MY SILVER LINING

She is the reason I wake up each day with a smile on my face,
The reason I'm always in a better place,
She is the reason I can look forward to the future with hope,
And in spite of my many troubles and struggles, she remains the reason I can still cope,
She is many things to me, but most of all,
She is the sunshine behind my dark clouds-the reason I fear no fall,
And in the midst of my grey clouds, she remains My Silver Lining,

What more do I need when I have this divine creature in my life,
What more do I need when I'm blessed with an angel for a wife,
I thank the almighty for her life,
For I remember when I first met her, many said she wasn't right for me,
But I ignored them and it didn't take long for me to realize we were meant to be,
Thank you baby for loving me in spite of my imperfections,
Thank you for always leading me in the right directions,

Today, as I take you down the aisle,
There's something I'd always wanted to say for a while,
Here it is: till my dying day you would be my heart,
And for eternity we would never be torn apart,

So let time stop, let the world come crumbling down,
Let the universe change its rotational circle, and the stars come falling down,
I would never stop loving you, 'cos you are My Silver Lining,
Let people talk all they want, trying to put between us a distance,
Let them spread rumors about you, trying to end our love's existence,
They're just wasting time, 'cos after all is said and done, we would be together,
Two inseparable lovebirds, always flocking together,
Thanks for being My Silver Lining. I love you!

LIFE WITH YOU...

Baby, I wasn't kidding when I said everyday with you,
Is sweeter than the day before,
Really, I wasn't flattering you,
And I want you to know this for sure,
I truly and sincerely love you,
It's like I'm sick with you, and I don't need no cure,
It's like your love is a migraine headache,
So strong in my heart and head, and I don't need a paramedic,

Baby, violets are blue,
And roses are red,
That is true,
But I've got something better in my head,
Diamonds are costly, and my love is true,
So, I'll give you diamonds instead,
Not just roses and violet; for life with you,
Is something money cannot afford,
So if it means buying you the world, baby I'm prepared,

Baby, please get on board with me,
Let me take you on the adventure of your life,
Just you and me and all the good things of life, you see?
Just say yes to me, and be my wife,
Please, for I am prepared to make you free,
From suffering, struggling, hustling and all the worries of your life,
I am prepared to give your love, care, respect, adoration, admiration, all for free,
Just in exchange for your true love, I would even add material provision on top too if you just be my wife,
For life with you is all I need in my life.

TEENAGE EXUBERANCE-PART THREE

But as these thoughts run through my mind, I am reminded of the fact that this child was destined for greatness, God created it for a purpose. I am also made to understand that this NIGHTMARE of YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE is not inevitable; it is avoidable, if the two most important parties concerned (the parents and the child) play their individual roles. In my few years of studying, reading and interaction with people, I have come to understand that at birth the child is considered a “tabular rasa” or “clean slate” and its mind is pliable-susceptible to influence and indoctrination. Hence the Bible book of Proverbs holds its application here, “train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he would not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). Dear parent; mother or father, are you too busy to begin the inscription of godly and moral values on the “clean slate” of your child’s mind? Are you so much of a workaholic or even a “shopaholic” that you now live the upbringing of your child to the society? Remember that there are three factors that affect a child’s development-Nature (the genetic composition of the child, which are congenital; the child is born with it), Nurture (which refers to parental upbringing or child training) and Environment or the Society (which constitutes the acquired traits of the child). In all these, the last two hold a significant influence on a child’s life, that is, Nurture and Environment or the Society.

TO BE CONTINUED

Rhythm and Poetry by Lysious

JUST A FRIEND...

I know you said you couldn't trust anyone,
But baby, you just have to trust someone,
We all need someone to lean on,
Someone to help us carry on,
Someone to lift us up when we fall,
And someone to answer when we call,
Baby, that's who I want to be to you,
A friend that's there to the end, always by you,
So that when your challenges are strongest,
And your obstacles strangest,
You can have someone to run to,
A friend like me, to help you go through,

Honey, I would never take advantage of your vulnerability,
I wouldn't take advantage of your emotional pliability,
Through it all, I want to be there for you,
To give you a listening ear, and arms to cry in, too,
Just a friend,
Always there till the end,
You have to believe me,
When I say, "I love you",
You have to trust me,
When I say, "I wouldn't hurt you",
For all I want to be, is a friend who values you,
A friend who cherishes you,

No denying, your beauty excites me,
And your personality captivates me,
Sometimes I wish I could take this relationship further,
And be more than just a friend, may be a lover,
But then, as much as I love you, I'm not sure if you're the one for me,
I'm uncertain as to whether we are meant to be,
So while I do a soul-searching,
And a spirit scouting,
I will be to you a true friend,
Always there till the end.

