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		<title>Ride or die , 5/30</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2015 11:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[::I&#8217;ve been hid-ing Afraid I&#8217;ve let you down, inside I doubt That You still love me But in Your eyes, there&#8217;s only, grace now:: Here I am Mt olivet Feeling the spirit wind Around all the languages My thoughts surround and inundate how you away from me, they take â€œWhoever fall upon that stone shall [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>::I&#8217;ve been hid-ing<br />
Afraid I&#8217;ve let you down, inside I doubt<br />
That You still love me<br />
But in Your eyes, there&#8217;s only, grace now::</em></p>
<p>Here I am<br />
Mt olivet<br />
Feeling the spirit wind<br />
Around all the languages<br />
My thoughts surround and inundate<br />
 how you away from me, they take</p>
<p>â€œWhoever fall upon that stone shall be broken&#8221;<br />
You still are my broken piece<br />
Nothing can equal your priceless worth<br />
The silver equals that of dirt<br />
H0w can they continue to quantify a soul of such a mighty birth<br />
You continued to serve<br />
When lead was your cause<br />
No matter how many times they were to do you wrong<br />
Peter thrice before the crow in the morn<br />
But judas, but judas with a kiss before the dawn</p>
<p><em>::I am guilty<br />
Ashamed of what I&#8217;ve done, what I&#8217;ve become<br />
These hands are dirty<br />
I dare not lift them up to the Holy one::</em></p>
<p>This shame your world did not have<br />
I walked alongside you<br />
Til the end of your time<br />
Beautiful robe worn for a short while<br />
Spiting on you m<br />
Hitting you<br />
Mocking you<br />
They made up their mind<br />
To kill you, the king of the jews<br />
Two acts of â€œmercyâ€<br />
At the place of the skull<br />
Man of cyrene<br />
Carrying your cross<br />
Vinegar instead of water<br />
Weakening you with every cost<br />
I wish I was at gethsemane<br />
Instead of you to take this on</p>
<p><em>::You plead my cause<br />
You right my wrongs<br />
You break my chains<br />
You overcome<br />
You gave Your life<br />
To give me mine<br />
You say that I am free<br />
How can it be yes<br />
How can it be ::</em></p>
<p>My hologram sat there<br />
Foot of cross<br />
Separated from my body<br />
The only way I could be<br />
Overcome by grief<br />
barely comprehending john was to take care of me</p>
<p>&#8220;For they know not what they are doing&#8221;<br />
As they gambled away the beauty you had adorned<br />
As you continued to be scoffed<br />
at by the crowd<br />
no sympathy they had for you now</p>
<p>Three hours of sudden darkness<br />
â€œMy god why has thou forsaken theeâ€<br />
My heart continues to break<br />
As the earth began to shake<br />
Take me lord, take me instead<br />
Filled with sin,<br />
 I see you lower your head<br />
Dreading what has to happen next<br />
â€œit is finishedâ€ trickled from your lips<br />
Your last cry<br />
I held on to ever whimper<br />
As You gave up your ghost</p>
<p><em>::Though I fall, You make me new<br />
From this death I will rise with You<br />
Oh the grace reaching out for me yes<br />
How can it be<br />
You plead my cause<br />
You right my wrongs<br />
You break my chains<br />
You overcome<br />
You gave Your life<br />
To give me mine<br />
You say that I am free::</em></p>
<p>Captive I was<br />
To grief<br />
To lose my most beloved Son</p>
<p>White was not pure enough<br />
To be your last outfit<br />
But I watched over you<br />
My eyes pierced to each. and every. single.move even natureâ€™s shift<br />
I indulged you in spices and ointments<br />
To show my care<br />
Even though I felt and knew your spirit had left me there</p>
<p><em><br />
::You plead my cause<br />
You right my wrongs<br />
You break my chains<br />
You overcome<br />
You gave Your life<br />
To give me mine<br />
You say that I am free<br />
How can it be  yes<br />
How can it be::</em></p>
<p>Still Here I am<br />
Mt olivet<br />
Covered in the spirit wind<br />
Around all the languages<br />
But all I can think<br />
is how you rose again<br />
on Sunday morning<br />
Thank you God for coming<br />
back to me</p>
<p><em>::You plead my cause<br />
You right my wrongs<br />
You break my chains<br />
You overcome<br />
You gave Your life<br />
To give me mine<br />
You say that I am free x2</em><br />
I am free yes<br />
I am free::</p>
<p>5.apr.2015</p>
<p><em>Italicized Song/lyrics by lauren daigle, â€œhow can it beâ€</em></p>
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		<title>Private moment in a public space</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone Nikkole]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So tonight was my 2nd time at the Shrine and &#8220;The Gathering&#8221; . I fully got my praise on. This is the prefect place to get a battery recharged for the rest of the week. I was so blessed to hear new performers like Meaghan and Chris kill it. When God gives you a gift [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So tonight was my 2nd time at the Shrine and &#8220;The Gathering&#8221; . I fully got my praise on. This is the prefect place to get a battery recharged for the rest of the week. I was so blessed to hear new performers like Meaghan and Chris kill it. </p>
<p>When God gives you a gift and you humbly discover it,Â  the journey to share it is such a special touching life altering experience. For some it happens on stage after much encouragement from others. <em>Your private moment in a public place!</em></p>
<p>To go along with that feeling I performed new ink from that morning after reading a devotional called &#8220;Divine Creation&#8221;. I literally finished on the train ride over to the Shrine. My first poem incorporating bible verses! So excited for poetic growth. So we &#8220;He Spoke&#8221; is fully penned Watch out World! </p>
<p>Embracing my journey!<br />
Simone Nikkole aka AzÃºcar</p>
