Temi O'Sola > Quotes

“Sometimes you’ve got to walk away from something’s to walk into better things.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Never applaud the standards of the world, nor get comfortable conforming with it.”
― Temi O'Sola

“What do you see when you look in the mirror? I hope it goes beyond beauty. I hope what you see is that person who's worth it and deserves nothing less than the best, I hope that you see beyond the pain, I hope that you see the glory ahead of you, I hope that you see the strong woman who doesn't break to fail, but breaks to stand the tallest and I hope that you'll always remember that you need to love the person in the mirror first to make a change.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“Of the places we had been
Of the beauty we had seen
You were my favourite.”
― Temi O'Sola

“He asked if I loved him and I asked him if the sun ever needed the permission of the day to shine.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Question their intentions if you must,
comprehension is a far rational choice, than assumption.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Bloom, it is your right.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Fly, if you are tired of walking.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Sometimes it's not always straightforward, but it's not always confusing either. You just have to respect a person's decisions without disrespecting them.”
― Temi O'Sola

“The rhythm in your heart
It must be love
The spark in your eyes
It must be love
The echo in your ears
It must be love
The voices in your head
It must be love
The chill on your skin
It must be love
The smile on your lips
It must be love
The glow on your body
It must be love
It must be love
It must be his love.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“Day by day, just as the river
flows towards the Sea
I hope your heart brings
you homeward - back to me.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“I do want a life insurance, but what I need is a heart insurance. Sometimes the heart can break so bad, that all the body breaks too, irreparably.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“We went to places lovers went
except for the place where bodies met.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“In the dark
all alone
eyes sore
mouth shut
head bowed
they weep
even the
strongest of them

blaming themselves for
deals gone wrong
lying about being all right
numbing emotional distress
grieving over loss
refusing any help

Yes, men do cry
but the world hardly sees.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“Sometimes I really can't express how much I feel, but I can tell for a fact that some past years have been a victorious rollercoaster ride with God in it. Some days colourful, some days black and white, some days faith bigger than a mustard seed, other days I'm filled with blind doubt about what tomorrow holds. But in all of this, I'm beautifully me and constantly running the race through the father's grace.”
― Temi O'Sola

“If you had told me, if you had asked me
if I wanted to be with you
Here’s what I would have replied:
Marry me already. This life of mine
has waited long enough for you to move into it”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“When a woman says she doesn't want to be your fling, it doesn't mean she wants to be your girlfriend either. All the signs and words may just be her way of accommodating you or showing that you're good company, and not because she loves you at all to want
more from you.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“A writers mind is often promiscuous
and his words adventurous .”
― Temi O'Sola

“That’s how life is. Change. Things change. People change. Situations change. Everything changes. Nothing stays the same - ever.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Time is poetry, Poetry is time
I write poetry to enjoy poetry
I write poetry to enjoy time
I make time to enjoy time
I make time to enjoy poetry”
― Temi O'Sola

“Your writing may
touch my body
touch my soul
but your voice
touches all of me
Your voice leaves me
wanting more.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“Forgiveness is not always straightforward, but it is the way forward. Forgiveness is onward looking. It sees that there’s no moving ahead if we continuously yield to the roadblocks of bitterness, anger and hate.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Sometimes a little more
Sometimes a little less
Other times engulfed in fear
wondering if you can love me bare.”
― Temi O'Sola

“Give room for peace, for a love that caters, not one that batters.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“I realized I was the one suffering, I was going all the way to hell because I was trying to drag another person into the fire, yet I was already getting burnt.”
― Temi O'Sola

“He said your throne was built in his heart
that you were his queen
yet never wore you a crown
neither did he give you a staff of authority.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“Love should make you better not bitter.”
― Temi O'Sola, Love Opens Your Eyes

“I promise not to compromise on my promises, so help me God.”
― Temi O'Sola

“I get happy then sad
happy then sad
again and again
That’s how life is - the good and the bad.”
― Temi O'Sola

“On the road to success
while you try
be wary of eyes that pry
and fears that fly.”
― Temi O'Sola