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Aaylx

Warrior. poet. artist. Advocate for  Freedom

  "Authentic Love"

10/9/2015

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​Authentic love  is a lasting love...with a person you can share your everything with...the only person you want to fall asleep next to...the first person you want to see when you wake up in the morning...the one that enables you farther than what you could imagine.​
-Authentic love
-There is nothing as powerful, nothing as beautiful
-teaching us trust, patience, responsibility
-enriching two souls
-uncensored, unfiltered
-equally accepting of our strengths and our flaws​​​​​
-stimulating balance and flexibility in each other
-fighting productively and loving unconditionally
-regardless of distance or circumstance
-security and happiness found and nourished in one another
-a true home, a blessed union
-a level of intimacy that knows no depth
-limited only by shared dreams, values, and desires in a wonderful life together
-always remember the source of your affections
-what it means to be surrounded in her warmth, to feel her gentle touch
-what it means to hear her laugh, to see her genuine smile
-already missing, waiting for the next opportunity to kiss or hold her hand
-you are eachothers priority
-listen, placing eachothers needs first
-reaching, toward common goal, even ground
-communicating honestly, open hearts yielding to more open minds
-fair expectations and forgiveness build and maintain that closeness, a mutual understanding
-but relax with the confidence you have the time to develop a lasting marriage
​​​​-because we never stop working on ourselves
-​we never stop learning about our better half, our spouse, with the same if not greater intensity as authentic love itself​
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"The Moon & The Tide"

7/12/2015

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-What is the Moon?
-The ancients considered it a lunar deity
-Something spiritual worshipped across many mythologies
-A Goddess, complementing the stars, contrasting the sun, and forever dancing with the Earth

-A source of light in the night
-When others look upon it, they find comfort
-A Pathfinder for those that are lost
-A Defender for those who are distraught
-An Embracer for those who are fraught with negative thoughts
-A constant traveler...passing through time...changing
-So many phases, full and crescent shapes, the magnificent eclipse
-A true wonder that inspired humanity to reach out and touch
-Lay hands upon it, in an effort to better understand it
-Interesting how what was once solar debris holds so much value to all living beings

-Relationships are much like the Moon and the Earth
-The force between them balances ocean and land
-Constantly revolving, moving, but bound to each other
-A connection absent color, taste, smell, sound
-Synchronized, they establish a rhythm
-Everyday, fluctuating between high and low tides
-Harmony, chaos, retracting, adapting
-Tides wash over sand, it smooths out imperfections, blemishes, bruises, hurt are erased
-We become level again, our hearts revived
-The tide doesn't seek to recreate you or reform any part of you
-Its purpose is to sustain you, guide you, for as much as you allow it or empower it
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  "The Sun & The Wind"

6/7/2015

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-What is the Sun?
-Many years ago people worshipped it as a God, called it Ra
-They believe Ra rose as young child at first light, hung as a proud adult during mid-day, and rest as an old soul
-And the next day reborn a new​
-I simply find solace in sunrise and sunset, transitional periods, so beautiful
-Feeling as if you are connected to something more
-Just like water, all life need night just as much as light​​
-Such warmth, it can strengthen all things
-But too much can hurt, event burn

-Is that what I did to you
-I never mean to hurt you
-Is that why you ignore me​​​ 
-Once upon a time, my heart and mind were conflicted
-Let the voices of others steer my actions
-Not really weighing the consequences of a decision

-I never stopped thinking about you
​​-Doing any and all things to give you the space I thought you wanted
-You tried, and I denied you
-Afraid of liking of you and all the means
-To think, for a year, holding emotions inside
-When finally you released, I failed to catch​
-Thinking what you felt would not last​
-Desiring what I did not have or could not provide
-Hiding myself, it was cowardly

-You are more than just a pretty face
-A spark, a friendship, maybe more
-Willing to move in any direction if you desire it​
-Ready to assume risk and all that means
-I found my reason
-​I believe what I feel is not without cause
-Do your thoughts still linger, entertain possibility

​-That relaxed style, that smile, how you believe you're wild, a free spirit
-I could be that wind next to you, because no one needs to carry you, strong all on your own​
-Sometimes the wind shifts, gets a bit crazy
-It's hard when we want it to be soft
-Moves fast when we want it to be slow
-It makes mistakes ​​and if we forgive, like the ​sun, two souls/two lives can be reborn a new​​​​​​​​​​​​

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 "Disappointment"

