Hail Thy Name

Lord its really amazing to be loved by
Mercy me, you really are the force in all the good that people do
I read a man's note, it said 'do not forget how kind HE is',
If that be so, forgive my every sin and heal my every disease

Be merciful to me, let me hold your hand master,
I want to sing your praises and spread your word there after.
I was knocking so hard, I wondered how you didn't hear me
But a good man told me that I should wait in love for you to come and take me

I was waiting my sweet Lord, waiting for your touch,
Waiting to be in love with you.
YOU picked me up, adn then held my human hand
I hail thy name, knowing that I will now travel with you on this land

Note: I cannot express, and perhaps shouldnt even be stating what I've been thru recently. Dark, dense and at times as hot as perhaps the fires of hell. Last weekend I nearly put an end to it all, in a way I am far to embarassed to admit. But then, i have always known how fortunate I am because of how much God loves me. Yet another miracle. People call me a survivor, but I truly know I am not. I am just the fortunate one, the favourite son. It's been years since I acknowledged that - but yes I do know I am 'the favourite son'. Being that, it takes no rocket science to understand how much the 'opposite' side wants to put you down and harm you. The fool that I am, i nearly let them win, but then again, they perhaps forgot who they were messing with, just like i forgot who I was - his 'favourite son'. In the name of life, back on the path to be able to hear words of the trees that flirt with each other, the song of the oceans, the mischief of the rainsdrops, the love of the sunshine and above all the embrace of life, i pray for us all. For me in appreciation to being brought back to my life that I knew until recently, and to all the rest of you - so that you may love me, like i love you. Love, Breathe, Smile and above all Live. I am on my way back and promise to make you smile, laugh, live and love like you've known me to make you do so. - Tagore Almeida -

How Long? How Long Will It Burn?

Something AM and you are about to start your day,
You are at the helm of the sinner’s den here
You have been a parasite; you’ve lived on the ones who were right
Sucked them to their death, the rest in line live in fear.

You have chocked the good to death, another feather in your hat
You pierced a tear in the joy of life, as you lick his blood from your knife
You are at the helm of negative vibes, there aint no heaven for you
Back to the fires beneath the soil, you will go back to where you belong to.

Coz heaven can’t have you up there, as there is goodness everywhere,
You sold your soul to pleasures of evil, you made yourself the child of the devil.
You may kill another human for their goodness, but then you drown in your loneliness,
Beyond resurrection; will you ever learn? How long? How long will your life burn?

The purity of life will kill you, what will you do with your life then?
Screaming & weeping for evil to save you? Coz purity is an enemy for you.
The goodness of life will haunt you, one day it will be your turn,
How long will you survive now, how long will you burn?

Note: Wrote this just today. Spent last night awake beyond 2am. Need to write ‘Man & The Extremist’ – my kick-ass white paper that’s already grabbed the attention of those I mentioned it to. Years ago I wrote two shorter series under that title and those who read it were blown. Writing ‘Man & The Extremist’ is not like writing a new poem, a blog or a script. This requires a complete surrender, ceasing to exist as your own self and being just a carrier of the words from the unseen force. This poem is a ‘small part’ of the notes that I am making to write ‘Man & The Extremist’. In addition to that, this poem is also related to a new movie script that I am working on for friend. Being the writer of the film, this poem is my personal theme song that reflects the protagonist of the film. Live you life in fun, in giving, coz remember - you cannot be the parasite, you cannot be in evil’s den. You are, like majority of the people here, a part of the good side of this creation. Live on – Tagore Almeida -

Weren't You The One?

I seemed to have forgotten the look of your smile
then again, You haven't been yourself for a while.
As we lived, living the colours and moments of the world,
An enemy came by, and caught hold of you my gril.

The world seemed to come to a hold,
While you fought back, trying to be string and bold.
Nothing can explain the pain that you went through,
No one could see the battle field that tore within you.

But now you're gone, and your pain has come to an end,
But tears flow from our eyes, prayers offered in our open hands.
Loved ones can't get over the loss, tears flow as they cry,
All because you were called to die.

You're happy now I know, in a garden that holds peace mile after mile,
You seem to be smiling again, but weren't you the one, who had forgotten to smile?
Happiness still exist in the world I suppose, but you took away it's shades from me,
But weren't you the one, who always wanted to see me happy?

I know you are in heaven, you're an angel to us all,
You left your loved ones behind here, and went upon hearing God's call.
We wanted to see you smile and be happy, we prayed to stop your pain,
You're smiling now. The Pain has stopped. But we seem to be crying again.
For your sake, as you would always want to, I know we have to move on,
You're now a bond between us, a strength to which we must hold on.

Note: I wrote this after my aunt died of cancer. I remember she would sit with me and moan about how I never went to church, never did things that I was supposed to do, and yet laughed with me on literally everything that I did. When she was very ill, I remember sitting with her on her bed side and talking to her about GOD, in a very passionate way. I made her audio tapes of my favourite songs and added my voice between them, to connect every song with our human's connection with GOD. She never understood how I could have changed, and yet cried a million tears in happiness that I was embraced by the divinity. Over the days, I saw her go deeper in an embrace of salvation. She finally passed away in another country and I never saw her again. To those of you who have lost a loved one, say a prayer, in kindness and know that they are in an embrace more precious than we mere mortals can ever contemplate. Remember them as the ones who helped us evolve, and in gratitude we offer a prayer for them. - Tagore Almeida -

Hope…After One Of Those!!!!

I'll just walk away knowing that you are doing fine,
Satisfied, back with him, now you don’t need this life of mine.
So I’ll go, I swear I’ll never tell you how much I love you
You can walk hand in hand with him like you always wanted to.

I’ve dreamt of loving you forever, no matter how this world would be
I was ready to face mankind, beliefs & cultures, write you in my destiny
Looking ahead, keeping my focus on us, doing everything that I had to do
didn’t feel the knife in my back, been stabbed by you

you might have gotten your ways, used me to get back your man
you swore on life that you loved me, you’d cry if I didn’t understand
Your ethics are so detached, but today I know that life is giving it back to you
I pray still for your peace, but life has her rules, and there’s nothing I can do

For the betrayal on the level that was so deep and pure
Your only compatibility with him in your bed is not the cure
Coz when that’s over, there will be everything else staring you in the face
Your every sin will come back as you watch in disgrace.

I’ll be ok, you know that victims come out stronger than before
and goodness will always win against evil, this I am sure
I can still understand the love story about the mountains and the valley
And I can still imagine the souls of the skies flirting with the souls of the sea.

Goodness and Love is everywhere!!!

Note: This is for those of you out there who always give and give and give in all your relationships. Be it a spouse or with friends etc. There are those who are just not aware of the things they have in their lives thanks to the lack of their connection with others. They are so self centered, so selfish that they are not in it with their heart and soul, but instead are in there with their mind - thus playing the whole thing for their convenience and within the safe parameters, knowing that they love being in the so called dead situations which they hypocritically claim to get out of. For those of you who have loved, have given and have in return been burnt, let me assure you that there is 'hope'. Hope after one of those horrible experiences, trust me there is....'hope' - Tagore Almeida -