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Liberian Literary Magazine

Unscripted
Cher Antoinette

JANUARY 2016
Please note that all works
should be credited to CherAntoinette © 2012-2015
Greetings to you and a
Blessèd and Prosperous New
Year!
The month of January
signifies the beginning of
another
cycle
of
our
Gregorian Calendar and an
opportunity to reflect on our
experiences of the previous
year. We all wish that we can
move
forward
with
confidence, clarity and most
importantly, hope. Let the
journey begin!

UNCERTAINTY
I am drowning
Sinking fast to the depths
The lights are going out
As I move further
Away from the dream
Your reality extinguishes
The flames
But my heart is singed
I can no longer breathe
The air
Heavy with doubt
And uncertainty
No plans can be made
No life raft dispatched
Yet
I remain devoted
To the notion
The tide will turn
© Architects of Destiny 2014

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STUCK
Stuck,
stuck,
stuck in a rhythm
that's going no where
gripped by fear.
Should I dare
to question
my pace,
my place
in this race
for award?
Reward
my efforts;
give me the cup
to sup
of the dreams
I should follow.
Sprinkle the
path
with fairy dust,
click red heels,
feel the wind
at my back.
Blow!
Blow away
the nightmare
of fear.
My dreams
are black,
are back
to the crack
of the whip
on this nigger's back.

to be the person
you want to be;
there is nothing
to be
afraid of.
Come,
take my hand.
We have the strength
within;
it is here,
from the beginning
it was
placed here
for a reason,
a purpose,
to live and
to love.
God
Inner Spirit
Jah
Chi
many names
same energy
the synergy
that’s released when
two bodies
become one;
beauty in its most empirical
form.
Love
lust
sex
call it what you will
but in it all
there is the connection
still.

AFRAID TO BE

The trouble is
we are timid,
comfortable,
complacent in our
two-by-four space
but
it’s not a disgrace
to want to move
at a different pace.

Why?
Why are you afraid?

There is nothing
to be ashamed of.

Afraid
to be yourself

No guilt required.

© “My Soul Cries” 2013 –
Cher-Antoinette

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