Unfinished Works

I cover up my scars. They only see what they need to see. They had been calling me names for quite some time. Can’t they see I’m just like them?   Why can’t I fit in? No one knows my pain and no one ever will. I will keep it inside. As it festers and bubbles I feel the anger rising to a broken surface.   It seeps out as I yell at a customer. She shows shock in her face but calm in her heart, she asks me what’s the source? None of her business. She says it is her business because my behavior was affecting her so now she’s a part of the situation.   I flinch. My inside’s are filthy. Fermenting in the putrid stench are the lies that have corrupted my mind. They slither nearer and nearer by the second, salivating for my beating heart.   This was my last chance. This poison was going to kill me. I share a little, a little more, not realizing I was moments away from the death of my soul. She meets my words without judgment. She speaks into me without warrant.   She gi...

The song I chose was 'I Miss You' by Wit & Dre Murray feat. Kelly Kelz. This song is important and significant to me because I discovered this album in my early twenties which has now become one of my favorite albums of all time. I reminisce the experiences of walking the bright and sunny suburbs of Waterloo and Alexandria with my raggedy, decrepit yet clearly sounding ATH-M50 headphones in Sydney Australia.   I also think of biking home with fake Beats by Dre earbuds at 10pm in the brisk and sometimes rainy cold while dodging buses and pedestrians on roundabouts all the while trying to get home in time time to cook a cheap, quick meal. This was proceeded by a 5am call time to meet at my local church to help out with the lighting in the early morning.   Vulnerable music with red, pulsing heartbeats drove me then and still drives me now. Ironically you can't stream this song or buy it anywhere so its nearly impossible to find unless if you find a bootleg version of it on...

Jesus is King, a message that’s been preached for over 2000 years. Nearly all have suffered for this message (some much more than others) but there always seems to be some kind of scrutiny that comes up against the preaching of the Gospel. Enter Kanye West 2019, that one dude who was never afraid to say what’s on his mind.  I’ve been praying for Kanye to know Jesus since I was 16 & haven’t stopped since. Ever since I heard “The College Dropout” my views on hip hop changed dramatically. I fell in love with the genre in a whole new way. The sampling, memorable choruses, & really clever rhyming set the bar super high in 2004. Yes we had other dope artists out at the moment: OutKast, Busta, Eminem, etc. but Kanye brought a whole new sound.  One thing you have to admire about Kanye is his persistence in always pushing his music to the next level. As explicit as the lyrics may be “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” sounds nothing like “Yeezus” & the former sound...