Soldier Of Love (Sade Inspired)

Love shot me
And left a hole
In my soul
But I still hold out
With some faith
And try to be a soldier for your love

Pain and despair is in the air
As I enter this dark empty room
That use to posses the essence of you

Yet I am left with desert dry air
And a mind full of fear that I will not
Find love again

Yet I am a soldier

Scared to love hard because it hurts so much
Even the thought of a touch drenched with the
Sweat of affection

would arouse the spirit of self protection
and steer me from my selection of you
despite your being brand new

All I feel Is the pain of what you may do

Yet I am a soldier .

It's Been A Year (Ode to My Father)

It’s been one year that I lost the man I shadowed I mean the man that i was proud to be in his shadow I moved when he moved He did not need the sun to see me because I was there even on rainy days Yet it’s been a year since I seen him Made me feel 10 feet tall even when he was not lifting me in the air A mentor, a friend, an example of who I would need to fashion myself after A template for me to carbon copy yet evolve into a better model Yet it’s been a year since I seen him He showed me that the perfection of being imperfect is nothing to fear Just keep working at who you are to become and be true to yourself he would say Don’t let life experience you where you have no control of it Experience life with the goal to conquer it. Yet it’s been a year since I seen him He use to say be strong, show no fear, but stay humble I still look for him on the streets on north Philadelphia Working with his hands, helping those he can Yet it’s been a year since I seen him As each day passes I remember His voice, his strong hand shakes, and his laugh I remember the man that I proudly call my dad. Happy Fathers Day 2013 Gone but never forgotten