I Don’t Hate Anything But These Things

 I Hate Xfinity

and all the companies who try to gauge 

the pockets of hard working people. 

Internet should be free. 

I Hate Tesla

Not because he gave free internet to Ukraine 

when they were suffering-

What about those who invest in his companies,

who are also at war due to inflation. 

What a heart-wrenching realization. It took 

me seven years to be able to afford a Model Y. 

Just to think, those on top who we celebrate, 

who refuse to trickle there blessings below. 

and it’s because of us that they stay mounted-prostrate.

Pricks, if you get my drift.

I Hate Lutheran Hospital

and all the hospitals that take advantage of the sick.

The cost of just one life is priceless, not the price-

tag left when they leave your office. 

I hate with a passion hospitals who tracks down the 

sick with bag men in suites that drag you into

court. Humiliating your weakness through a Judge

who decides in favor of the bigger company where

Your hard-earned money should go. 

No one should

be allowed to be sued 

for medical bills. Wouldn’t 

one pay them if they could!

What is going on in this

cold and lonely world?

I Hate Synchrony Bank

how does it make sense to sky rocket 

interest rates on the lower social economic!?

The higher interest should be reserved

for the rich, at least you’d collect that shit!

What is going on in this

cold and lonely world?

Why Does God Thunder?

Why does God thunder?

The small applause grows into boisterous chatter

The cleansing of it all so pure

So,

Why does God thunder?

A light reminder 

Magnificent in music

Playing all over the world

In different cords

Why does God thunder?

How beautiful He is

I imagine on the day He returns

It will thunder

As His feet place themselves on bare ground

He’s always been a giant among us

His movements will flow like a comfortable breeze 

From the sweet smell of a floral arrangement 

Some will fall to their knees in prayer

And those that do not believe will believe

So,

Why does God thunder?

Amusement is not the objective

So clear we’ve all been taught 

God’s thunder is love

And His lightening is disquieted equanimity-

And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. ~Exodus 19:19~

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven ...~Revelation 10:1-11~

Keisha

Don’t Give Up On Your Dreams

Maybe the passion isn’t there anymore.  Something, I’ve wanted so badly has turned into a curse of something I’m tired of working so hard to obtain.  It’s like having my heart broken all over again -like the first time.  Is giving up so bad?  Maybe, what I believe in my core soul is not my true destiny.  Then why do I want it so badly?  Hey, we don’t always get what we want in this life.  That’s what my great-grandmother said when I told her I’d hire a maid when I grew-up.  Frustrated- this time at not wanting to clean my room.  Her rebuttal was “welfare don’t give out maids.”  She was half wrong, I’m not on welfare.  Am I too keep trying when I continue to half-fail?  I hear all the greats in my head saying “never give up.”  I’m pretty sure there is someone in this world that kept trying until the last breathe left there lungs, and still no success.  Do they regret it?  I will never know.  What about those who seem to acquire their dreams with minimal effort?  I mean that is what is portrayed in the media, and in society.  I understand that I am old enough to know better, but somewhere in whatever normal had become; the lines have become so blurred in this world that reality seems fake and fake news seems real.  How can someone distinguish between the two?  How does someone know when to throw in that proverbial “white towel?”  What is the defining line?  Who will take that chance on me?  So many greats were told that they were never enough or had potential.  I mean a guy said “no” to Queen!  I’m no Queen, and maybe with some guidance and the courage of an experienced expertise in writing, I could be.  On which line should I stand?  Is it the grammatically errors that disgust the reader or the great content that keeps them engulfed?  

“He was not the Model Boy of the village.  He knew the model boy very well though-and loathed him” ~ Mark Twain

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"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. - Galatians 6:9

Keisha

Wait Patiently

God Said

Wait patiently,

Like Abraham and Sarah for Issac

Wait patiently 

Like Jacob wanting to wed Rachel

Wait patiently 

Like the Israelites for the day they fled Egypt 

Wait patiently

Like Hannah for the birth of Samuel

Wait patiently

Like Joesph reuniting with his family

Wait patiently 

Like David in the mist of Saul’s rage

Wait patiently 

For an answer to all prayers

Wait patiently 

God hears them all

Wait patiently 

Even in the middle of a storm

Wait patiently 

God is there

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."~Romans 12:12~

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”~Psalm 37:7~

“Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.’ ”~John 13:7~

Keisha

Happy Mother’s Day

Their really are no words or ways to say “thank you” to a mother.  A woman who sacrifices so selflessly in times of joy and in times of great peril.  A woman who keeps a steady hand while trying to make sure food is on the table, appropriate clothing are on our backs and integrity is coursing through our souls.  “Thank you” just doesn’t seem to suffice when evil penetrates the mind and mama has the words of encouragement, or disappointment occurs and mummy has the insight to inspire.  What can you say to ma who gives everything of themselves for our success?  The only options are to try our hardest to say “thank you” by working everyday to be the best version of ourselves.  Putting into action all the wisdom instilled over and over in the hippocampus that is now stored in the cortex. I have found that being the best version of myself puts a smile on her face, resounding that all the late nights up with us sick, all the elementary music concerts attended after a long day of work, through all the ups and downs of our sometimes rebellious lives, were well worth it for mommy.

“The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.” ~Genesis 3:20~

“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.’” ~Proverbs 31:28-31~

“And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.” 
~Luke 2:5~ 

5 Generations of Sacrifice and Love 
Picture taken after the birth of my first child
My mother in the middle

Rest In Peace:

My great grandma (with scarf) Ozie Bell Dates 
June 11, 1921~March 18, 2016

My grandma (far left) Margaret Moore 
January 4, 1935~May 10, 2003

Keisha

How Do You See God?

Some might see this as just eggs in a pan. 
I see this as God saying He loves me too!

So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

~Isaiah 41:10~

KEISHA 

God Said

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 1 John 5:19

Revelation 12:7-12

There was a war in heaven.  The evil one fought with his angles and was defeated by God and his angles with Micheal leading the battle.  The evil one was thrown to earth in a rage with revenge on his mind to destroy all those who believe and follow Jesus.  His plan is lies, rape, murder, family dissension, hate, greed, pride, discrimination, pain, loneliness, isolation, separation, degradation, false-hope, and many other ills aimed at bringing misery/pain disguised as truth wrapped in lies.  The ultimate betrayal.  

Therefore, we need to stand strong in the mercy of God and become a solid body of one to defeat evil with; love, understanding, compassion, togetherness, forgiveness, loyalty, and most of all prayer, courage and strength to get through what the evil one has in store to retaliate.

Picture by Harmonia Rosales

KEISHA