POWERFUL

Raheem Muhammad 1964 (Alabama)



Can you feel it…?
Have you ever felt as though,
The wind has passed through your body?
You shiver but you’re not cold.

Can you subdue it…?
Have you ever pushed against
Aging material things of gravity?
You’re never really too old.

Can you see it…?
Have you ever seen as if,
Though not directly,
someone’s in your sight?
Your peripheral can’t take hold?

Can you explain it…?
Have you ever levitated like
The Force has lifted you up?
You seem to have lost control!

Can you hear it…?
Have you ever heard,
as loud As a whisper:
a thought, a voice?
You’re being the one who’s told?

Can you believe it…?
Have you ever trusted life’s Spiritual side,
and then submitted Yourself to the Goal?

If you can, It’s the biggest step-
To understanding your true self,
To becoming… POWERFUL

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Can you feel it…? Have you ever felt as though, The wind has passed through your body? You shiver but you’re not cold.

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Submitted by TheArkProject on July 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AXBC AXBC AXBXC AXXD AXXXC AXD XXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 809
Words 171
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3

Raheem Muhammad

Active Revolutionist from Chicago, by way of New Jersey, Atlanta, Birmingham, and now NOLA; dedicating his life to establish a truly independent economic system for the poor and oppressed peoples of America first. Fighting for those faces you see and don't see on the websites: THE ARK PROJECT LLC THE BEEP INC. BEEP BLACK WALL STREET BOOKS I'm Muslim, I'm Black and I'm American so I guess I have three strikes against me LOL. I'm here reaching out to those concerned about the great divides that no-one wants to address and I'm here to address them head-on (Social Injustice, Islamophobia, Systematic Oppression, etc...). I am the author of this book: "Oh, Say Can You See!?" (Secrets) & Truth Is In The Art which shows how passionate I am about what was done and what continues to be done and ignored. Poetry is as a result of my life experiences as well as my opinions. They are my studies of the scriptures while paralleling them with history along with the present day's crimes against humanity, by those that claim to govern us. Keep in mind that my love for this country is beyond measure and incomparable. However, there are principles that a person ascertains to and therefore must stand upon. more…

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