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N.I.C.E. Guys Do Finish Last
Since we're bastardizing words
Thru the warped lens of revisionist history
Allow me to throw my entry into the
Reimagined Social Contract
^^^^^
Because I've made a conscious decision long ago to
Keep Love in my Heart and God in my Spirit
I did my Human best to stay close to my Original self
Learned how to forgive myself
Make an accord with my Deamons
And cultivate a true Love for what it is to be
Alive
I've been thru the depths of depression
Tired of living scared of dying...trying new coping mechanisms
Drinking myself to sleep hoping I can just pass out
And Drift thru the NetherRealm
Without another Nightmare
But
There came a time
When God whispered in the dark...injected me with the
All-Spark as that Universal reminder
I am Worthy
No longer anyone's victim
I Total Recalled all of my Victories
...all of my accomplishments when I purposefully
Chose...
Will To Power
No longer Will I cower in the shadows
Of my former self...that [guy] was just a learning Lesson
A steppingstone...a Blessing in disguise
Teaching me how to atone on my own...hone my Gifts
Own my shit...put an H on my back and handle it
Become a Traveler with my Traumas neatly compartmentalized
Instead of a straggler with emotional baggage
Spilling all over the place...
Struggling with Truth
So here Eye am...2024
The Elephant Man back on tour
Using Remembrance as the Skeleton Key to open new Doors
Rock Steadied in Sankofa
Divining while re-defining what it is to be
A nice guy
Nuanced...nurturing....naturally Me
Intelligent...intuitive...instinctually a Man
Creative...charismatic...Conscious of my Humanity
Esoteric...enigmatic...a Walking Epiphany
...and yes
Nice guys do finish last...because we Last
We understood the Assignment...
Life is not a sprint...it's a Marathon filled with teachable Moments
So let's appreciate what it is to Live Learn and Love
As we Grow confident in our own Niceness
Peace
Thru the warped lens of revisionist history
Allow me to throw my entry into the
Reimagined Social Contract
^^^^^
Because I've made a conscious decision long ago to
Keep Love in my Heart and God in my Spirit
I did my Human best to stay close to my Original self
Learned how to forgive myself
Make an accord with my Deamons
And cultivate a true Love for what it is to be
Alive
I've been thru the depths of depression
Tired of living scared of dying...trying new coping mechanisms
Drinking myself to sleep hoping I can just pass out
And Drift thru the NetherRealm
Without another Nightmare
But
There came a time
When God whispered in the dark...injected me with the
All-Spark as that Universal reminder
I am Worthy
No longer anyone's victim
I Total Recalled all of my Victories
...all of my accomplishments when I purposefully
Chose...
Will To Power
No longer Will I cower in the shadows
Of my former self...that [guy] was just a learning Lesson
A steppingstone...a Blessing in disguise
Teaching me how to atone on my own...hone my Gifts
Own my shit...put an H on my back and handle it
Become a Traveler with my Traumas neatly compartmentalized
Instead of a straggler with emotional baggage
Spilling all over the place...
Struggling with Truth
So here Eye am...2024
The Elephant Man back on tour
Using Remembrance as the Skeleton Key to open new Doors
Rock Steadied in Sankofa
Divining while re-defining what it is to be
A nice guy
Nuanced...nurturing....naturally Me
Intelligent...intuitive...instinctually a Man
Creative...charismatic...Conscious of my Humanity
Esoteric...enigmatic...a Walking Epiphany
...and yes
Nice guys do finish last...because we Last
We understood the Assignment...
Life is not a sprint...it's a Marathon filled with teachable Moments
So let's appreciate what it is to Live Learn and Love
As we Grow confident in our own Niceness
Peace
Published Yesterday
| Edited Today
Author's Note
...somethin for us NICE guys...cheers
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Yesterday 6:09pm
Yesterday 6:14pm
Honestly, my friend…
For as much as your erotica is one of my very favorite things to read in these hallowed halls, THIS is now my favorite post of yours.
Outstanding poem.
And the very first time I’ve nominated anyone from Poem of the Month.
For as much as your erotica is one of my very favorite things to read in these hallowed halls, THIS is now my favorite post of yours.
Outstanding poem.
And the very first time I’ve nominated anyone from Poem of the Month.
Yesterday 6:48pm
Endless thanks for your nomination of this poem Her.
I'm deeply humbled
Much respect
Naaj
I'm deeply humbled
Much respect
Naaj
Yesterday 6:50pm
Yesterday 6:57pm
This is wise, deep awareness of life's turns and human selves.
I had to stay longer at some xpressions to savour their beauty and get how you composed them.
So insightful Naajir with mature conscience throughout.the poem.
Hamid best Regards
I had to stay longer at some xpressions to savour their beauty and get how you composed them.
So insightful Naajir with mature conscience throughout.the poem.
Hamid best Regards
Yesterday 7:41pm
good morning dearest Naajir I was a geek in school but afraid to show it I went to a rough school in Junior High and I test really high on my national testing but I was not focused on my future I would let people shake me internally without showing it lexternally unless you really looked in any case I was talking about this last night I was put in gate classes and was invited to go to Computech this was when computers were all code based. and no internet there were little guys and they were nice guys that were afraid of their environment and I kind of gave them a tough talk and said look just focus on what you know the bullies in life and bad guys will come and go but at least you know what you want your future to look like I live in Califonia Computech was brand new... truly I know these guys are rich men today but I had no interest really and still didn't know where I was being led I had visions that involved different things at nine but they only shook me so I let God lead me through the darkest classrooms I am coming out and detoxifying what I put into my soul to the best of my ability you are on fire in this... this is one of your gifts as you must know... I could see you up their motivating the congregation but more than our Father he love this and I do too ❤️
Yesterday 8:06pm
Today 11:52am
This reads like an odyssey through your life - demons faced and insights gained.
Outstanding piece of ink, Naaj, much respect for you.
Outstanding piece of ink, Naaj, much respect for you.
Today 11:58am
Amazing write! You know, I'm beginning to think that emotional maturity is the ultimate turn-on, especially for the heart and brain. (And who wants a guy that always 'finishes' first, anyway? 😁 Haha... gutter-brain moment.) Seriously though, I really love the words you've chosen for your N.I.C.E. acrostic. There's much to contemplate there...
Your final stanza made me think of some research I read once, that the "popular, cool kids" who dominate the scene as teenagers are actually experiencing their social peak at that time... which kinda sucks for them since they still have a LOT of life to live. They're almost never the "nice" guys; not at that age, anyway.
Anyway, pardon my rambling. This gave me a lot to think about, and to strive for, as I work on becoming a nicer, better human. And as always, I enjoyed finding all those sneaky Naajir rhymes throughout. Beautiful mind candy. Bravo!
❤️k
Your final stanza made me think of some research I read once, that the "popular, cool kids" who dominate the scene as teenagers are actually experiencing their social peak at that time... which kinda sucks for them since they still have a LOT of life to live. They're almost never the "nice" guys; not at that age, anyway.
Anyway, pardon my rambling. This gave me a lot to think about, and to strive for, as I work on becoming a nicer, better human. And as always, I enjoyed finding all those sneaky Naajir rhymes throughout. Beautiful mind candy. Bravo!
❤️k