TEENAGE EXUBERANCE-A MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE-PART TWO

...Furthermore, the child’s PSYCHOLOGICAL transformation which is tantamount to SELF-DECEPTION, leads the child to believe it is “MATURE”. Disrespectfulness, arrogance, and derogatory attitudes towards the same people that gave birth to it- its parents, set in. So we start hearing phrases like, “I am old enough to take care of my self”, “I am no longer a baby”, “Why are you so bossy to me”, etc-all directed towards the same people-parents and perhaps, elders-may be uncles and aunts. All of a sudden, it appears the forces of YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE has won the WAR, and the trophy over this once precious child’s life has been seized by the veterans of ADOLESCENCE and the armies of the TEENAGE AGE.

          As a result of these, the mother begins to weep and sob; shedding tears of pains and sorrows as she goes down memory lane to that lovely day, which marked the end of 9 months of pregnancy and that moment in which 12 hours of labor culminated; when her once lovely child was born. She is plagued with the pang of fear and her soul is constantly being whipped with the whips of uncertainty as to where this surge of YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE will lead; it becomes her nightmare, haunting her each time she shuts her lids and lays down to sleep-both at the fall of the night, the break of dawn, and the sunset of noon. This seemingly helpless, but once joyful mother is now constantly troubled over her child’s misdemeanor and depravity.

          Then when  the pressures, forces and agents of YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE have fully ran their course, the result follows-Drug Addiction and months, if not years in the Rehab, Armed Robbery or even Murder and then Life-imprisonment or an  elongated Prison Sentence, Pregnancy or STDs, and perhaps, the termination of educational career and sometimes there is  the Pill Drive to terminate an unwanted pregnancy from a life of promiscuity-Abortion, which may lead to death or reproductive complications as simple as ruptured fallopian tubes or dysfunctional ovaries, which may lie within the borders of surgical correction or as complex as a damaged or totally destroyed uterus which can never be corrected, and then there is the Suicide mission or attempt from frustration, and dejection. Then the mother’s nightmare finally unravels, its nature is illuminated and its manifestation seen and felt. Now there is sorrow and shame, and sometimes regrets in the heart of the once joyful mother, upon the mind of the once proud father and on the faces of the once happy family members and friends. Their joy has been turned to sorrow, and their laughter to weeping and mourning. What a shame, what a sorrow?

TO BE CONTINUED

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TEENAGE EXUBERANCE- A MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE-PART ONE

TEENAGE EXUBERANCE- A MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE

       It’s a lovely day; the culmination of 9 months of gestation and 12 hours of labor. A child is born, a baby delivered and an atmosphere of joy saturates the hospital room. A joy, it is, reflected by broad smiles on the face of the recuperating mother, and laughter in the deep manly voice of a proud father, as his friends say to him, “congratulations-you have done it”. Subsequently, there is so much celebration in the family at the arrival of this new born into a world so enigmatic and dynamic.

       Exactly 12 months later, it’s the baby’s first birthday celebration, and everyone especially the mother is so elated at how her little child has grown to be so cute and lovely. Then a few years later it’s time for Pre-school, and then Kindergarten, and later Middle school; the child still remains mummy’s little angel and daddy’s favorite child- it’s obedient, respectful, humble, listens to teachers, does home works, doesn’t stay up late and is the best student in class. Some more years following, the child turns THIRTEEN; a teenager and prospective High-school student. At thirteen it remains mummy’s little angel and daddy’s favorite child-as lovely as ever.

       Possessing so much intelligence, talent and character, the gates of High school flings open to the child and so do the doors of the TEENAGE WORLD. There is a distraction; to resist the pressure, overcome the pull of the crowd, face studies and remain good, or to compromise, join the crowd, take a deep plunge into the ocean of ADOLESCENCE and the waters of the TEENAGE AGE- it’s a hard choice; one which will either make or mar the child. Then there is the BIOLOGICAL PRESSURE of raging SEX HORMONES, surging within the child like the Victoria Falls of Zimbabwe. The child begins to experience an unusual attraction to the opposite sex, hence the thoughts of the desire to fulfill the lust of the flesh preoccupies the mind of the child. At this point nothing is left of its goodness; very little is seen of mummy’s little angel and daddy’s favorite child is no where to be found.

 TO BE CONTINUED
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