SIGNS

AND WHERE CAN THIS
"MORE"
BE FOUND?
WHERE DOES ANY HERO
FIND "MORE"
FOR THE JOB?
YOU KNOW THAT YOU MUST FIND
ME IN THIS HOUR
FOR OTHERWISE,
THERE WILL BE NO ONE WHO STANDS
FOR THE CHILDREN
AND PROTECTS THEIR PASSAGE WAY
YOU KNOW YOU MUST STAND
ASK ME
TO BE THE HERO
THAT STANDS WITHIN YOU
NOW
FOR THE TIDE OF EVIL COMES
AND EVEN COMES AGAINST THOSE YOU LOVE
CAN YOU PROTECT THEM?
NOT AS YOU ARE
NO, NOT AS YOU ARE
YOU WERE MADE TO STAND
WITH THE STRENGTH OF GIANTS
BUT NOW, ALONE, YOU STAND
AS AN EMPTY MAN
SEEKING, HOPING, SEARCHING
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
YOUR FIRE WILL ONLY COME FROM ME
YOUR TRUE HEART CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN ME
YOUR HOPE WILL BE BIRTHED IN WHO I AM
YOUR STRENGTH IS TRULY MY STRENGTH WITHIN

WHEN THE WAVES POUND
AGAINST YOUR HOUSE, MY FRIEND
CALL OUT MY NAME
AND I WILL SEND YOU WHERE
THERE WILL BE PEACE AND PROMISE
AND HEALING AND LIFE EXTRAORDINAIRE

A LONG JOURNEY, PERHAPS
AND YET, LOOK AT YOUR CHILDREN
YOU MUST MAKE THE PATH SAFE FOR THEM
NO, YOU CANNOT MAKE THE ROAD EASY FOR THEM
BUT YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE OPPOSITION
DOES NOT CRIPPLE THEM AND STEAL THEIR DREAMS
GIVEN TO THEM BY ME

STAND, MAN OF THE HOUR
WE MUST START A REVOLUTION
OF PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD
THAT WILL STAND IN FAITH
AND BELIEVE MY WORDS
THAT WILL MARCH OUT OF THE CHURCHES
AND AWAY FROM THEIR HYPOCRISY
AND STAND
  IN TRUTH
    IN POWER
IN LOVE
AND CONQUER THE EVIL
THAT SEEKS TO DEVOUR THE CHILDREN
OF THIS GENERATION

I AM
WITH YOU ALL THE WAY, YOUNG MAN
I STAND WITHIN YOU
I STAND BY YOUR SIDE
I STAND BEFORE YOU AND BEHIND YOU
NOW
STAND WITH ME
GOD
-
"I ask You to "arrest" me with Your Truth
and the courage to speak and do all that You have
birthed within me to accomplish
I ask for Your Love to fill me and consume all doubt
about my mission
Set me apart and guide my way
Give me strength to refuse the cowardly approach
Infuse me with Your Passion and make my heart beat with Yours
Remake me . . . "
-
"What is the point of standing and fighting
if I stand alone?
What is the point of speaking
if no one will listen?
What is the point of living
if one day
I will die . . .
but, there is more than rewards or promises or goals . . .
I glance at the children
and hope shines bright in their eyes
and innocence speaks to my heart
of all that I must protect
I see within their hearts and souls
all that is now dormant within my own
Oh, that it would not die within them . . .
Oh, that I could save them,
but how?
The children must have a chance
to live as I have not
FREEDOM
I will lay down my life
that FREEDOM may dwell in their hearts
Captured within these chains I have gained over the years
hurts and pain strangle the heart
seeking to lay hope within the grave
but how
can FREEDOM be mine
For oh, I long for it to take hold of me and wrap me up in joy
and the youthful exuberance of finding true love
and with its strength poured out into my soul
I would belong again with Justice
I would be home
I would forget the past that haunts
and the abuse that decays
and I would never know loneliness or rejection
for God would be my guide
my Companion
my true Father
my greatest Friend
would grant me FREEDOM
would inspire me with Love
would fill me with purpose . . .
Oh God, would You?"