5/28/2015

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Daring to describe the futility of dating in terms of poor fishing and unsavory weather.
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-You are no better than who you lay with
-Pity most do not seem to understand this
-Ultimately, it becomes just another disappointment
-For which there is no ointment or cure
-Save for a heart or mind willing to work with, not fight against, the lure
-You catch, put it back, catch, put it back
-Close inspections, key decisions, all to brief
-Time helps decide which is or was worth the keep
-How long can we endure the ones that break, faint, swim away?
-We try a new cast, a new location
-We change pieces of bait, change parts of ourselves
-Is it luck?
-Why do we even give a fuck?
-So much doubt, so many routes
-We fish because we desire sustenance
-Fuel our soul, spiritually grow
-Let go, release, breathe
-It’s out of our hands if and when we receive
-A blessing? A lesson?
-How long do we maintain a levy with flood waters ever so heavy?
-Fear of failing, buckling
-Fear of washing away, crumbling
-Losing the components that build the foundation, once a proud formation
-Forcing everything on a course we know not what destination, raging current, no direction
-Floating away as debris, a life without density
-No tangible meaning, barely reason to continue struggling
-Reflecting on what we possess and what is absent
-Thinking we know but we don’t
-Believing we will but we won’t

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 "Scared"

5/8/2015

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We evaluate a situation based on each of its elements and  gather as much information as possible before  committing to a decision. We do the best with what we have at the time. Young relationships vibrant with potential seem fit to fall in this process. 
- I want to…
- Hold you, touch you, love you
- Lay beside to you, feel your warmth
- Fall asleep to the sound of your heart beating
- I never say it, but in you I see potential, deeper meaning
- A different perspective, changing me, breathing new life in me
- But I’m sacared…
- To surrender all that is left of me
- To entrust my soul into someone new
- Some relationships you can’t simply undo
- Some bonds seem innocent but underneath are fake
- With high stakes there’s benefit, but there's also profound sadness
- Discovery of something very tragic
- Falling in love is like giving into madness
- Running in a circle, losing traction
- The opposite of playing safe and thinking clear
- Words fall from ears, and emotions overwhelm from the outside-in
- Replaying moments, forming memories
- What we wouldn’t give to live a story with a happy ending
- So much risk in a true kiss but to not partake would be undoubtedly remiss
- The same intensity I feel to take you in my arms is the same intensity keeping me from closing the distance
- You're reaching, I see it
- Don’t know if I should grasp it
- Once I take hold, it’s all or none
- I have no in-between, only me, that’s all I know how to be
- Sprung, so right but so wrong
- How do we know where we belong?
- Such a gamble becoming unraveled
- Fighting, and I can hardly stand it
- Evading, and I don’t even like it
- Running, and I have no asthmuth
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"Fight & Pray"

4/28/2015

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A response to the pervasive bigotry in current events. If this piece offends, attempting internal dialouge with yourself (deeper reflection) may bring about respite.
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-You say you know what it means to be a family
-But that “traditional” ideology breeds perpetual tragedy
-Marriage is not about making babies
-It’s a promise to share a path together
-No matter the weight of the ruck sack or how many times you double back
-Life is about the journey just as much as the destination
-Experiences and reflections are where all humans grow
-Karma
-That’s why we reap what we sow
-The ultimate sacrifice of love gave us those opportunities
-The ability to succeed, fail, and repeat
-The day I meet my Maker I go without race, religion, or gender
-Before You only a single soul with many goals
-Believing in something more for all creation and under all nations
-Ascend, descend, rise again for however many times it takes to evolve, build resolve, and walk beside the heavenly
-See pockets of societies misplace compassion for want and greed, for a title or entitlement they need not receive
-What does it mean to be clean?
-If it’s to harm like you, act self-righteous like you, I don’t want it
-I’d rather be remembered for what I tried to do but couldn't than what I did and shouldn’t
-I’d rather listen than berate
-I’d rather learn than discriminate
-I’d rather love than tolerate
-We are limited in what we perceive
-That’s why we should fight harder to understand each other and stop hating one another
-For once in this life—practice what you teach, live what you preach
-Truth is…expression, identity, sexuality are fluid and dynamic constructs
-All adaptions made in an authentic image
-A beautiful blend of simple and complex
-All parts of the same tree, grown from the same seed
-Colors of unity, spirituality
-We’re all wrong
-Formed under the same original sin only the Almighty forgives
-From the first to last breath, our choices determine our fate
-A system of energies already free
-Are you wolf, dog, or sheep?
-Pray, may you find the answer that you seek


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 "1  Night,  1  Stand"

