Stereo-what?!

The Valleys of my imagination lead to a destination where stereotypes are nothing more than the makes and brands of musical and audio devices. But society will tell you that due to my background and lack of eloquence in my speech, I am involved in vices...drugs, partying and stolen devices. This is not me, my stream of pure thought create a waterfall of emotion...hashtag no tears! 

Given my age it is assumed I'm a technological fiend with a passion for only the latest releases however....I will not exchange my liberty for the sake of material gains, clothes with names and speech without thought, I am worth more than a look and judgement. 

Yes I'm a 25 year old father of two from Clapton hackney, east London, I've been involved in gangs and violence in my teenage years but like every living being on earth, I have evolved....from an ape to a homo sapien, a child to teen but most importantly a teen to an educated gentleman...stereotype are nothing more than meaningless words of the ignorant. Judgement based on someone else's opinion who knows nothing more about you than your appearance...stereotypes carry no substance yet I...I am more than a stereotype, I am me. 

I say "Sola Virtus Invicta" to the closed minded and ignorant, your strength of character far outweighs any words formed against you.  

Dom Clarke. 

Struggle to Express...

(The following poem is about an 'idea' of a feeling, not about a person). 

Allow me to massage the loins of your mind

Let me exfoliate the surface of your being with the cleansing words of my true feelings

Grant me your permission to exploit your greatness
The pressure of my love for you is considerably weightless

My mind does overtime thinking about you
I become immersed with envy when I see guys winking at you

Everyday The depth of my love sinks deeper within
You are mine and only I can comprehend the fulfilling numbness of the feelings I possess

So re-read what I just wrote...finally got my feelings off my chest

Be in Touch

Sadhguru once said "we live in a world where social forms of insanity are accepted." I agreed. I suffer from cancer of the thoughts, a contorted imagination and a consortium of somewhat odd...emotions. When people try to justify the existence of actions resulting in ill feeling of others....they themselves have insecurities regarding their own personal battles with life...

Be Present

We all focus on things that do not constitute true living, True living is the ability to appreciate the gift of life and to understand, accept and overcome life's obstacles... Always know where you stand...and play your position.

This is What we call Life...

Life is controlled by a range of systems designed to remonstrate the authority and convenience of existing in a space where a mixture of economic... unjust... emotionless... manipulative... In denial beings roam free.  I refuse to be controlled by being me. 

Love

Is it possible to over-stand the understanding of love? When love cannot be quantified?
When falling head over hills for what we believe to be our soulmate we instantly lose sense of reality and install every ounce of trust our heart invests in love itself. 

Question is; what is your definition of love... 

Mindset

Be Inspired by the Dreams you envisage
Only you can create your own limits
Embraced the struggle we are living;
For this is one life and one chance we are given

Life-Barrriers are only a test of character, with hope and sight into a bright future we will all pass with flying colours :-)

Conscious Battle

I am a contradiction of the person I strive to become

I am a self hypocrite but my actions reflect my words

I am trustworthy yet unreliable

On the contrary to the above;

I am a self motivated self believer

I believe in me and my capability to become an icon

I am a living paradox

My sense of life direction has been smeared by complexes given to me by those I trusted

But I still maintain a high level of determination to beat the social stereotypes

Continue to doubt me as this drives me forward

We are people of many talents;

Yet I am still merely half the man I strive to become.

Lost...Somewhere

My mind is simple yet complicated, totally intoxicated with what seems to be a concoction of cognitive processes commonly known as thinking

Thinking about thinking about feelings relating to existing in this place I’m residing in: A place where only I can control my mental state without the risk of influence or interjection, its killing me.

My thoughts are controlled by my emotions

Thoughts and perspectives diluted by the element of life, the process of living and the realisation that the world is not concerned

I’m out here alone accompanied by myself...I converse with my conscience; we’re reasoning and toying with the idea of doing this unaided in order to avoid any foreign bodies that may take away or get rid of the originality of my pure judgment; I’m trying to figure this one out by myself without assistance.  A plan is made...made in the hope that one day my observation, principles and emotions will be at one

Events in my life have cause this enigma...I don’t know how to deal with these new experiences.

All I ask is that you understand my ignorance as, in this case as I understand yours

Although you may appreciate the basis of my feelings; the concept of my pain is understandably foreign to you.

