''Are you dreaming or believing?''
-Me-

''Messing up is a part of growing up, as long as you learn the right lessons from each mess up.''

''Not all of us can go right from 0 to 60; sometimes we have to take a step back & go slower, so that we can go forward full speed.''
~Me~

''A man makes his own luck everyday''.

Every man gets to choose his own destiny and if its in his will, GOD will set his path in spite of and in between all opposition.

''Life's a bitch, and im tryna wife her''.
~Jeezy~

"I Was Looking for You"

I was looking for you
but you weren't to be found,
for you left with no trace,
not the bit of sound.

A beauty so gentle
and tender in sight;
far and wide my heart travels,
yet to lose this fight.

To you alone
my affection calls.
Why not save me now
from this horrid fall?

I pledge allegiance to you
in all that you do,
yet none comes from you,
oh what must I do?

For your touch my mind races
and your heart my soul paces.
My heart remains broken,
to dust went the traces.

I was looking for you
yet you turned from me,
so that alone I may drown
a victim of Sea.

Even satan can deceive

One thing that i've learned from life and dealing with people is that you should realize that EVERYONE has an agenda, whether it be good for you, bad for you, or neither. There is always a reason that people decide to be around you, so if you don't want to gamble with what that reason is you have to be cautious of this. Don't give ANYBODY ANYTHING that you aren't willing to lose; your time, money, effort, property or love. At the end of the day you could lose any of them when dealing with somebody else, because you don't know what they REALLY feel/think. Don't isolate yourself, but just be mindful that even satan was able to look attractive and trustworthy to Eve.

My time is worth more than my money and i definitely don't play about my money, so what makes you think you could waste my time?
-Brandon C. Brookins-

Defining Greatness

''It's the small things that define greatness.''
-Ray Lewis-

This applies to every aspect of life. Everybody tries to do something big and flashy, but the odds of being successful that way are worse than leaving Vegas a millionaire. Anybody that truly understands greatness knows that doing the little/simple things right set you up to do something greater. Even in a relationship, you can get further and last longer by consistently doing the little/simple things right than trying to focus on being flashy. If you fail to do the little things right, once you run out of ''flash'', your lack of simple but yet important acts becomes more obvious and you become a mere disappointment. So if you want to become great at whatever you do, become consistently great at the little things.

Money isn't the root of all evil, its the greed that man has in acquiring it that leads to evil and acts of hatred. Anything blessed from/by GOD is good.

If Forever Turns to Never

If day turned to night,
despite of your light,
i'd never be lost
with you in sight

For never is today
and tomorrow is forever,
the tie of my interest;
no reality can sever

How could life be so cruel
that i'd find you so late
The one I adore
I dream you're my fate

How long must this pause?
Forever could I wait
But today is never,
is tomorrow too late?

Free Yourself

Your eyes can only see as far as your mind will allow, the mind is the strogest part of the body. One can only truly free their mind once they have let go of who they thought they are and what they thought they know, and look at things, people, situations, problems--LIFE, and begin to see things with new eyes. Keep the deed to your heart but don't be scared to share it with those that appreciate it and would beat down doors to aquire and to save it, and stay clear of those that drain it of it's love and replace it with the makings of bitterness. Once your heart is faded your soul is soon to follow. Never give up, trouble attacks the strong more persistently than the weak, for they are already lost...

There are only a handful of truths in life, otherwise we are all slaves to perception...

"The Struggle"

This is for you......

Struggle of confusion;
wrapped in emotion.
Entranced in the gaze
of whom i pledge devotion.

Spirit of an angel;
will of a fighter
The touch of her hands;
the up-most desire.

Why must we dwell
in this pit of confusion?
Your presence a spell;
my affection no illusion.

The struggle is dire,
but i do my part.
To be your desire,
the prince of your heart.

~Brandon "Czar" Brookins~

Life is always interesting....

The Truth

"You're either a victim or an abuser, there is no in between."
-Brandon C. Brookins-

When your will is strong and your heart is set, with God as your shield you can't fail, 85% of failure is in complacency

"Farewell to Emotion"

Farewell to emotion
the pleasant dagger.
It spares no soul
and keeps no toll.
For it was built by Pain
yet perceived with love.
Rich was the soil
though the seed stayed above.

Farewell to emotion
the beautiful arrow.
It blinds the eye
so sense can die.
Linked to the heart;
enslaved to the mind.
Slave and master run away
and the heart stays behind

Farewell to emotion
the poisoned kiss.
It ties the hands
and breaks the heart.
A heart isn't broken
by the acts of a hand.
But by the stab of emotion,
the minds dangerous friend.

"Vision of a Woman"

Blurred by time;Blessed with grace
the vision can't die, with the smile of your face.
When did I first see, the vision I see
deep enough are it's roots, to rival a tree.
Flows like a river;Roars like a sea
bring all your naysayers, in time they'll see.
My vision of a woman, others have seen
My vision of a woman, yet they refuse to believe.

They wrestle to find, the next best thing
the next thing can't aspire to what you bring.
The roar of a lion; the heavens hear it too
my vision is alive, it lives in you.
Why my sweet dove, fly away from my tree
to land on thorns and no longer see?
My vision of a woman, others have seen
My vision of a woman, yet they refuse to believe.

So my day turns to night from the rejection of your light
and the vision grows dim, yet still in sight.
Grounded by time; Blessed by fate
the vision holds ground, with the smile of your face.
The vision is strong, we cannot waste
and the poison on your lips, I'll die just to taste.
My vision of a woman, others have seen
My vision of a woman, are you merely a dream?

-Brandon C. Brookins-

Choices....the foundation of life and the undeniable freedom

If you haven't noticed, things in life are all connected. No person in life can stand alone by themselves, and the more independent you become, the more dependent of different people and aspects you will become also. Everything that you do will affect somebody else in some way, though with that being said, the most important things in life are based on the choices that we make. No matter what the situation is, you DO have a choice. If someone were to place a gun to your head and tell you to do something, you STILL have the choice between cooperating and not.

Due to choices that one can make, no one is trapped to be anybody that they desire not to be. Though the choice to veer away from social traps and labels may yield resistance, but you don't have to be a slave to your situation. We are all held captive to our own disbelief, but faith and confidence through our choices can reap rewards beyond the measures of our conflicting thoughts.

So with hope through your choices, you will always have freedom.

We fall in life so that we may learn to pick ourselves up. The harder the fall, the more gained on the way up. Your fall just might bring hope to another's rise