I Toast...


Life is hard to understand but there are still some things to understand about life
Relationships have their expiry dates but not all ends in strife
Some people will come into your life with lessons
Some would say others came for a specific reason
And in other times, you see people come into your life for a specific season
I don't like stress so I've stopped holding on to the door knob of a closed door
I'm a lone ranger mostly, so I've always, on my own, picked myself from the floor
Anyone would go and mingle with those who would have them celebrated
Why would I bother my energy on those who simply just have me tolerated?
I toast to those who I loved and those who I have lost
I toast to those who left me and those who got away
I toast to those who, despite the hurdles chose to stay back
I toast to all the people I have lost, by chance, deliberately and due to nature
I toast to those who whisper behind me and dragged me down
I toast to those who love me regardless and chose to see the good in me
I toast to those who only see the bad sides despite all the obvious good sides
I toast to those who cheated on me, cheated me, lied and betrayed my trust
I toast to those who encouraged me and lifted me to dream again
I toast to those who see me as a competition despite me just being me
I toast to those who sighted a problem and then gave me the solution
I toast to those who looked me in the eyes and said "no"
I toast to those who stylishly claimed with their actions that they don't know me
I toast to those who strategically have me denied
I toast to those whom with love and perseverance accepted me, inspite
I toast to those who scream my name with excitement and those with disdain
I toast to those who went overboard and offered to remove my stain
I toast to those who disrespected me by showing zero regards for me
I toast to those who feel they are doing better than me
I toast to those who have written me off and those who still hold the candle of hope for me
I toast to the good and the bad moments and "people"
I simply just want to live and I don't plan to have anyone topple
Life is in twos just as we have seen with the couple
Everyone and every moment is part of my life's story, so I toast to them
Without these, how am I going to tell my story?
The good moments and people gave me hope to push and not worry
The bad moments and people made me appreciate the good ones



Maybe we meet some few bad people in life so that when we meet the good ones we can learn to appreciate them. I have zero space for hate so that's why I allow everyone to do what they feel like doing and I deal with the things they do, strategically, with understanding because I know once I give in to hate, that hate in my heart would consume me too. I don't want to become like those who hurt me so I celebrate them for packing my life with lessons. I see more with my eyes closed.

I toast to everyone...

NB: All Images are mine.


Thank you for your time.


My pen doesn't bleed, it speaks, with speed and ease.

Still me,

My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.

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Oh my God. Another power header. I love the creativity and the deep thinking behind your works. This is another wonderful work. Life is made up of series of events. Each event is part of our story and we can't take it away without it being distorted.

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Thank you very much for this wonderful comment and the wonderful support too. It means a lot. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, we can't take any part out. The good and the bad makes up our story and without the two, we can't fully understand what life is and how people are.

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It's part of our story. We can't take it out. We have to enjoy both the good and the bad. There is always something to learn.

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Absolutely. Thank you so much and I always appreciate how you are engaging. It's a tonic...a needed motivation for me.

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Each an everyone we meet in life is for a purpose I believe that
Even those bad ones too

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Yes, everyone we meet is for a reason and for a season filled with lessons or blessings.

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Every human we have met, in every situation we found ourselves whether good or bad has a reason and that's one of the reasons why I don't dwell in regret of the wrong decision I made and the wrong people I embrace.

They definitely left me with a lesson and I just have to focus on what's ahead.

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That's fantastic, brother. There is no point dwelling on it because life is made up of two sets. We live and learn and with the bad, we appreciate the good even more.

Thank you, brother.

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Now this one strikes like thunder! Dude!!! Your writings are dope 🥵. Indeed, having zero space for hate makes you healthy because hating only keeps the irrelevant person in your heart constantly weighing you down.
I toast to your ever inspiring and driving rich words. Cheers🥂

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I love how you said it... Indeed, hating only keeps irrelevant people in your heart and space. They don't deserve that much attention and space. Better to let them go and channel the energy into something more productive.

Thank you so much. I am humbled and honoured.

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Very nice writing, I agree with you, life is a while nothing more and it is not worth being like bad people, I am just like you, a lone ranger that little by little has been able to get up with a thousand problems that have happened to me, each person is different in their own way, some only look for you when they need you and others simply help you and push you to be better, cheers my friend ☺

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That's right. I don't think too much about others' actions because we are all different. Most people only come close when they need something and some genuinely just want to help. Cheers to both of them because they make us understand who is who.

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I toast to you writing this,
The beauty of your words is worth seeing.
I toast to your pen and the special concentration that is given to this,
When you could have rushed things up without caring.
I toast to each word written as they all have their reasons.
I toast to you for making this writing this season.


People come and go... Life is a barracks.

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I toast to you, my darling. I am grateful for your words and your poetic words too. I deeply enjoyed it. Thank you for this and I am glad this post inspired this.

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The good, the bad, the ugly, they make us. The mistakes, the beauty and the pain; the lies the strife and the blame. We are who we are because we lived life and let it teach us. A toast to you, for being one of the brave ones. Life is a school, with brutal lessons

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A toast to life that teaches. A toast to the lessons and the pleasant moments. We are who we are as a result of our experiences. Thank you so much for this.

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Sometimes I wonder how you can be creative with such wise words, this is more than just a poem.

Nice sense of imagination.
Pop in from #dreamport

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I feel blessed and honoured. I love the way ideas hit me and I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for this.

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