“With forever, I can be me. With forever, I can be free.”

I remember when I started my blog in 2011. Fifteen years!!!!! Fifteen years have flown by, and it’s been a beautiful, worthwhile journey. I remember being in Los Angeles, and getting to a point where I couldn’t stand being there. There was a heaviness upon my shoulders back then that was sucking the life and joy out of me. Fast forward to now, I feel light enough to float in happiness. Home is where the heart is, and I’m truly at home. I’m where I’m meant to be. I published my poem Forever on July 30, 2011, when I knew I was definitely moving back to New York for good. I know nothing is forever. Forever with this poem means seizing time and making it mine. Forever means making the most out of the time one has. I wonder what my journey will look like in another fifteen years?

I love Forever

Because Forever pushes me forward.

Helps  me go where I need to go.

Helps  me soar when I need to  fly.

Forever is more than a friend.

Forever is like a savior

That has caught me upon falling.

Is the giver of a second chance.

Forever doesn’t care about mistakes

That I make, or even repeat.

With Forever, I can be me.

With Forever, I can be free.

Forever is like destiny I can hold

Right in my hand.

And upon opening them,

I unleash a world of possibilities.

Blockades of a dream are unheard of.

Forever will never allow it.

I feel like all I have is Forever

And I will not waste precious time.

Diminish Me Not

Diminish Me Not.

When others’ fragility

Tries to diminish Me,

I feel even more empowered,

And all I have to do is just Be.

I continue to grow as tall as the trees

And more wise as the owls.

A descendant from royalty,

From grand civilization,

From education’s beginnings,

From knowledge far and wide.

It all runs through my veins.

Forever will it remain.

A continuous cycle of destiny

And greatness that I honor and carry.

So fuck you and your fear and fragility.

This body and what it carries,

And what it stands for,

Is here to stay,

No matter where I choose to be.

As I Float In Stillness

Smile as wide as the sky.

Happiness is abundant.

It Overflows and swells my heart.

My heart is full of life’s sunshine and roses.

Love loves me.

Love surrounds me and never lets me go.

Love allows me to float among a faraway galaxy and dream.

And I love it here.

There’s peace here.

There’s joy here.

Love prevails here,

As I float in stillness wanting more.

Tilt The Scale

Life has twists and turns…
Ups and downs…
Movement as steady slow or steady fast.
Memories fade and memories last.
Emotions tilt the scale.
Life plays an insane game
Of an ever changing back and forth
Of this and that.
One has to be skilled in balancing acts.
Checks and balances,
To keep one’s rhythm in tact.
And just when you think
Everything is all worked out…
Life rotates 360 degrees,
Leaving you puzzled as to what life is about.
Emotions tilt the scale.

Wonder

As a new day approaches
With a brand new rising of the sun,
Wonder where my dreams will flow?
The new year is a touch away
For reaching higher heights.
Wonder where my heart will go?
With a fire lit deep within,
Two diamond eyes,
And a path blazed by hope,
I’ll grab a hold of newness in the air.
Reach out towards a distance
That is so near.
Wonder never more
For my chance is now and here.

Wishing everyone peace, prosperity, health, and joy in the new year.