Poetry by Yemeece

Poetry by Yemeece

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Poetry by Yemeece episodes

  • Becoming Whole

    Welcome to the season finale of the podcast. We are wrapping up this season with the topic: Becoming Whole. 


    I am more than convinced that choosing to become whole is perhaps the best thing we can do for ourselves and the journey of becoming whole is simply bringing yourself from a place of self-centeredness to a place of great awareness. This is the yellow brick road that changes everything.

    Today's poem is titled Feast:

    here you are. thinking things you believe are your truths.

    things that put you down before your reflection. 

    you have gathered cache of voices on this journey to becoming you. 

    voices that whipped your self-esteem and handed you a plethora of rules.

    rules no one can justify or meet. the crucible of these weights crush you

    over and over like an unending ocean tide. you are afraid to stay with yourself.

    you run a lot. To people. To places. To ideas. anything that drowns the noise. 

    but all you need to do is feast. feast on your silence

    till it feeds you a voice. Rehearse your voice till it becomes your own. 

    Use your voice to silence the cache of past voices hovering over your peace.

    Turn a soft lens inwards. Outgrowing yourself is inevitable.

    Your desires will change over time. You should practice being gentle

    a little bit more with yourself. You must forgive yourself too.

    and quickly. unlearn the culture of shame. 

    holding yourself up to a standard of perfection is an easy way to die.

    No one has ever survived being perfect.


    This episode summarizes my goal and vision for you as my listener. Please share and visit the website Yemeece.com to sign up and subscribe to my newsletter. Thank you for listening. Cheers

    26 min
  • Poems That Matter
    In lieu of World Poetry Day/week, join me on this episode as I share with you five poems that have reshaped, redefined and refined my thoughts.
    The first poem is Creation Story written by Titilope Sonuga. The second poem is Alone written by Maya Angelou. The third poem is Still we must rise written by me. The fourth poem is from the book "BONE" written by Yrsa Daley-Ward. The fifth poem is from the book "Questions for Ada" written by Ijeoma Umebinyuo. 
    If you enjoy this episode, please rate, share and introduce the podcast to someone this week. You can also leave me messages. I will absolutely be thrilled to hear from you. Have a beautiful week.
    Follow on instagram @yemeece.
    24 min
  • The Weight Of Expectations

    “…You don’t always get what you expect. I wish someone, sometime when I was growing up, would have told me what expectations would get me. Our parents, schools, everyone tells us things will be a certain way when we’re adults and if they’re not that way, we should make them be; or at least pretend. But after a certain point that just doesn’t work.” 

    ― Chris Crutcher

    A lot of us are under pressure and it is from the weight of the expectations we carry. Expectations create pressure, one that comes with having to fulfill. How? Because all expectations create a mental image in your mind that you find yourself striving for all your life to make into reality.

    On this episode, we discuss how the weights of expectations hurts us physically and psychologically. We also go ineptly on what to do with expectations in general.

    If you have enjoyed this episode, please visit the website, share and follow me on instagram — @yemeece

    19 min
  • The Places We Hide
    Today's episode is a conversation on the parts of ourselves that we deliberately hide because of the fear of rejection or shame. We go ineptly on into how keeping away the parts of our lives keeps us living inauthentic lives and trying to be different versions of ourselves around different people. 
    This episode is gentle, a balm, a nudge for you and I to embrace every part of our story, seek help with accepting ourselves completely as we go on daily to be the best humanly possible version of ourselves. 
    Please share, and invite someone to listen as well. Also, visit the website Yemeece.com to sign up and subscribe. 
    I hope you enjoy todays episode. Cheers
    15 min
  • The Stories We Tell Episode
    Hello guys! Happy new year. I missed you a lot. In this very first episode for the new year, it is just me, Yemeece talking about a crucial topic to me. You know how big I am on self-development, so this year, I am committing myself to having conversations and reading poems centered around working on yourself and being the best possible human you can be. 
    This episode "The Stories We Tell," is centered around the narrative that is in your mind and how you see yourself because we are the stories we tell ourselves, and I'd like you to reflect carefully in your me-time about this question: What is the real story you tell yourself when you are just by yourself? 
    I love this quote by Eleanor Brown and I want you to read it twice over. It says: “We all have stories we tell ourselves. We tell ourselves we are too fat, or too ugly, or too old, or too foolish. We tell ourselves these stories because they allow us to excuse our actions, and they allow us to pass off the responsibility for things we have done - maybe to something within our control, but anything other than the decisions we have made...And it is past time, I think, for you to stop telling that particular story, and tell the story of yourself. Stop defining yourself in terms of them. You don't just have to exist in the empty spaces they leave. There are times in our lives when we have to realize our past is precisely what it is, and we cannot change it. But we can change the story we tell ourselves about it, and by doing that, we can change the future.”
    Please share with someone, leave a comment, and follow me on instagram @yemeece. 
    Have a beautiful week.
    21 min
  • The Impermanence of Life

