Flights of Passage

There’s something about us 

You and I 

We are flights of passage 

The being here

The not so being here

The times when  we thought

Time was limitless 

All the times when we stood Indestructible  

The mellow times in between 

And the times when we gazed forlornly on our yearnings 

 

The seasons that brings with it

Some good times and some not good times

Some soul searchings

And other things in between 

I want to remind you today Sister!

Time is not limitless 

It calls for accountability 

It tends to X-ray you

 

It asks that you take it 

One at a time

But it reminds you to sometimes make haste

Sometimes, it helps you ascertain life’s frailty.

And recognizes it’s perfect imperfections.

It quickens you to action

It asks you to leave an imprint

Your footprints on the sands of time

 

It asks you to make memories 

It exacts from you the spirit of excellence 

It asks you to spread your essence like perfume

Share your life and be indomitable 

And allow others feel your presence 

Most times it looks at the path you’ve chosen and  asks

Have you really lived?

Sometimes it asks that you take the road less traveled 

 

Are you living?

Or are you just existing

Sister oh Sister

Tell me!

Are you still waiting for permission

 

 Are you still making excuses 

Are you still waiting for validations

Whilst you bear restless dreams within you

You know Sister, I see you

I see you! I see the dreams in you waiting to be birthed 

Yet you wait

How long Oh Sister

Will you wait

How long oh Sister, before you spread your wings and fly

How beautiful will it be to see you take off.

 

I see the power you possess 

But you walk around powerless 

You allow their visions of you, their dreams of you and their judgement of you cage you and hold you down

I know you have the power to explode in glory 

And challenge your world , impact it and triumph

But I’m afraid, you’re still gigglish and coquettish 

You keep casting glances behind your backs

Whilst you allow their definitions of you stand in the marketplace 

Your remembrance of the titles given you

Encloses you in darkness and sometimes you shudder

Often times you regurgitate the bitterness of its feelings deep from your belly

And it seems to stop you in your tracks

You hear their voices of mockery even in the silence of your reveries

And can’t seem to rise above  the memories of it 

 

You take flight at the mention of the powers within you

You say Oh! don’t mention it

You hide in the corners of darkness 

And cover your light with illusions of your shadows 

Whilst the world hunger to experience the beauty that is in you

I wish that you can move to the light Whilst there’s still time

And become unstoppable 

I see you in the light

But I hear you hesitate

They laced you with the claws of traditions and paused you in time

I see the acceptance of it all

And how your head bows in defeat

I hear your pangs of yearnings to be free

I listen to the groans of birth pains exploding within you

Life is war!

 

I hear the echoes of other Sisters!

Waiting for you to emerge

Oh I hear them whisper and sigh!

Sister! have you given birth yet?

Have you brought change to your world, our world they ask

Have you made an impact yet

Why do you still wait

Whats the price of your gifting

Remember, some were given much time 

Some came briefly 

Some stayed for sometime 

But it still ends

Time is still asking, where are you

 

Why are you still bound by fallacies 

Why are you still bound by traditions 

Why are you still silent 

Why are you still living in fear

When you can live liberated

For we are birds of Passage woven through times 

Created in all purity, courage and strength 

Crafted in power 

Sealed with beauty 

Sister! Move to the light!

Remove the shackles and be free

Time might be limited but you’re not!

You're limitless

Remove the chains of fear from your feet

And be set free

 

For when a woman agrees

Even her CHI will be awakened

Remove the chains of fear from your soul Sister!

Extinguish the darkness

And be set free

For you’re made for more 

Remove the gulley from your path!

Uproot the lies that bind and limit you

And soar

Put  on the cloak of courage 

And take up your mantle of power

You're made for more

Limitless

Dont let time stop you

Nor the chains on your ankle and mind

Nobody can stop you except you

For we all

Are flights of passage

Elements of time

Fascinated by nature

Intrigued by our reflections

And yet unstoppable

With our footprints

Printed Indelibly

On the sands of time