*
Sadness pierces the soul
but I know I must go on
False love is lost
as Truth renders its cost
but I know I must go on
Freedom drives my heart
with passion and courage
to lose all that binds me
forget all that holds me back
but I am lonely
I know I must go on
I know I must be brave
I know hope will come
Pain threatens to stop me
but I must fight harder
Fear desires to cripple me
and steal my strength
but I was promised Freedom
I was given Life
I won't accept defeat
Hero, guide me
for I struggle
but I WILL go on
I need to . . .

~
A hero struggles to stand
among those of cowardly pursuits
A hero battles to stand
but what does he stand for?
He once stood for nobility and justice
but heard stories of others who fell in their stance
He once spoke truth
but learned that no one wanted to hear truth
He once valued the innocence within each child
and sought to protect those without defense
but he found that was not what the masses wanted from him
and that if he played the role of the coward they sought to see him as
he would have their award
their esteem
their praise
their acceptance
Who is this man you have become?
It is not you . . .
OF COURSE THEY REWARD YOU
when they see you as a gangster or a slave
for that is all they can see you as
from their small minds and twisted perspectives
that is all they want you to be
Why do you play into their ploys?
Why do you fall for their schemes to keep you below them?
Why do you serve them?
BE FREE
Don't be who they want you to be
BE MORE
You are more!
How do the children see you?
They see a man of success
who rose above the hatred and wiles
of their same hard beginnings
to become . . . their hero

"HEROIC
and
COURAGEOUS
the hero stands
What does he stand for?
He stands for Justice
He stands for Life
He stands with Passion
and he speaks the Truth
as if he will die if he does not
As if he would rather suffer the cruelest torture
than see innocence perish
in one child
He sacrifices
with Love I've never seen before
and he
BELIEVES
in
FREEDOM
It's in his eyes like a powerful fire
that consumes his heart and soul
with Redemption and Mercy
and I long to know the same Freedom . . . "
The Accomplice

YOU ARE THE MAN OF THE HOUR
WHY DO YOU WALK TO THE BACK OF THE BUS
AS IF YOU BELONG THERE?
WHY DO YOU NO LONGER FIGHT FOR THE FRONT SEAT?
YOU WERE MADE TO STAND UP AND FIGHT
BUT YOU SINGLY WALK TO THE BACK
AND REST ON YOUR LAURELS
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
YES, YOU HAVE CONQUERED MUCH
BUT YOU ARE PAID FOR THAT FOR WHICH
YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE CONQUERED
IT'S JUST A JOB, MAN
IT'S NOT REAL LIFE
IF YOU SAW A SMALL BLACK BOY
WALK TO THE BACK OF THE BUS
INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THE FRONT
YOU WOULD HAVE A LECTURE READY FOR HIM
BUT MAN, WHERE ARE YOU?
WHY DO YOU SIT THERE
AND NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE THERE?
THERE ARE SO MANY AHEAD OF YOU
ALL DIFFERENT COLORS
FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
AND YET,
IT IS ALL WITHIN YOU
I KNOW
I HAVE PUT IT THERE
YOU WERE BORN WITH A HEART TO FIGHT
AND YOU USE ALL YOUR TIME
BEING PAID TO LOOK THE SLAVE,
THE BAD GUY, THE ANTI-HERO
FIND THAT WHICH I PUT WITHIN YOU
CALL IT OUT
NOW
THE CHILDREN AWAIT A LEADER
THEY AWAIT A FATHER
THEY AWAIT YOU
REMEMBER:
I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS
I AM
THE HERO WITHIN
I AM
THE FATHER WITHIN
I AM
THE LEADER WITHIN
LET ME OUT!!!

THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE
YOU WILL FULLY SEE THAT FACT
THIS WEEK
IF YOU COME TO ME
I WILL LEAD YOU
AND TELL YOU WHAT TO DO
HOW TO PROTECT THE KIDS
HOW TO LEAD THEM TO FREEDOM
HOW TO REMAIN AT THE FRONT OF THE BUS
AND CLEAR OUT PLACES FOR THE CHILDREN
WHO WILL FOLLOW YOU
EACH DAY THAT PASSES
LIVES ARE LOST
HOW CLOSE DO THESE LIVES HAVE TO BE
BEFORE YOU SEE
REALLY, REALLY SEE
THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY?

SOVEREIGN AND RULING STILL,
GOD

~
The children leave to battle
but do not return the same
the children fight
strong and brave
but the innocence
does not remain
Who will protect
those I love?
Who will protect me
and keep me safe?
Who will cherish that which I long to keep?
Remember the love
and the sweet face
the small hand fit within yours
and the exuberant affection of a tender embrace
Remember the true heart
of each child you loved
PROTECT THAT . . .
for I stand and battle
and will not finish unchanged
I will fight
passionate and without restraint
I will not forget
innocence
and
life
and
beauty
I will battle with conviction
I will honor Justice
I will love mercy
Join with me
seek Truth
go the difficult route
If you will not
I will still continue
but all will be lost
or destroyed
that was given to you to protect
The evil battles relentlessly against me
and I am grieved without measure
I struggle to lay hold of hope
and never let go
I long for peace to consume all
of my fears and memories
I will not forget FREEDOM
but will I survive?
-
No one will stand with Terah and I
because we stand with God
We could try and prove ourselves to each person
and might succeed in winning them over for the moment
but all people betray
and we would lose all that is of value to have
Lies surround us
the violent ones stalk their prey
as the hearts of the Righteous are filled with hurt
this is my response to them:

"Go your own way
fill your souls to contentment with that which you seek
for I know it will devour you in the end
and the betrayers will be betrayed
the liars will be deceived
and the cursing will lie cursed
Lie in the grave of cowardice for you surely
do not belong on my side . . . "

~
Freedom lies within my heart
and pursues my hopes and dreams
I long for rest from the battle waged
but find no comfort or peace
Cowardice begs and prods my soul
but my soul will not retreat
my naivete and trust is gone
now deceived and betrayed - it bleeds
wounded is my life and love and passion
painfully purged by hatred's disease
I longed for solace and companionship
but these desires have now fled me
tainted by the loss of innocence
and memories once sweet
this weakness and hesitation is gone
and though for this I weep
Freedom lies within my heart
and consumes all I believe
losing all that has died away
forsaking notions of flattery to appease
defeating all that has kept me bound
seeking Justice - forgetting ease
I stand to conquer without restraint or regret
knowing well the Truth I must speak
but as the war begins may I ask
why you would not stand with me . . .
~
All I want is freedom to love God
as He desires to be loved
and the safety to do His Will at His bidding
And so we go on . . .
to Freedom or death
Man may file his divorce with pride and contempt
against those loyal to God
thinking the outcome will be in his favor
and that wealth will bring his soul peace
but he knows not the final truth
of God's divorce against him
and will never know true wealth or peace
within his soul or heart
-
Denzel,
the package will still come,
though the delay may be great
watch with an anxious heart
for the real Freedom and Safety your family needs
and pray that you will be ready
to accept and never refuse all that God has for you
Your friend,
The Accomplice

Freedom is on the horizon
but the path is long and steep
that leads to what I seek
Freedom is so close
and yet, so much must be sacrificed
to attain it in its fullest measure
Freedom . . . does that word hold meaning to you?
You were once free
but not truly as you will one day be
You know home
but do you protect the home you know
or does it protect you?
Safety and peace
pleasure and ease
wealth and prestige
this country will not know
in the coming days
for that is what was first
that is all that was sought
What do you seek that cannot be taken away?
Do you chase after this
with all your heart, soul, mind & being
or is it lost without being stolen?
What is of value to you
and who really owns it
and does that which owns it
own you?

Last words?
Last words of Truth written from within the U.S.
IT IS
THE END
Until I am FREE
I must stay silent
or I will be destroyed

MAKE YOUR CHOICES
and choose them well
I have made my choice and you KNOW it well . . .