3/3/2015

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The infamous one night stand...never more fulfilling than true intimacy and more of a senseless act attempting to quench a lustful desire or fill a void left by another. Neither is a prescription to heal pain; it can only add to it.
-One night, One stand
-To be with a woman, to be with a man
-Use someone in the way you used me?
-But the joke is on me because I didn't feel shit
-And it's not like me to hit and quit
-How ironic, should've expressed something platonic
-For once, I just wanted to feel something legit
-Because with you it was nothing but bullshit
-Some dumb game
-Attracted to the unattainable
-Acted like you wanted me
-Guess I was something new to entertain you
-Someone to build your confidence, a comfort friend
-One of those things, another one of your romance flings
-I was never the one
-Stupid me, I saw a life of what could be
-I thought you loved me
-Some fool, I admired you
-But you were only enchanted with the idea of me
-A quick fix to help you feel sexy and shit
-A side piece to all your other priorities
-In your heart, I could never be
-There wasn't room for me or anyone else but yourself
-A stepping stone so you didn't feel so alone
-A hard lesson learned but I've grown
-I've come to know some experiences are what we make them to be
-Right or wrong
-Stop chasing false hopes, fake realities
-Start taking time to follow genuine opportunities, testing all possibilities
-Build depth, choose when to rest and when to forget
-Moving on, a healthy avenue to get over you, that's what's best

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"Pastor Of Peace"

1/20/2015

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In remembrance of one of the greatest human beings who sacrificed so much for the preservation of others. Thank you, Dr. (Reverend) Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
-My days are promising
-My worries are smaller
-My future is brighter
-Because of you, pastor of peace
-Leader with courage and tenacity
-Advocate of love
-A father, a brother
-The “drum major” for righteousness
-Commanding our spirits, inspiring our minds, marching our bodies
-Through dignity and discipline, forming an organization of non-violent demonstration
-Resolution through revolution
-Not without loss or tragedy, bleeding liberty for a single dream
-So a minority can be a somebody
-Have a voice, have a choice
-So fraternities of the few elite are not the only priority
-Separate is not equal
-So we held hands together
-Took back our tomorrow, took back our freedom
-Warriors of compassion, healing toxic hearts and fractured minds
-Fighting intolerance, ignorance, hateful hubris
-Still climbing mountains
-Still wrestling wanton actions
-More to overcome, more to persevere
-Lord willing, an authentic new beginning is somewhere near

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"A Kiss To Last"

1/10/2015

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Some controversy 
exists on what it means to be physical intimate with another person. When the feelings present are mutual and untainted, we call that "making love". I want to better understand and define what  means to "make love" to another...perhaps there is something beautiful to be found when you connect with another human being on a spiritual, emotional, and physical level?
-They say it’s sinful, a loss of control, a slip in convictions, but this is different
-A physical manifestation, a liberal expression, of this overwhelming connection
-Heart races, your body embraces
-Surround me, you’ve found me
-In any view as lay with you, I adore you
-The way your body glistens
-Tell me what you want, I’ll listen 
-All parts of your body, I’ll be kissing
-Give you all the things you’ve been missing
-The love you always deserved, I’m delivering
-Lush lips, soft skin
-I want to take you to heaven and back again
-Your hand in my hand
-Takes time to truly admire you
-Let hands and lips inspire you
-Raise the fire in you
-Enlighten me, excite me
-Your pleasure, my privilege
-Beyond lust, beyond infatuation
-Sound of you breathing, moaning, wincing
-My obsession, you’ll remember
-Caring eyes, touching gently, shivering
-When I make love to you, I’m just appreciating all of you
-Give your body the same joy I feel in my soul
-Take me, until you’ve had enough of me
-Smile, feels like I’m living in a dream
-Caress your face, hearts in the right place
-Passionate, conversation, exasperation
-Build to climax, all others to outlast

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 "Situationship"

1/5/2015

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Good friends will say that you deserve the very best in relationships, to experience the same love and dedication you express to others in your life. Some misguided folks think it's okay to reap benefits without taking risks or push others away before they even give someone an opportunity to enrich their life--be it happiness or companionship. Nothing and no one is perfect, and you cannot truly and completely immerse yourself in love without risking heartache.
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-It’s my fault
-I left myself open for you
-I trusted you
-Fell so far and so fast
-Lord help me, I wanted to be lost in you
-Your voice, your touch, your love

 -You could have let go too
-I was here to catch you
-I was here to hold you
-Babe, I was here
-You want me but not all of me
-What are the pieces without the whole?

 -Fumbling, Stumbling
-All or nothing
-Babe, I was ready to do anything you asked of me
-Separate, Desperate
-Thought this was going somewhere
-But we are going nowhere

 -Said you can but you can’t
-You got scared and ran from me
-I could have been enough for you
-I would have been worth it for you

 -Some come and some go
-Babe, I wanted you to stay
-Be the other half your whole
-I accepted all of you
-I would have healed what was broken
-I could have gathered all those pieces
-I could have molded them into something better
-Your personal craftsman
-Only you held value
-In me you could have rested

 -Or maybe you were always drifting
-And I was seeking to grasp what was never mine

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