CANDLES IN MY HEART

I lite candles in my heart

Each to show how much I treasure you

If you want to run away, I will run away with you

If for a reason you are feeling blue

My bosom will always be there for you

When you are lonely I will be there to hug

And hold you till you feel brand new

When you are sad, I will lend you my shoulder to rely on

If at night you can't sleep, I will sing you a lullaby

If the world is dark all around you

I will light a smile to make your day beautiful

If you're cold at night, I will be your blanket to keep you warm

If the sky in your life is out of reach

I will fetch a bucket of stars for your wish to come true

I want to leave memories of me forever in your heart

Until you draw the last breath of life, I will be a part

For you I lite a billion candles in my heart

So I will never ever be far away from you if that's alright

© Akan Udofia E.

I REALIZED

I realized that no one can fulfill my dreams

Alone I walked through the cold breeze in September

Searching for a path that lead the way home

No man can see the burden I carry deep down my heart

When the sea was stormy and I had to sail alone in the dark

The anchor I bear is hope and a piece of love I got from mom

I laid on the bare floor without a pillow or a blanket

Dreaming all through the night searching for love

A heart that understands the journey of a lonely sailor

All my life I held on to the lamp burning inside my heart

For I have made up my mind never to allow anything weigh me down

Today, I realized that a journey of a thousand mile starts from where I stood

All I need is to believe in me and the things in life that are worth fighting for

And anchor pieces of a memorable life filled with love this day and an everlasting smile

© Akan Udofia E.

THE MOVIE OF LIFE

I am a cast in the movie of life

I have had my own share and taste of life

The deceit, the lies and guilt

The broken promises and betrayal

I have had failures and rejections

I have suffered and faced challenges

I have wept for the loss of dear one to the grave

For life always cast in man a part to play

My regrets is I can't figure out the plot

But can only determine what role
In life I choose to play

© Akan Udofia E.

DOWN THE ROAD

Down the road I have been

I have been on the street where prostitution and crime is at peak

I have been in midst of villages in tribal war, not peace

I have hide underneath the rocks from rebels

I am a fugitive from a family whom bears hatred and greed

I have been jailed in prison fighting for what I believe in

I have starved in the jungle at the hands of the captives

I have been cast out of the community for defying the faults of the gods

I have lost my possession to the men of the underworld

I have been forsaken by brethren I thought believed in God's words

I have been betrayed by my brothers and sisters

I have been shot at and chased by the enemies

At night the demon seek my soul that's hidden in God's closet

I have been left on the wilderness to die for decade

But the spirit within me can't be weighed down

The world can never take away my dignity and pride

When I found myself down the road, I get back on my feet whenever I fall

For every man got to know I carry in me a vessel

Destined for greatness to achieve in full

©Akan Udofia E. 2014

LOOKING FOR A SONG

The heart is looking for a song to sing

A song not of regrets for a heart that's broken

A song not of forgotten promises made

A song not of death and mourning

A song not of betrayal and distrust

A song not of anguish and pain

But a song from a heart that's thankful and joyful

A song of victory for the oppressed

A song of the sea calm and blue

A song of the wind subtle and meek

A song of appreciation of the morning dew

A song which the heart every day is made anew

A song of God's presence in a heart bound to succeed

A song of breakthrough for a man whose hope's once denuded

And a song for a heart restored with an eternal smile

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

I DON'T

I don't know how to say I love you

For I keep breaking my promises

I asked myself a thousand reasons

But couldn't find the right answer why

I couldn't leave in a world without you, for a part of me will die

The clouds can't fill up the feelings I have for you

Without you the world anymore wouldn't be beautiful

A touch of you is spilled on every portion in my heart

I could feel my heart burning eternity for you inside

The roses you planted in my heart will always remain blue

If for a reason we live in a world without light

Your smile will light up my whole feelings inside

Like a stream my emotions can never run dry

I can never love anyone else as close to how much I love you

It doesn't matter how much I try not to, I will still be in love with you

I wish I can turn the hand of time right now

Kiss your lips till the flowers in my heart run wide

I can never make up for the joy you filled in my life

I can never love you back equally for your love is divine

But carve in my heart your name so you'll forever stay in my life

© Akan Udofia E.

