Black Butterfly

From the tomb of darkness inside my cocoon,
I know my metamorphosis will be complete soon.
I see a beam of light as I begin to break free,
A major transformation is occurring within me.

Merely existing when my soul longs to live,
experiencing so little of this thing called life,
yet having so much within me to give.

With no idea where I'm going,
I’m certain inside this cocoon
I can no longer stay,
So to my Holy creator I silently pray,
As I prepare to step out on faith
letting love lead the way,
Trusting my Spirit guides
will not lead me astray.
Unsure of what the future holds
Yet, certain I’ll be okay,
No more inching through life as
a green caterpillar,
the time has come for me to see a new day.

For I deeply believe it’s my spiritual responsibility,
to live up to my God given potentiality.
So of my self imposed limitations I must break free,
Then take this beautiful vision of myself from within,
that so clearly I see…
and make it my reality...
As I become the version of me
I was created to be.

Restless to the point I can no longer sleep
and I know…
It’s time to answer the call of my soul,
that desperately yearns to grow.
Yes, it’s time to spread my wings,
and let my authentic self show.
So I…soar to the sky
following the rhythm of my unique flow,
As I…feel the winds of change begin to blow
Destiny is calling and won’t
accept from me the answer, “no”
So up, up and away I go!

A One Love Production
By Anna "Ms. Poet" Hendricks
Copyright 2007, revised version 2011
Dedicated to all who are ready to resurrect their dreams

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An Inspirational Love Note on Spiritual Wisdom (Dedicated to the Brutha's)

1 Kings 3:5-11 tells the story of how God came to King Solomon through a dream granting him the opportunity to ask for whatever he wanted. Yet, instead of asking for riches, long life & material gain. Solomon only asked God to give him an understanding heart and discernment to have right judgment over the people in his kingdom. God was so pleased with King Solomon's request to ask only for wisdom that He not only gave him the wisdom he asked greater than none like him before. God also gave him all the riches, honor and long life with only one condition that King Solomon keep Gods commandments,... i.e. keep God first in his life.

So as you continue to diligently work to overcome the unique yet unfortunate struggles, challenges, and obstacles our current economy and society force you to face daily. In all your getting I encourage you to take a moment to do as King Solomon and instead of asking God for riches, more money and material gain...ask God to grant you the Wisdom that comes from an understanding discerning heart so that you too can make right judgment. Doing so will extend your blessings far greater than any amount of monetary wealth or material possessions. How so you ask? Because as Lauryn Hill so simply yet eloquently put it in her song "Lost Ones" from her highly successful and deeply profound debut solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", ..."Wisdom is better than silver and gold".

For with an understanding heart and discernment of spiritual wisdom, you will have far greater ability to know the right choices to make, the right opportunities to take and the right direction and path to go that of your own intellectual mind alone you will not know. Asking God for the blessing of spiritual wisdom then trusting in it and learning to lean on it rather than your own understanding, will cause you to be led in the right place at the right time. Additionally, you will find yourself suddenly connecting with the right people to help manifest lucrative opportunities that will begin to flow to you in golden streams of good & plenty. Avalanches of abundance will begin to attract and flow to you to such a magnitude in which your barns will not have room to hold.

So my dear beloved brutha's, my heart goes out to you in this message because I have watched and grown in my understanding of your plight and fight my entire life. I have seen it in all of you from my father to my biological brothers...uncles...mates and platonic male friends alike. As a result of my deep compassion for the personal struggles that, as a black man in America, you experience in a way that no other man on this earth does. I have shed countless tears of empathy for you and prayed without ceasing for your continued strength, hope and renewed faith in God. Additionally, I have asked God daily to show me what I as your female counterpart can do to uplift you, encourage you and be a greater beacon of light for you.

Today my brutha's, God answered my prayer by inspiring me to use my God given gift, talent, passion and ability to creatively express myself and His message of Spiritual Truth with you through the message shared with you in this Inspirational Love Note. Despite the appearance of lack or limitation in any area of your lives... Go forth with pride and dignity. Instead of chasing money and material possessions keep God first in all things and chase after greater understanding of His Word...His Ways...and His Purpose for your life.

With a heart overflowing in genuine Love & Light 4 U....Be encouraged and know that you are a "Black Diamond".

~ Peace My Beloved Brutha's!

