A Phoenix Rising

Pass the aux cord because I’m ready to blaze

Using the rhythm of my heart to elevate above the maze

As I am no longer afraid

I’m ready to grab the mic and be centre stage, to my life

No longer afraid to face the complexities

That come with trying to navigate my life

I’m willing to be comfortably uncomfortable

To turn my dreams into a reality

Because my breath is no more powerful than the next mans

I deserve a chance like everyone else to live

To live and to fight for my freedom, to fight for happiness

I’m ready to reclaim my identity

To pick up the pieces to put myself together again

So pass the aux cord, because I’m ready to scream

Scream until I can hear my own voice again

Scream until until I’ve made my mark on the world

I owe it to myself and to everyone who always rooted for me

Even when I stopped rooting for myself.

-Teags

Evolution

Me: I love you, every second we’re together I feel young again

You: Like I’m on top of the world

Me: I don’t want to lose you …

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Your supple but thinning lips

Your bright but withering smile

Spinning gracefully in your strong but wrinkling arms

Shifting in and out of youth

How the years have gone by

I love the butterfly we’ve become

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From the handprints in the sand

To the tire tracks on the motorway

And the impressions on these foam hospital beds

We left our stamp on all corners of the map

Forming permanent imprints on our hearts

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We have grown old and young together

Forever, and never apart

As we cuddle in our last moments

Our spines interlock and transform into steel gates

Protecting the matters of the heart

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Slowly our bodies are morphing into the unknown

Giving up the fight

Our spirits are set free

See you on the other side my twin

It’s been one hell of a ride

Evolving with you

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You: Never apart.

Me: Never apart.

-Teags

Broken Record/ Let The Record Play

Running through the sand making imprints

The tide rolls in

I reverse, imprinting my footsteps again

The tide rolls in

I run forward through the sand again

Deepening these prints a little more

Then the tide rolls in

I reverse again

Tide rolls in

I start running forward again

When will I lift the stylus off this broken record

And stop trying to perfect the line of the song that can’t be fixed

Let the record play,

Cause the reality is each scratch eventually allows you to appreciate the smooth parts to your song even more

And the reality is, life would be predictable and boring without the flare of the scratch

So let the tide roll in

Leave those footprints behind and make new ones

Embraces your scratches and let the record play.

-Teags

A Thought of Freedom

I find freedom in my oasis

My oasis stems in the concept of acceptance.

Where my nose is unapologetically wide

Where my hair naturally defies gravity

Where orange hues of my bronze skin confidently glows in the sunlight

Where everyday I swim in the waters of the roaring sounds of soul, jazz, hip hop and reggae

My oasis cleanses and purifies the sufferings and sins of my spirit

In oasis my heart breathes love and sings the spirituals of freedom

Most importantly, in my oasis no one has to be reminded of their African power because it’s never feared or under attack.
– Teags