repeat.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Forget Life Memories Myself Past
And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Bad Blessing Human Mathematics Ourselves
I have seen humans call for “change” only to bid her go home, and return on a more convenient date.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Change Herself Home Human Myself See
Never give a human the job of making you happy. Some days, they might call you sick. Other days they might call quit.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Happiness Human Quit Sick Yourself
At present, Nations are burning. But, their leaders mistake the ash for snow.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Burn Leadership Mistake Nation Present
Doing good and being good; are two different things. The first is a shirt we put on, take off. The latter is our skin.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Deep Different Goodness Ourselves Skin
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.

Cold Lie Morning Myself Naked Survive Truth Yourself
Toxicity isn’t always a harsh tone or a bruise. Often it’s a “this is who I am.” Often it’s a “I’ll change” Void of when.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Change Character Hurt Myself
A problem ignored, has two outcomes. The illusion that it is gone, and the reality of one problem becoming more.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Ignorance Illusion Job Problem Reality

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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