Rise: An Inspired Book of Dreams

Rise is a collection of uplifting poetry and prose speaking to the heart of our hopes and dreams, inspiring us to go after our deepest and greatest desires. In this collection, Makinde reminds readers that when you choose to live based on vision and not circumstance, decide to rise and overcome adversities, and use hope as your driving fuel, any dream is possible.

this marvelous new and majestic day

i hope those dreamers would rise and say

too long our hearts have been unsound

too long have dreams been smothered down

the sweltering sun of broken dreams

have shuttered hope and killed esteem

but now's the time to dream again

now's the time for fear to end

now's the time to fix ouraim

now's the time to raise our game

the dark and dreaded night must end

the birth of dreams our hope depends

too long has been our labor pain

too long we've held such grim disdain

these labor pains have been our song

they've weighed us down, they've been prolonged

but now's the time to birth our dreams

despite how hard the labor seems

now's the time to push them through

expectant hope has made them due

the sunlit paths of summer days

will soon shine forth in splendid ways

too long has winter made its bed

too long has darkness raised its head

it's time for storms to melt away

the coldest nights must bow to day

yes, now's the time to reach for more

yes, now's the time for holy war

against assassins and their schemes

against the killers of our dreams

press on, press on you must my friend

fight on, fight on until the end

confront the viles of fear and doubt

confront the fright that's spread throughout

too long has hope been kept at bay

too long has terror had its way

it's time for faith to stand again

it's time for dreams to rise in men