The Fault Within Your Stars (Your imperfections that make perfect sense to me)

I think I fell in love with your flaws first

When I weighed them all out and I saw how much your flaws worth

Because there are many defined by beauty

And many by their intelligence

But in you I see so much impatience

I see your raw imperfections

Whenever I start seeing in you too much of what I see in others,

I change my perception

I see your insecurities

I feel your pains

But I guess without impurities, diamonds would not be worth the same

Loving the good things about you came simple

Your pretty lips when you smile and your dimples

They have no scars

But what I would see forever is the fault within your stars

And I focused so hard on that spot until I could see no light

But your flaw that grew bigger everyday brought me through the night

It gave me sight and for that I love it

I think any perfect girl without a flaw is imperfect

I am yet to see a basket of apples with no spoils in them

So unlikely will I see you as my spoiling gem

Your faults are like the sting that lemons give that bring good flavours to life

So I wouldn't love you without them, my impending wife.

Death in the Garden of Life (A tribute dedicated to Dominic James)

Photo courtesy of The Jamaica Gleaner

He was a flower bud about to bloom

With just enough room to blossom

And bring the world to its knees

He was like a tree planted by the river

Just reaching full maturity

Ready to bring forth fruits because his roots were never dry

He was always fed on the experiences of life in that of good and bad times

But he was still just a young lad in spite

You water a plant because your wish is to see it grows

Never to whither and dies

But to see it rise

Everyday it's molded to stand firm

And to be a lantern to other plants around

Even to be hard but never to be of a hardened heart

He was a garden hero

Now a Guardian watching over the garden in which he grew

When I think of this my mind runs wild

That death is like a curious child

Intrigued by everything

But anything it touches dies

Or like an adult

With the need to possess everything he loves

So he passes by just like the regular passer-by

And picks a flower to beautify

Enhancing himself by breaking other hearts around

With the product of what was once a seed that budded beautifully from the ground

My Sunshine

You shine bright right through my eyes
This and every morning that you rise
Then at nights when I need your light most you refuse to shine
But by daylight you are still my Sunshine
You are the light that gives me direction
That paves my way in high perfection
My ball of fire that sets my heart on fire
It is you whom I depend on to start my day in great array
You are the only one I look up to besides God
And it's no surprise that you are seated beside God
No family nor friends could defy the odds that even though it may rain at times
You are always my Sunshine
Time after time
Again and again
My Sunshine proves to be my very best friend

Hello September

I hear you are around,

In fact I can feel your presence near me now

Because ever since you came

Everything has changed

No longer are leaves green
But they whither and Fall from the trees
And for all I can see
The next few weeks will be a test for me
For anything that sprang up in the Summer must Fall through in the heart of September
But September, please remember to take your time
Enjoy your stay
For you have only thirty steps to take
So while you take them,
Take a step per day