    Our lives are run by Impermanence, the law of change and becoming. A series of different moments coming together to give the impression of a continuous flow. Our lives are not solid or fixed, and when we embrace this truth, we can always move forward with grace.  

    Join me in the podcast's mid-season as we dive into the Impermanence that runs our lives, embracing it and moving forward into a new season with hope.  




    The poem read on this episode is called Impermanence 


    Nothing is forever 

    The only constant in life is Impermanence 

    It is why I stay aware in full consciousness of time 

    with my one goal  

    to welcome everything 

    with love, faith, and hope 

    knowing it is in these strengths 

    I become 







    Until a new episode of the podcast airing on the 4th of January, 2021, please stay safe, and I'll see you in the new year.  To stay connected, please subscribe to my newsletter on yemeece.com and follow me on Instagram @yemeece 


    Happy Holidays!

    17 min
  • It Takes A Village
    Today's episode is a conversation on why it takes a village to become who we have the potential to be and the type of people you need in your village. 
    Also, this week marks the first year anniversary of my debut collection of poems; Stirredbylife. Please visit the website at yemeece.com for a look inside the book and other details. 
    Also, please share and subscribe to getting letters from me. You never know when I'll be in your inbox. 
    Happy Thanksgiving!
    14 min
  • The Critic In Your Mind
    Today's episode is a conversation on silencing the bully that lives rent-free in our minds and head criticizing everything we do most especially when we want to move forward in our journeys. 
    THE CRITIC IN YOUR MIND
    The critic in my mind is a terrible master
    First it demands perfection
    and tears me down 
    at every turn, corner and minute
    You are not good enough - I shrink
    You are not enough - I shiver
    You will never be enough 
    So I live in the clutches of fear
    Tell me, how can I please this terrible master
    that tears me apart in my own voice?
    It knows my innermost fears, my greatest flaws and deepest shortcomings
    The critic knows I am yet to accept myself
    so it delights in the shadows tearing me apart
    So I stand up to the bully, I stand up to the critic
    I begin by accepting myself, I forgive myself, I welcome my flaws
    And suddenly the critic in my mind goes quiet
    and it becomes my excellent servant
    then I live, then I thrive, then I win
    If you have enjoyed this episode, please share and follow me on instagram -  @yemeece
    27 min
  • Choose Joy
    Today's episode is a conversation surrounding the pressure that comes with our timeline of achievements,  a new month, and the year fast running to an end. It is that time of the year when anxiety sets in about unfulfilled plans even in a year that has shown us how minute of control we have over our lives. Today's conversation is about being patient, giving ourselves grace, and the flexibility of time as we deliberately choose joy even when it seems our plans have fallen apart.
    Today's poem is called CHOOSE JOY
    CHOOSE JOY
    Decide to choose joy
    When your plans fall by the wayside
    And your heart is blinded;
    Even when your soul is downcast in you
    Decide to choose joy
    Like an outburst of water to a dry brook
    Decide to choose joy
    Deliberately, intentionally and purposefully
    This story still ends well,
    Even when you may not understand how
    And even when understanding
    Doesn’t change your emotions
    Until the waiting ends
    And the work in you is done
    Decide to choose joy
    19 min
  • On Collective Grief, Your Mental Health & Hope

    Today's episode is a conversation on what transpires in us after we suffer a brutal loss, one that leaves us with no closure. 

    How do we grieve collectively in a healthy way, processing our feelings, caring for our mental health and leaning into the light called hope. This episode is tailored on the recent happenings in Nigeria that has left the world in shock and a lot of Nigerian youths scarred, scared and bleak. 

    Follow me on instagram @yemeece and the hashtag is still #ENDSARS

    35 min

About Poetry by Yemeece

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Welcome to the podcast; Poetry by Yemeece. Here, I will be sharing with you some of the poems that have fueled me with hope and strength as I continue to find myself and journey through life.