That Nigerian Girl

You remember vividly As you took your vows A promise of love A promise of unflinching commitment A promise of together forever You remember vividly  The way he kissed your forehead The way he called your name The way he called you Queen The day he called another Queen Is it sadness or regret Is it loss or fear Is it guilt or shame But you remember It was once Happiness...

Guys I know Like their ego stroked Like their space was built To accommodate their ever growing balloon heads. I always wished I was made of pins So I could burst that balloon If their ego ever grew towards me. Girls I know Like their pride unscathed Like if they were walking around With mucus on their skirts They would prefer that you do not tell them Else they brand you a hater. Guys I know Speak with funny accents And walk with funny steps To impress the onlooking me Instead of impressing their mums at home And being 'heroes' to their sisters God forbid they pick up a dirty dish! Girls I know Love to sit in front With their short skirt and bleached skin To impress him when he looks Instead of learning to be polite to strangers And be 'heroines' of humanity God forbid they move about without fake lashes. Guys I know Have lots of money If only they could carry the sacks around To show those who cared to know Except the local Police...

Silver spoon, Golden fork, or Steel plates. We all have goals We all have dreams 24 hours Might not be enough time, To accomplish the task of the day. 8 hours X one week Might be too much time, Tilling another's field to water yours. How long does it take To understand one's self To realize one's purpose 100 years? Still many leave unfulfilled Wishing they did more. How much time is enough To turn dreams and aspirations to reality? Imagination paints the picture in minutes Decisions are made in a split second Plans unfold in days Reality is lived through years The beauty of your life Rests in your ability to make happy choices Be sure of the picture you have painted Be sure it's that of Happiness, and Joy, and Fulfillment, and Life Take a step...Breathe Wad through... Focused on your picture perfect life Push ahead. Live life... Live truly happy.

Compromises and heart beats Flared emotions and soft spoken words Silver tears and Red roses Broken promises and mended hopes There's two sides to every story Two sides of the coin Black and white a maybe, Shades of grey a possibility.  We see what does not exist  Unfazed and oblivious to reality We choose what we hear and see Not necessarily what we know  Live life and love Existing could be a lot easier  Or not... Who I am I accept  Who am not I refuse to regret This is my choice To live above the noise If I must fail to sail Am no longer afraid. Expectations and choices I didn't choose to be human 

There is beauty in each one of us Beyond the perspective of the beholder It needs no validation to exist Are we pressured to be on 'fleek' All for the selfie stick Or we avoid it to look meek Truth is, hair length would vary Height and weight as well This is not a competition Beauty is fierce She is bold in her difference Made of her own unique substance I miss the days When no one cared about my brows When I didn't pay attention to my legs There is no standard of perfect You are flawless And we slay regardless We are the definition Of beauty and all she is Each one of us.