Flights of Passage
Sep 29, 2020
Story
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