Opulence

I'm imprisoned within the walls of my own mind;
My mind encapsulated in wonder...wonder of what will become
Thinking outside the box leaves me sitting underneath it struggling to master a formula leading to happiness

Happiness being the element of life that I long for
Happiness being the way of life that I long for

They say we cannot predict the future;
But I refuse to let that statement stop me from creating a legacy to remember

But let's not be fooled...happiness is not the non-existence of sadness or negativity...but the methods in which we overcome

Appointment With Life

I visited my Cognitive Dentist this morning;
He asked me "What's the problem?"
I replied "I've been kicked in the teeth.....by LIFE."

So I explained....

I hopped on the train of existence and lost my Grandad and job on the way
Grieving & broke; I lost my independance
My confidence was shattered
Life was getting it's vengeance....for the 'life crimes' I had committed...

Like lying to my mum about why I was late from school
Or smoking to impress friends coz I thought it was cool
Or even the times when I doubted myself...
Told myself to FIX UP
If I didnt believe in me, who would? Certainly not you.

Anyway, by the time I reached the station of Realisation
It was brought to my attention, that this life journey has made me who I am
So remember; SELF-BELIEF, DIRECTION and OPTIMISM are the Veneers of Life
While distrust, misgiving and the absence of LOVE are the cavitities.

Make your journey worth travelling for....
Oh yeah and top up your Oyster Cards, £20 fines aint cool!!!

Breakthrough

Let’s not get wrapped up in trends,

Materialistically competing with peers, society and friends

That wasn’t supposed to rhyme!!!

You see;

We live in a world where everybody is trying to create an enviable lifestyle

To impress those who express no genuine interest in who we are inside

I wanna show off my intellect

I wanna have the best & most exclusive understanding of WHO I AM

Im tired of excuses acting like common is elusive…its not

They say “the devil makes work for idle thumbs” and mine are numb.

I will no longer procrastinate

I will no longer remain ignorant to reality

I will discover who I am

I am worth more than my mind allows me to display

So join me on my journey to self discovery

Systems

Unbeknownst to us; we create various systems in order to run our lives
We create systems to make life easier
This process is called organisation
The simple process of getting up in the morning is carried out on a system
Anything we do & every move we make is carried out on a system
So why do we find it so hard to create systems of achievement?
Systems that guarantee us 'Life Rewards'
Its too hard isn't it??
To actually sit there and master a system, you know, will almost certainly allow you to achieve

Our priorities were twisted by commercialisation
Such a love for all things new and exclusive; got us tryna fast track our way to success
In search of pointless material gains

It don't work like that folks; success is run on a system

Responsibilities of a Man; Message to our Women

We are not just the opposing sex of YOU!
Peceived by society as merely a physical representation of a dominant global species; Humans
By this I mean; we aren't just figure-heads are we?
We're not just fathers seen to be 'just' the heads of our family's
WE'RE MEN!!
Sent by the higher powers to partner YOU.
To create a respectable, honest and knowledgable world.
We are the stewards and our children the apprentices
It is our job as partners to create a way of life
Where knowledge is greater than the want for;
"Who has the best this and who has the best that."
We're living a lie;
We want the best clothes, cars and money.
But why aren't we striving to have...
The best knowledge, the best jobs, the best qualifications?!
Because all we know is how to live but not how to prosper.

Survival is for animals, we are the dominant species on Earth and living is for US!

Life Perspective

I tend to look at life from a different perspective;
Like living on the streets was the norm' and having a mortgage meant u were homeless
Or in this case...lets call it 'world-less'.
Completely unaware of, what us modern day people call, the finer things in life;
You know; pollution, homelessness, lack of food....

Lets say life was the opposite of what we're used to...
Life is meant to be full of happiness and smiles...or is it?
Instinctively we're supposed to be positive and joyful but in reality we're fooling ourselves
By forcing ourselves to seek happiness through quantatives and material.
In other words we encourage emotional bribery to make ourselves happy
When happiness is something that should come natural to us
Not forced upon us
Think about it....

Success Plan

I have a visual and emotional thirst for success
I first need to identify what success is
Will I feel content once I've reached it?
I want to have the ability to quantify my success

In this instance;
Quantity far out-weighs quality

My 'plan' tells me I need to work hard

In this instance;
Quality far out-weighs quantity

Its hard to identify the true meaning of success
There are two types; Society's success and My success
Im successful when I say so and not when I achieve my first off-shore account £

Quality(standard of your graft) + Quantity(how long you graft for) ÷ Passion(how much you want  it) × Direction(knowing where you want to be) = A Successful Plan