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		<title>Sept 30 in 30 is complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took: 2 prompts, 6 guys, 2 fights with my mother, 1 heavenly father, 1 fallen angel, 30 days observing NYC subways, 1 historic day, 1 challenging concept, 3 future propositions, and 1 forgetful parent moment ("dissent of a college grad" will b tweeted tonight) to lead to 33 poems in 30 days! ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So i started the challenge from Mariel Pauline on Sept 5th and i was worried that i won&#8217;t be able to catch up&#8230; it is now Sept 30th and i completed the 30 poems in 30 days. I actually wrote 32 poems in 30 days! </p>
<p>It took: 2 prompts, 6 guys, 2 fights with my mother, 1 heavenly father, 1 fallen angel, 30 days observing NYC subways, 1 historic day, 1 challenging concept, 3 future propositions, and 1 forgetful parent moment (&#8220;dissent of a college grad&#8221; will b tweeted tonight) to lead to 33 poems in 30 days! </p>
<blockquote><p>
1. SazÃ³n Sensitivity<br />
2.Open Your Mind<br />
3. Forever Praise<br />
4. Armas Malas<br />
5. Heavyweight<br />
6. Declaration<br />
7. Our Song<br />
8. Bitter taste<br />
9. Lesson plan<br />
10. Reverence<br />
11. Mayday<br />
12. Mixed Dreams<br />
13. Honey bunches of sidepiece smoke<br />
14. Nuestro RincÃ³n<br />
15. Sauvemente besame<br />
16. Accept me<br />
17. Enamorada<br />
18. 6th sense<br />
19. Just a Friend<br />
20. Epiphany<br />
21. Giddy confusion<br />
22. Other half<br />
23. Addicted<br />
24. Reverb<br />
25. The final 2<br />
26. Short end of stick<br />
27. Muted Mind<br />
28. Smooth Criminal<br />
29. Oxymoronic &#038; ironic<br />
30. Dissent of a college grad
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<p>Tomorrow the snippets will go live in one webpage</p>
<p>Poetically blessed,<br />
AzÃºcar</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After much pressuring from Godsent, I finally was able to attend Verses Open Mic. I was filled with excitement before it started until after the warm up game. I having a great time playing with Godsent&#8217;s beautifully goregous nena, Joy, was expecting this excitement to continue throughout a God and Jesus focused open mic. Although [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After much pressuring from Godsent, I finally was able to attend Verses Open Mic. I was filled with excitement before it started until after the warm up game. I having a great time playing with Godsent&#8217;s beautifully goregous nena, Joy, was expecting this excitement to continue throughout a God and Jesus focused open mic.<br />
Although it was also a birthday party, it was still a heavenly filled night by those who performed. My favorite though was the StreetHipHop Ministry with Cypha IX&#8230; he really knew how to command a room and bless the stage. I was inspired to write more performable religious spoken word. Unfortunately, I dont think many people were there for the right reasons&#8230; </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t just stand and stare and don&#8217;t move&#8230; you knew where you were going so act like it. Worship and praise the lord through art and music&#8230; don&#8217;t act like a rock&#8230; be an audience..</p>
<p>ENOUGH RAMBLING&#8230;<br />
poetically blessed,<br />
Simone Nikkole </p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[oh-my-goodness! last night was crazy! church on a Friday night at an open mic at Cafe Shebach in Newark! Who knew those existed? It&#8217;s kinda like&#8230; where have you been all my life? I had so much fun praising the Lord and reading my religious poetry&#8230; I finally had the leap of faith to read [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh-my-goodness! last night was crazy! church on a Friday night at an open mic at Cafe Shebach in Newark! Who knew those existed?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s kinda like&#8230; where have you been all my life? I had so much fun praising the Lord and reading my religious poetry&#8230; I finally had the leap of faith to read &#8220;thought it not robbery&#8221; out loud. <a href="http://marketplace.simonenikkole.com/">Check out &#8220;My journey through Poetry&#8221;</a> to read it.</p>
<p>Shandon was amazing with his piano&#8230;. I&#8217;m telling you his fingers are annointed. Lady Eclectic was always powerful and GodSent was at home&#8230;</p>
<p>We took over the Cafe with an impromptu jam session. It was crazy! I wish I took pictures&#8230; I will definitely have to get those pictures next time I visit&#8230; when I do, you will be the first to see them.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[hey everyone, Hola mi gente! Sorry I haven&#8217;t posted since Aug. I just finished a semester at Columbia University. During my time of Psychological enlightening through my counseling and multiculturally filled classes, I haven&#8217;t had time to perform. I hope the next year and a half will continue to be inspiring and help me with [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey everyone,</p>
<p>Hola mi gente! Sorry I haven&#8217;t posted since Aug. I just finished a semester at Columbia University. During my time of Psychological enlightening through my counseling and multiculturally filled classes, I haven&#8217;t had time to perform. I hope the next year and a half will continue to be inspiring and help me with my expression.</p>
<p>Anyway, I tried to go to a spoken word spot in Brooklyn but they discontinued their open mics. Hopefully between the holidays and work I can do some performances in Manhattan.  The artist hunt still continues so I am shooting for a May of <a href="http://poeticrain.simonenikkole.com/myjourney/">MJTP</a> release now&#8230; I know I hate keeping you all waiting. I also have found some new inspiration for an upcoming manuscript, <em>He Spoke</em>. I can&#8217;t wait to be working on <em>TO: Azucar</em> full time, especially during the holiday season; it&#8217;s always full of love.</p>
<p>1 love,<br />
SN<br />
&#8211; Happy Holidays, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year Everyone!<br />
&#8211; Feliz Navidad y Prospero ano y Felicidad <img src="https://www.simonenikkole.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /></p>
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