I gaze within, the mirror clear,
A voice inside, both strong and near.
Each line I trace, each scar I see,
A story lived, a truth of me.
I am the light, I am the shade,
The steps I’ve lost, the paths I’ve made.
Not just what was, but what can be—
A soul in bloom, unfolding free.
So here I stand, both whole and wise,
With open heart and open eyes.
I honor all I’ve come to know—
Reflection is the way I grow.
By Chatgpt
Reflection is defined as serious thought or consideration.
Reflection is the gift of self-awareness—it allows me to pause, look within, and grow from experience.
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
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Repose is a state of rest, sleep or tranquility. The Lord believed in rest and even designed spaces for it.
In Isaiah 28:12 To whom he said. This is the resting place, let the weary rest and This is the place of repose, but they would not listen.”
Listen to your body and rest. Listen to your spirit and rest.
Destiny’s Dilemma
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
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Repose:
a hush upon the breath of time,
where weary thoughts dissolve like mist
and silence cradles the soul in velvet arms—
a stillness not of absence, but of grace,
where the heart forgets to ache,
and the world, for a moment,
remembers how to be gentle.
Affirmation of Repose
I speak the stillness into form,
A vow beneath the quiet storm—
Where breath is soft, and time forgets
To race, to ache, to place regrets.
I claim the hush between each thought,
The peace the rushing world forgot.
This moment—mine, in calm’s embrace,
A temple built in open space.
I do not chase the rising sun,
Nor beg the stars for what’s to come.
I trust the moon to wax and wane,
And rest in rhythm, not in strain.
The world may turn, the winds may blow,
But I am rooted deep below.
A tree that leans to sip the light,
Yet sleeps unshaken through the night.
In stillness, I am not less strong.
Repose, the pause that rights the wrong.
I gather strength in being still—
I am enough, and always will.
— So let me breathe, release, restore,
I am the quiet I was longing for.
Destiny’s Dilemma
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
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It’s all about rest, stillness, and calm—both physically and mentally. I welcome moments of stillness and repose, allowing my mind and body to renew in peace
Destiny’s Dilemma
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
Available on Amazon.com or Books2read.com which include Barnes & Noble, Apple, Indigo and more
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