Everyone talks about how they cut people off from their lives, yet nobody speaks about why they got cut off by others.

That's the delusion of self-righteousness.

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Don’t you sometimes wish
life was something tangible
so you could choke the life out of it?

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2025:

2025, I’m grateful to be alive
2024, a crazy year but I survived
In my adulthood, I’ve never felt so deprived
It took a lot for me to have these thoughts transcribed.

2024, you blessed me with a wife
How dare I utter the word “deprived”?
Proverbs 18:22, how dare I forget?
Blessed is the man who finds a wife.

2024 was a year of introspection
2025, we’re done with excuses
It must be a year of nothing but execution
Breaking old habits, it’s time to say deuces.

What good is shedding skin
If you haven’t healed from within?
What good is being aware of sin
If awareness doesn’t lead to redemption?

2024 imposter syndrome had me in a chokehold
2025 I've arrived at a crossroads
I pray to God I choose the right path
May my decisions not be met by his wrath.

I’m praying for nothing but prosperity in 2025
May my faith not waiver
As I seek to gain God’s favour
May my desire to thrive
be my constant drive to strive In 2025.

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Time is now:

It’s funny how the future is a future past
It’s funny how today will be yesterday tomorrow
It’s funny how today was tomorrow yesterday
It’s funny how I wrote this yesterday
and shared it today for you to read tomorrow.

Isn't that a tongue twister?
Well, I've got some news for you
Life is twisted, and time is an illusion
Dwelling in it for a lifetime can lead to confusion.

I want to be in the present
With God being my companion
Prayer as my antidepressant
And faith as my weapon.

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Problems after problems will start making you feel entitled.
Conflict after conflict will leave your defenses heightened.
We are then surprised when that leaves us divided.
Man, life alone is tough. Let’s be united.

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Barely Coping:

I feel like I’m choking
I’m tired of coping
I’m tired of hoping
I’m tired of moping.

Soaking in tears
Can’t face my fears
Can’t keep up with peers
Or so it appears.

Some peers wish to be me
When at times I don’t wish to be me
Tell me, why would that be?
This right here is my crying spree.

They sold us a beautiful dream
That the key to success is education
While they pick the locks with corruption
Then call it multiple income streams.

I’m tired of whining and complaining
Running away from accountability
I’m always in captivity, it’s mentally draining
When I’m my own responsibility.

Tell me, who relates?
Tell me you don’t hate
This feeling of uncertainty
We’re feeling in diversity.

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MYTH:
“Only children develop type 1 diabetes, and only older people develop type 2 diabetes.”

FACT:
People at any age can develop either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Today, adults happen to be the largest growing segment of people with type 1 diabetes. Additionally, adults are often misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes instead of type 1 diabetes because of their age or weight.

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Toddler In Grief
Pt. 2:

Like I said, I am a toddler in grief
Emotions come and go, they’re brief
At times I feel like I’m coping
Self-pity is the pits, I want you to know I’m not always moping.

This is how I feel and at times I weep
Sometimes I wonder if you’re resting in peace
I just hope what I feel isn’t disturbing your sleep
I want you to know that my love for you still runs deep.

Sometimes I reminisce about the times we had
Instead of feeling sad, I am glad
We shared what we had
And that you were my dad.

You left me with big shoes to fill
One of the reasons why I feel how I feel
I want to be to my son what you were to me
A man with a plan as much as I can be.

As hard as it may be, it’s time to accept
You are really gone, and that’s part of life
But I will feel every emotion and not intercept
I don’t want to live my life in constant strife.

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Toddler In Grief
Pt. 1:

I’ve been going through something for 366 days
I feel like I’ve lost my way
I’ve been clumsy a lot lately
This is therapy for me.

It’s been one long year without you
Ironically, it has flown by pretty quick
I still find myself in denial
You’re still on my speed dial.

Lately, I’ve been really down bad
I even sent you a WhatsApp text
It read “I miss you, Dad”
Life without you has me perplexed.

I’m a year old without you
A toddler in these grief stages
They come and go like brief phases
I feel like I’m stuck inside a steel cage.

I feel weak like I’m in a constant bout
I’ve been wrestling emotions week in week out
No wonder I’ve been feeling so burnt out
I’m trapped in a time loop, I can’t get out.

Cont.

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MYTH:
"No one in my family has diabetes, so I won't get the disease."

FACT:
It's true that having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases your risk for getting diabetes. In fact, family history is a risk factor for both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. However, many people with diabetes have no close family members with diabetes.

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