Vision of Love

I had a vision of love... it was an amazing vision. He was there, with arms wide open, calling me... It was crazy... Here I am a young, average, random dude... Undeserving of His love and He reaches out to me...
Love really is strong, for how can a Holy God, love someone like me...

I had a dream last night,
There I saw Him again,He told me that He was working all things together for my good and that he had it all covered...can you imagine that? He said that His love for me will never end and that He has called me for greater thing... very funny... You should have seen the way I laughed, Me? Greater things... I doubt He knows about my low self esteem and insecurity issues... Funny thing is He says he does. How did he even know I was thinking what I was thinking sef? This man...

I had an illusion of reality... It had to be an illusion... I saw Him die for my sake... Who does that? I don't even love Him the way He loves me so why die? who does that? It had to be an illusion. People were beating Him like a criminal, He was spat on and they gambled with His clothes... for me... I did not send Him message... I no send am...but e be like say the Guy send me sha... Abi? No... It has to be an illusion of reality... I should see a therapist cause it is like I am imagining things... Yes oh...
Thing is, He came near and carried me and said... This is no illusion, is has real as the air you breathe... WOW!!! There is most definitely no greater love than this...

This is why like TY Bello, I will love this Man for the rest of my life... For Him to do all that He did for me, He has to consider me special, the apple of His eyes...
This love is all I need... it is all I want...

Thank you Jesus for this vision of love

Inspired by the song Vision of Love by Out of Eden

Me & You

Like Out of Eden, I have been looking for love,
In wrong places, in "right" places, in every place.
Looking for someone to satisfy,
The longings I feel inside.
Truth is, friends come and friends go,
Lovers stay as long as the feelings last.
My endless search has brought me pain and reproach,
A broken heart, a crushed soul and a wounded spirit.
Oh, the nights I stayed up waiting for that call,
Or the times I sat thinking, maybe, just maybe,
Trying to hide my insecurities in a lovers touch,
Or building my insecurities on lust not love.
(It's crazy man)
I had to realize no one can love me like You do,
Love starts, ends and finds existence in You (You are Love).
This love doesn't break hearts but molds them,
It does not crush the soul but it is the ultimate soul food,
It doesn't wound the spirit but gives a new Spirit, a Comforter,
It took a while but this I know for sure

After searching far and wide,
After taking fruitless strides,
One thing that remains constant,
Is that it is just me & You.
After all has been said and done,
Any everyone else is gone,
One thing I know for sure,
It is just me & You (in this world).

Anani

An amazing poem inspired by my stage name, Anani. Be blessed. Also, watch out for my mixtape coming out May 8th... The name is Poetically Speaking and it is Spoken Word meets hip hop...Enjoy the poem.

Anani, my Rock and Refuge,
He is my very present hep in time of need.
Anani, my rock and fortress,
The Lord who is, who was and is to come.
Many times I could not sleep at night,
But His name is a strong tower.
Many foes try to break my flight,
But we overcome via His awesome power.
He watches my path everyday,
He's my Shield and Glory, the lifter of my head.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
The only covering that cannot be uncovered.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
His everlasting arms are under me.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
He is the One who is mighty to save.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
The One who answers when i call.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
The only true rest for my soul.
When I am weary and heavy burdened,
When I am sad and gloomy,
When the storms of life are drowning me,
One thing I know for sure,
Anani, Yahweh is a covering

Keep Speakin'

This is dedicated to every child who has been told their opinions don't matter, that they are too young to make a difference... You are not too young... You can make a difference...

Keep speakin' litttle child, keep speakin'
Someday I know they will listen.
Keep speakin' dear child, keep speakin'
The voice once rejected will be the voice of reason.

I don't know how long you have been speakin' but please don't stop
I don't know how long you have been ignored , please don't quit
I look up to you little child,
Your courage inspires me,
Your determination is highly motivating,
When I see you I have hope,
You give me a reason to press on, day after day, night after night.

Keep speakin' dear child, speak louder,
They cannot take away your voice.
They cannot shut your mouth even if they tried,
They'll only be fighting a lost battle.
Have they heard of Solomon, Josiah or Daniel?
You are a reflection of their wisdom.
Have they heard of Blaise Pascal, Benjamin Franklin or Louis Braille?
You are more creative than they were...

Dear child, Keep speakin'
You never know who is listening,
Be it a human or The Creator himself,
One of them sure is listenin'

Roses are Red...

In the spirit of valentine, I wrote this poem...enjoy
Roses are red,
Violets are blue or purple?
Sugar is sweet (and very harmful)
And so are you...
You make me smile when I don't want to,
You make me angry when I shouldn't be,
You gimme a bitter-sweet feeling,
The feelings I feel that I don't want to feel,
Feelings to love and hate,
Feelings to cry and laugh,
I love you and I hate you,
God help me, I don't want to be stuck,
Can't be, wont be, shouldn't be...
(Pause)
Roses are red,
The sky is blue,
God loves you,
And so do I.

Audio coming soon...

Behind My Veil

There is a veil over my face,

You do not want to see what is underneath.

There is a veil over my face,

It is just hurt and pain that lies beneath.

You do not know what I have been through,

You do not have a clue.

Man, you cannot relate to the pain I have felt,

You do not walk a mile in my shoes so you cannot know.

The struggle to be free has been going on for long,

The freedom so I can sing a new song,

A song of praise, a song of joy,

A song of freedom, playing with a different tune.

But he came, man, God came near.

He came and looked behind my veil,

The things he saw made Him take up that cross,

The things he saw made Him conquer the grave,

You cannot understand.

I am telling you God came near,

He came and looked behind my veil,

He came and He ripped it,

He ripped it so I can see things with perfect clarity.

I look into the mirror and I do not see me, I see Him,

I see Him, smiling at me, loving me,

I am transformed gradually into His image,

All because He came near, Yes, God came near

And looked behind my veil.

This is real...

This is real,
My life, my pain, my struggles,
It is real,
All I have been through, the tears,
They are all real,
After the pain, came joy,
After the rain, came the sun,
Finally, I look back on the story of my life,
It was real, it is real and so is my God.