A One Love Production
By Anna Ms. Poet Hendricks
Copyright 2011
Original Publication April 6, 2011,
Revised version published April 20, 2011

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Black Diamond

Beyond his…exterior toughness…
His…outer layers of roughness
I see, a beautiful and precious, rare gem
Although there’s so much more to learn about him
Cause he’s full of originality
So it takes time to learn his complex personality
Then still, you will never truly understand
The walking enigma known as the black man

I…see you every day and I…swear each time you come my way
My spirit is lifted higher…I’m left, feeling so deeply inspired
Black Diamond you set my soul on fire
And the energy of your masculinity is all that I desire
So don’t, ever feel you need to change…
Nothing about you I would rearrange
Just keep being beautiful sexy you…
And to your soul always be true
And please keep doing that…thing you do
when we do what we do like only you can do
You’re my…partner, my lover, my brutha, my boo
And I’m so grateful to God for your creation that…
no matter what we go through…
I have unshakable belief and faith in you

The smile you wear daily cannot disguise
The deeply rooted pain I see when I look in your eyes
which…I’ve been told…
are the windows to the heart of a man’s soul
So you…drink to numb the pain and remove the stress
Or sometimes to gain the courage
to get what you have to say off your chest
But…I digress
cause…even when you’re not at your personal best
you still stand out from the rest
So with you I will always be impressed

And I…pity the fool’s who passed you by
under-estimating your worth
Yet I wonder, if I let my holy water saturate into your earth…
Will it be enough to heal the pain of your past
and cause in you a rebirth?
To the passion for love & life I’m sure you once felt inside
that somehow appears to have died

So I thank God for blessin’ me
with the gift of insight that makes it so easily
To look beyond the surface and clearly see
That you’re a…Black Diamond…a rare gem stone
And I…go into an erotic zone
each time I smell your Polo Black cologne
Damn Black Diamond! You turn me on
From your size 12 Tim’s, to your 22 inch Rim’s
And the way you somehow
make an aphrodisiac out of smokin’ a Black & Mild

You’re authentic…the real deal
From your Will Smith charisma to your Denzel sex appeal
And that you’ve got hands down…real talk…
Only man on earth that’s got swagger in his walk
Like rhythm & blues, you’re a total package all intertwined
And it’s always an honor to call you mine
In all your various forms from handsome, to cute
or just damn fine
The God light in my Black Diamond always shines

Your a…Black Diamond…a rare gem stone
And for everything in the past you ever did wrong
For ever woman you ever hurt or hurt you
I want to atone
I wanna help you leave memories of yesterday behind
Raise your level of consciousness…I mean elevate your mind
I wanna use my spiritual favor with God
to pay off your karmic debts and dues
Cause even as a strong black woman
I could never walk a mile in your shoes
Cause the cross you inherited
weigh’s you down tryin’ to carry it
So I dare a man of any other race
to rise to the challenge of tryin’ to take your place

Cause when I look at you I marvel at my own reflection
Feel so safe when I’m embraced in your arms of protection
Always fulfilled as the recipient of your love & affection
Made in God’s image and likeness…
Black Diamond you are pure perfection

Regardless of…money, education, or any other worldly limitation
you’re creative and resourceful…
Sometimes a bit cocky, other times remorseful
You’re charming and clever but boring… you are never
You’re stronger than steal, with unparalleled drive, focus and will
Proud as a lion yet, sometimes gentle and shy
But more man than ever when you’re not ashamed to cry

You’re my…Black Diamond…no other like you in the world
And I’m so proud to be your partner a.k.a. the Black Pearl

Dedicated to the Black Man
By Anna “Ms. Poet” Hendricks
A One Love Production
Copyright 2008
www.lovenotesonline.info

A Brief Moment of Clarity

For just a brief moment, I had a flash of intuition where I was able to see myself and my talents as God sees me and all that He has in store for me that’s yet to come. For just a brief moment, I saw me reaching my full potential the way God has always seen in me. After all, it is He who inspires and instilled in me this abundance of creative ability when I was just an idea in His Divine Mind even before I was conceived in my mother’s womb.

For just a brief moment, I was able to see a mere glimpse of Gods divine plan for my life and in that milla-second of a moment, I became so overwhelmed with joy and moved beyond words in my spirit. Then I received an intense current of energy that I knew with an amazing sense of certainty, was the Infinite Divine Holy presence of Spirit moving though me like a flash of lighting…

And all I could do or say in response to that precious, sacred, immensely profound yet very brief moment…was lift my hands in total praise with tear filled eyes of pure joy, deep gratitude and awe at what I saw. Then with a proclamation of great expectation and conviction in my heart and voice I opened my mouth and said….Thank you Most High God…For you NEVER CEASE to amaze me. Even in a brief moment like this of removing the veil from my eyes and allowing me to clearly see all that you created me to be! In the name and nature of Jesus the Christ...It is done! And So It Is!

A One Love Production
(From the Journal Pages of Anna Ms. Poet Hendricks)
Copyright 2011