life: Lay Rest-Intro

6 A.M. The most dreadful event possible is taking place: YOUR ALARM CLOCK IS BUZZING! “Why didn’t I get more sleep last night,” you question. As you begrudgingly flounder out of bed, forsaking the warmth and comfort being held prisoner by your pillow and covers, you can’t help but think, “today is gonna suck.”

For most of us, especially those in college, this is an all too familiar experience. Is it because God has cursed us with some defective body, unable to take advantage of this gift of rest? By no means! The Bible makes it clear, that everything God created was good. The problem, however, is when we decide we know what’s best for us. And as it pertains to rest, this pride, accompanied with a lack of faith, can lead to both our physical, and spiritual downfall.

Let’s hope you can stay awake to hear this…

life: The Okie Doke

The widening income gap is so incredibly intriguing because its all built on this big lie about the American dream. The idea that everyone is somehow supposed to "achieve" regardless of circumstance leaves folks chasing their tales. And the worst part? Society created these benchmarks that would signal who "made it" and who didn't. The only thing to intervene is reality. That's how people got duped into bad home loans, crippling student debt and credit card debt. The illusion was in the idea that it was easy to come up. It ain't. The reality? The bank loans money for a profit. Schools do not care about your home life. And very few folks care where you sleep at night. Education was always painted as the great equalizer, but that wasn't truly the answer. You always needed education that folks pay for. Example. There once was a time where a man that was simply educated in a trade could make as much as a college educated man. He couldn't understand a lick of scientific theory, but he could build a plumbing system. And the brother got paid to do so. Instead folks held to the idea that getting into college would fix everything, only to graduate with massive amounts of debt. We've been had. You CAN fail in this life, even if its no fault of your own. Those are what we call the breaks. But, if you still breathing, you got a shot. So go and get it the best way you can. No excuses. Just make moves.

life: Second Chance

The young man says, 'I'm not ready yet.'
Oh when death in all her splendour comes, what will you say?
Take me here and now.
In debt by a vow.
With wedlock it surrounds.
With love the heart pounds.
But only the darkness is sought to be found.
A purpose unknown and unclaimed.
A seeking of fame.
As if only to remember my name.
Destine to complain to the very last breath.
In a world of uncontrollable circumstance.
The chaos of all the utter nonsense.
Picking berries from a million bushes.
Which is the right one?
How do we choose.
Knowing in all eventualities we will all lose.
We say we must do right.
But by whom?
And that question forever looms.
Always stagnant on my mind.
Making a pack with all kinds.
A world full of fortune tellers.
A story book of lies.
A second chance to do the dance.
Reborn in the wicked storm.
The skies light up.
The thunder roars.
And the choice still has to be made.
Were all dressed up and no where to go.
Oh no, oh no.
I'm just going to continue on with the show.

life: The Void

I see your eyes, they burn with a passionless fury
the flames of our unrequited love ignite
but the feelings I hold for you go on unreciprocated
but I fight it off to love another never again oh how I fight 

the acid tears i shed turn cold
as if I'm dead inside
I run from the truth
but there's nowhere to hide

where else do I go if not here
to escape your eyes that burn with a loveless flame
but I keep staring in them year after year
as the pain of your rejection increases

there seems to be nowhere left in your heart for me
so my heart becomes so cold and empty

and I yearn for your love to fill the void
in which I can not fill myself