2 long years Within in that time 6 months of unemployment 1 year on a dead end job I finally found a better one First day of training Back at home in Dayton Great I get to go see my mom To tell her about my new job Listening to her Say how proud of me she was Words a son loves to hear Almost 2 years since I was laid off From my previous one A lot of self doubt I fought Just trying to keep it together Reminding myself Tough times don't last forever Finally felt like I started to get back on my feet Over the years God has been protecting and watching over me He kept speaking to me Reaching out to me To remind me Even though at times I disobeyed his word And did what I wanted Some lessons I had to learn the hard way Went through some trials and tribulations Luckily God didn't abandon me I'm grateful for his blessings And his protection He's teaching me to believe Especially with all that's happened to me I'm grateful As last night could've been my last night In the middle of me and my mom's conversation Pow pow pow pow Get down get down As gunshots fired off rapidly Previously I arrived an hour before Once they were over I raised off the floor As me and my mom began to praise him more Thankfully The gunshots didn't pierce the window Hitting me or her in the head I'm so thankful to him For protecting me and my family For keeping my mother From having to bury her sons As so many had to do before Nor I her It would've tore me apart Ripped my heart to shreds If I had to live with my mother dead From another senseless violent act I just keep asking Why this keeps happening In order to settle our differences Why does it have to resort to violence More importantly Why do innocent people have to be involved Some of which died In the crossfire Some even kids Who didn't even get to live their life To the fullest Please stop the bullets Only fools have to use pistols To settle their differences I'm appreciative I'm still here breathing I get to keep on living Life can end at any time

✨MICK COLLINS✨ @Mick Collins has reached the fifth resonance of the Aftertongue™ path the stage where words design. In the Guild of Lexicon, Level Five is the maker’s threshold: language becomes architecture, and sentences learn to bear weight. His presence and emotional penmanship have helped strengthened the sound structure of this circle. The Lexicon remembers those who craft what was unsaid. #Aftertongue #StayZen #AftertongueAdept #RollofReverentVoices #GuildofLexicon #LanguageofBecoming

(Activity) Micro Offering (Exercise) Leave something small and intentional. One line, image, or embodied acknowledgment. Theme: Today centers contact around… Mindset How do you keep one difficult moment from becoming a difficult day? ________ Here’s My Offering: I don't let one moment steal my whole day I pause long enough to breathe, refocus on what matters, and protect my peace on purpose. Then I move forward with intention. WHAT'S YOUR TAP-IN TODAY? #SouthernSeoulSpeaks #SeoulScribez #Tresduravia