DEAR GOD

I come to you as the weaker version of me

For long my heart has been fragile

It couldn't hold on to your words

You watch over me through the clouds everyday

Your blessings I see as many as the stars each day

When life was hard, you wiped away the tears when I am sad

I am sorry I didn't believe and trust in my life your will

I got carried away by the lust of an unjust world

I was looking for a crown to cover my shortcomings

Please, help me Lord to overcome my fears

Give me courage to confront the challenges of life

Water the seeds you planted in me and cause them to grow

Use me as a vessel to uplift the broken hearten

Because of you my joy is always rising

I am grateful you loved me despite the imperfection in me

I will give everything I've got to your glory

Thank you for bringing out the best in me

© Akan Udofia E.

I DON'T BELIEVE

I don't believe I can't make it if it doesn't rain

I don't believe in life there is no gain

I don't believe I can't find true love

For God is watching over me from heaven above

I don't believe you and I are not meant to be

I don't believe in life there is no remedy

I don't believe tears can't wipe away our pain

For if you don’t work hard in life, success you can not attain

I don't believe the sun can be stopped from shining

I don't believe the world can stop me from dreaming

I don't believe I can someday loose a smile

For every time the sun is out, she blessed me with her smile

I don't believe breakups can necessary end a relationship

I don't believe in failures, not when I have breath in me

I don't believe I can't write myself a story

For when God made man, He blessed him with His kiss and glory

I don't believe I can be lonely with a scar

I don't believe the clouds would one day be without a star

I don't believe in circumstances, for we can create our own luck

For the world is huge, everything a man needs he can make up

I don't believe you are not special

I don't believe in a war there is no survival

I don't believe every child don't have a father

For there is something about you which makes the world brighter

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

VOICES IN MY HEAD

 

I keep hearing voices in my head

I hear voices of children in the motherless home

Who doesn't know how it feels to be loved and hugged by a father

I hear voices of the innocents, locked and perishing in the prison

I hear voices of the poor, hustling and wailing on the street everyday

I hear voices of patients dying in the hospital due to neglects

I hear voices of virgins raped, molested and deprived of her womanhood

I hear voices of soldiers killed every day on the field fighting a war man can never win

I hear voices of a mother abused by her husband that's supposed to protect her in her home

I hear voices in the night of the many souls lost and buried in the grave

I hear voices of conscience of the oppressed afraid to speak up not to be maimed

I hear voices of a world polluted and destroyed by human for selfish interest and gain

I heard a voice tell me in my heart that if only man will believe

God is willing and able to give him an eternal joy and a new life to live

© Akan Udofia E.  2014

BROKEN TRUST

On the night of July, the moon was lonely

For I let my emotion got the best of me

Selfishly, I let the love of a dear one slipped

My heart was weak; she caused an eternal trust to weep

I broke the promises made to you

I was callous and guilty of my sins in full

For this I can never forgive myself

My heart is convicted and confined in a cell

I get lost in heaven whenever am in your arms

For you were blessed with the hands of the gods

With you my dreams were all coming true

I am sorry despite this I took you for a fool

In my heart, I lighted a thousand candles praying

I couldn't sleep for the better half of me is dying

I am bleeding inside every second spent without you

I can't make it on my own in a world without you

Please can you spare me your heart?

Give me a little chance to make things right

I don't mind if I had to be a maid for you

The stars in my heart are no longer bright as it used to

Can you please take me to be your woman again?

I want the cloud between us to forever rain

So we can sail on the sea together the rest of our lives

I am not an angel, but I can be the sky in your life

For a broken trust will I do everything in my heart to mend in a way

I still want to be the one to make you smile everyday

I will give up everything I've got in this world away

If it will cost me another life to be in your arms again today

© Akan Udofia E.  2014