Self Portrait

Do you know who you are?

I have been a wonderful success.
I have been a horrible failure.
I see myself a blessing to many.
I see that by me not one of them is blessed.
There are many who are able to speak well of me.
There are many who are able to speak ill of me.
I think I understand the condition of my nature.

Do you know who you are?

I look into the mirror.
I study my pain.
The deeper I study the more pain I see.
When I try to look away, none of this can help me.

Who are you looking for?

In the mirror
I hope
one day to see
a very small part
of a poor reflection
of the only reflection
that is you.

Peace! You are not who you have been thus far,
Neither are you who you think you to be,
Nor are you who others hear and or see.
You are all of who I speak that you are.

But I...

Peace.

faith yes.

Poet Ntwadumela
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Trayvon

His death breathes life to
Sleeping Americans of
Every ethnicity and
Color waking us
To action adopting him
As an all son for every
Race as we mourn his 
Our tragic loss as he gives
Our hearts a strong uniting
And to his parents
Strong loving parents God will
Have the last word keep trusting
Your son is alive
He is changing a country
Legacy of our Trayvon.

Poet Ntwadumela 

Labels and Questions

Christian has come to mean
something other than "Little Christ".

Some things like,"Judge, jury, executioner"
or "Very nice and very fake".

We are perceived as the culture
and it's master intends.

Do we work hard enough to
topple this stacked deck?

Or do we plant it, water it
contribute to it's growth?

Christians must live in this world submerged.
This world baptized in Noah's flood.

The questions: "Keep on your helmet?"
Or "Tragically inhale the water?"

In any case there is God up above in the light
lovingly working the pumps.

The Double Life Chant

The double life

Is the wicked life

Plus the cover life

This is double life

The cover life

Hides the wicked life

And the wicked life

Grows on

.

The wicked life

Halts the Godly life

And the Godly life

Holds the future life

And the future life

Guards the soul life

From decaying in

The world

.

The cankerworm

And the palmerwom

Assault the soul life

Through the wicked life

And the cover life

Hides the wicked life

But decaying worms

Can't hide

.

They show themselves

By feeding off

The soul life

And the cover life

The wicked life

Bred the worms and

The soul life

Decays

.

The wicked life

Assaults the cover life

And the cover life

Becomes inadequate

For the wicked life

Seeks to show it's self

As the cover life

Decays

.

The wicked life

Assaults all life

That it Contacts

For it is not life

The wicked life

Is disguised as life

The wicked life

Is death

.

Turn away

From the double life

For the double life

Always in in death

All in decay

Can be restored

Be not a fool

Choose life

.

Poet Ntwadumela

(poetntwadumela.blogspot.com)

Homeless Scream

The heart of God weeps,
soft snow harsh on cardboard roof.
Torn plastic screams ice.

Grate sleeper in the
shadow of our hearts gravestone.
Our seared conscience screams.

Homeless flower screams
silent lament on tip toe,
Where is my Christian.?

I scream you scream we
all scream for ice scream, but now...
homeless scream at us.

Poet Ntwadumela
(poetntwadumela.blogspot.com)

Featured Guest Poet, Rudyard Kipling- Recessional

God of our fathers, known of Old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-lines
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine-
Lord God of host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!

The tumults and the shouting dies;
The captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!

Far-called our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law-
Lord God of Host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!

For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and Iron shard,
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word-
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!

Love

God is Love.
If God is not present
then Love is not present.
If God is not honored
then Love is not honored.
You cannot express Love through sin
anymore than you can express God through sin.

Love is an attribute
not an emotion.
Love flows from the spirit of God
through our spirits
and is expressed by our soul.
To express Love
is to express God.
Love is not emotional feeling.
A mother can feel,
anger, fear, joy happiness, disappointment and more
for her child and never have her Love change.
Love is something other than feeling.
Love is an attribute
not an emotion.

You can always see if there is Love.
If there is no respect
then there is no Love.
When we substitute Love with emotion
then emotion substitutes respect with fear and or admiration.
Fear and admiration is based on feelings.
Respect is given with Love.
Fear and admiration you have to earn
and is felt by the one who makes you earn it.
Respect is given when Love is given
and is separate from any feelings.
Fear and admiration is based on the worthiness of the receiver.
respect is based on the worthiness of the giver.
If you are respected then you are held in high esteem through Love.
If you are not respected then you have to earn fear and or admiration through emotion.
This is how you can see if there is true Love
if there is no respect then there is no Love, just emotion.

If we walk in the spirit and not the flesh
then we walk in Love and not emotions.
If we do not walk in God then we do not walk in Love.
If we say "I Love you", and do not walk in God then we lie.
If we do not walk in God we tell the truth when we say
I emotion you.

Brothers and Sisters
Seek the Love of God.

Poet Ntwadumela
(poetntwadumela.blogspot.com)