He rose with the sun and packed his soul,Box by box, goal by goal.Five long hours behind the wheel,Every turn a prayer, every mile surreal. He sweat blood under the weight of goodbye,But not once did he pause to cry.For what’s a little pain, a little delay,When your heart is finally on its way? He […]
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She waited high on rusted steel,Not to love but watch you kneel.Her eyes, unblinking, tracked your fall,A quiet queen above it all. She did not chase, nor did she plead,She fed upon a deeper need.To stand unmoved as he unraveled,While paths to life grew dark and gravelled. She came when light had lost its flame,With
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She was the flame in midnight rooms,A voice that shattered shadowed tombs.Chains broke when her whisper cameShe called on Heaven, and fire knew her name. She prayed like storms fierce, unafraid,A watchtower soul, forever stayed.She stood where many dared not go,And brought back life from undertow. She freed a multitude souls once bound,With nothing but
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We gave you Fika, a soul made of light,A laugh that could shatter the silence of night.He danced through this life with fire in his stride,A spirit so fearless, with nothing to hide. He cracked jokes like thunder, turned sorrow to song,Made burdens feel brief, no matter how long.He gave without counting, expecting no praise,A
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Losing a loved one is one of life’s most painful experiences, but when their death is shrouded in mystery, the grief can feel unbearable. Unlike a death with clear circumstances, a long illness, an accident with answers, a mysterious death leaves behind a haunting void. Was it an accident? Foul play? The lack of certainty
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Dear Fika, If the world had seen you the way we did, they would have known a soul like yours comes once in a lifetime. You were the rarest kind of brother, the kind who carried wisdom in his laughter and depth in his jokes. You could take the heaviest parts of life and, with just
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Broken Without Bruises Imagine being systematically broken down, not with fists, but with words. Not with bruises, but with lies. Now imagine that when you finally speak up, you are labeled the problem. You are called unstable. You are painted as the villain in your own life story. This is the reality for countless emotionally abused men invisible victims in a
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In the Heart of Ethiopia, a Star Was Born Ermias (Fika) came into this world on a quiet Saturday morning around 4:30 AM, at St. Paul’s Hospital in the suburbs of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A place alive with rhythm, laughter, and culture. Addis is a city where the scent of fresh coffee mingles with the
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