Saturday, December 24, 2016

Vision From the Past part 2

The waters of the deep
fill my lungs-
consciousness almost gone.
The beast comes,
charging towards me.
Hands chained
feet chained.
I look as he draws closer-
evil joy in his eyes;
"Fuck You," I say.
I know I'm here for my sins
and I repented.
So do your worst.
I close my eyes
only to open them again,
because of His mercy,
which is shed upon me abundantly.


Luke 23:39,40,41,42,43
"...today shalt thou be with me in paradise."


2017 coming
I'm waiting on my King
who redeemed me
and will rescue me from the land of my captivity.
I know whose I am-
I am a child of God, Most High.


Shalam,
Zarach




Vision from the Past part 1

Eyes wide open
Looking up to heaven
Blue for miles
quite and calm.
But on this ship
only oppression
torture, pain,
horror, the sting of the whip
At the hands of the Devil
chained, helpless
made to witness evil
So inhumane, so in-human;
not of men, but of beast.
She cries out
because she had dignity
not willing to give up her honor.
Eyes look up to heaven
"mercy, oh God. Look and see
to whom you are doing this"
A captive with miles of
blue ocean all around.
Monsters swim by and wait.
I stand, chains on my hands
and around my ankles.
The noise of her screams, sickening.
Into the bottomless ocean I go-
Make it end now- take away this pain
In the jaws of your beast.


Shalam,
Zarach

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Israelite Awakening



I was traveling on the

road I thought was best

I believed I was doing

your work, O Lord.

But now I realize

that your wisdom far

exceeds my understanding( Prov. 21:30)

and what I thought I knew

I didn't know( 1 Cor. 8:2)

So, I give you

what has always been yours-

this life ( Ezekiel 18:4, John 17:6,7,8,9,10)

and ask only

for your divine guidance(Ps. 31:3)

on the road ahead,

the journey set before me.



I dedicate this love

contained in this vessel

to the cause You have called me on( Luke 23:46, Ps. 31:5)

My father in heaven



Shalam,

Zarach

From Revolution to Practical Wisdom






You stood up

when we needed a hero most

when our hope was broken

You said loud and proudly:

“Unlock all your God given potential.”

“Stop being afraid, begin to think as

a collective body.”

“When you begin to speak their language

they will stop their brutality. You can't speak

peace, when a man knows only the language of

war- Well good night.”

You were gallant, dashing, our manhood.

We woke up the next day

with a purpose and a rhythm

in our steps.

It wasn't because of Islam,

though you often said that

was my religion.

It wasn't because you

were the angriest brother out there

because of oppression.

No, we looked up to you

because you Cared-

genuinely cared about us;

our families, our communities,

our churches, our standing

in the land of our captivity.

You cared about our survival.

And we felt that.

So, you were very dangerous

to the machine,

an anomaly

that can cause the whole system to crash.

So they sent in their technicians

to fix the problem;

So the machine would continue

to work as planned-

“ If the Negro returns to his origin,

if he finds out who, and what he is,

then our enterprise will not be a

success. Therefore, we must suppress

anything or person who attempts to

wake up this old lion.”

However, the stage is set

and hearts are in motion

and the minds of the thoughtful-

them who cry and sigh

for all the abominations committed

in the midst of Jerusalem, was opened.



Shalam,



Zarach




Brothers and Sisters




Brothers and Sisters

we have a journey

to carry on,

one we've walked thus far.

Look behind you

at the many 10,000s gone,

those of bygone ages.

There you will find

tales of heroes and saints,

men and women,

who were giants,

and still are;

for their memory will not fade

nor be blotted out

from our collective memory.

They are not celebrities or famous

men or women of a bygone era.

But they are apart of our legacy,

our collective memory,

our spiritual DNA.

A source we can reach back into

and reflect on

to derive the faith we will need

to face today;

guides for our journey,

lights we can look to

to find our way home

to Zion,

where the greatest of all

lights sit enthrone :

Christ, the Lord;

the author and finisher

of our faith.



Shalam,

Zarach