Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Pride's Welfare

Pride's Welfare
In your world,
Everyone is expendable;
You are the prize.
Your pride has overfed you;
Made you glutton on its lies.
On the path, you’re walking,
Destruction is no surprise.
It’s so easy to see it coming,
Looking from the outside.
You’ll walk away from everything.
You’ll walk away from everyone.
Walking away is easier
Than admitting your wrongs.
Truthfully, the joke is on you.
Courtesy of your pride,
You just got “punked”.
Because you didn’t leave,
You lost.
Say your RIPs to everything that matters
Because pride destroys and it shatters.
You let it kill your relationships;
You let it reign in your life.
Call it a setup,
You’ll pay the price.
It must be lonely,
Isolation by pride.
No wonder why you cope,
Doped up yourself.
You’re the poorest man in the world.
Pride cost you all your wealth.
Instead of being mad at you,
I’ll say a prayer for you.
The poverty you’re living in,
It activates my compassion.
So I’ll show you love
Even while you’re acting,
Invincible, untouchable;
Like you just don’t care.
I understand puffed up is all you get
Living on pride's welfare.

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