The Poetree
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The fundamentals of living: who decides? The basic principles that govern the rudimentary manner in which we walk through life. It seems so simplistic when we look out beyond the eyes birth to us as we create a rational that determines what is acceptable. It is quite elemental when you step all the way back to the moment of birth and use your primitive thoughts before behavior is rehearsed, it is a primordial illusion of what we are taught as correct, being forbidden to inquiry as to that cardinal rule, this is why we stumble through life questioning what is best. It is a foundational notion to the original plan. We do our best to comprehend but we fail to understand…
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Our Lost Warrior Our black sistah had no intention of harming the “Man” He harmed her, there was no need to touch her with his hand. She was someone's baby, just twenty eight years old, She was the enemy, a threat, if the twisted truth be told. She was pulled over by a policeman but it didn't go well, They say she took her own life, in a Texas jail cell. She was a warrior, an activist, wanted to make things right, We will continue, we will never give up her fight. She felt hopeless, helpless, she thought she was alone, She cried, she pleaded, but no one picked on the phone. Yes, we all are at fault, we failed her, she didn't deserve to die, Look into all of your hea…
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OBSERVING THE ZOO ANIMALS OF AFRICAN ORIGIN.THE OLD AND THE YOUNG ANIMALS ARE BORN AT THE ZOO..THEY ARE FED AT THE ZOO ..THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA..ZEBRA,OSTRICH,GIRAFFE AND RHINOCEROS NO KNOWLEDGE OF ROAMING AFRICA'S LAND FREELY.LION MALES, NO KNOWLEDGE OF LEADING A LION PRIDE.LIONS,CHEETAHS AND LEOPARDS NO KNOWLEDGE OF HUNTING,CHASING PREY AND POUNCING UPON IT..GORILLAS,CHIMPANZEES,MONKEYS IN TREES EATING LEAVES..HIPPOS AND CROCODILES IN THE RIVER.ZEBRAS WITH IN THE WILDEBEEST,ANNUAL MIGRATION CROSSING THE RIVER ,TRYING TO ESCAPE CROCODILES.FEMALE ELEPHANTS,THE MATRIARCH LEADING ELEPHANT HERDS ,JOURNEYING ACROSS AFRICA'S ANCIENT LANDS..THE ZOO ANIMALS …
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The Black Church Bell Loudly.Ring. Go Tell It On The Mountain,Children Choir Joyfully Sing. The Preacher Speaks ,As I Speak Of The Christmas Long Ago,Luke 2_1_21,As I Read The Scriptures. ,A Brown Baby Nativity,In Your Mind Picture...One Of The Three Kings ,Was Black Who Rode A Camel'S Back. He Came From The Land Where Kings Are Black. They Travelled Far Day And Night.. Guided By A Mystical Light. When They Got To Bethlehem. They Bring Gifts As They,Kneel.Down To Him. Gifts Of Myrrh,Frankincense And Gold. The Brown Baby King In The Manager Was A Glorious Sight To Behold... As We Prepare To Be With Family And Rejoice,Christmas To Rejoice. I Speak Of Singer Joe Ligon,Passi…
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In. Africa. ,,There is. A. Jungle. Of. Mystery....Again. Near. The. ,Jungle,Racist. White. People. Approaching ,They. Are. Being., Watched. By. Cannibal. Pygmies...The. Racist. White. They. Loudly ,Laugh. And. Speak. Then ,They. See. The. Were Hyena Men. ,They,Loudly. Begin. To. Scream. And. Shriek..Then. Appearing. Is,Popobawa ,The. One. Eye. Bat. Wing. Creature.. It., Begins,Chasing. The. Racist. White. Women. For. Evil. Pleasure.....The. Giant. Eel. Creature ,,Inkanyama ,Devours. The,Racist. White,That. To The. River. Fled....Other. Racist. White,,Captured. By. The. Goblin Tokoloshe ,The. Madagascar., Man,Eating. Tree. Is. To. Be. Fed.... The. Rest. Of. The. R…
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So Much Hate Daughters against mothers Sons against fathers Brothers against brothers Husbands against wives. Why so much violence? Where is the love for one another Where are the morals and the guidance? Where is the unity and peace? Where is the security and brotherhood? Where is this nation headed? When will we all be united as one family? When will prejudice and racism be erased? When will neighbor truly love neighbor? When will Martin L. King Jr.'s dream come true? It starts with the Golden Rule... “Loving others, as you love yourself.” (c) 2015 Evelyn D. Hall (revised) A poem from my book, "Enter Eve's Poetic Paradise" To order a copy, email me at Cage…
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64th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Poet Dr. Maya Angelou born April 4, 1928 This photo was taken, during the National Book Awards, just a few month before Angelou passed.
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Another. Thanksgiving. Day. Begins...We. Are. Welcoming. Family. And. Friends....So. Much. Gossip. And. Stories. Being. Shared. As,The. Food. Is. Being. Prepared...So. Much. Good. Food...You ,Keep,Eating. Because. You. Could...Stuffing. Bread ,Meat. ,Cakes,Yams And. Pies...Not. Concerned. About. The Food. Going ,To,Your. Waist ,Hips. And. Thighs.......
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Remembrance Your loved one is gone, But we won’t forget. Their laugh, their smile, Their face, their grace. Your loved one is gone, But we won’t forget. The good times, the bad times, The fears, the tears. © EH 9-11-01 http://www.cheerios.com/promotions/begin/Default.aspx
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True Colors Our lives have changed because of terrorism Some lives have changed for the good, Others have changed for the worse. Why does it always take a tragedy of innocent lives For ones to come together in unity and peace? Some make changes for a day, a week, a month Then they go right back to their true colors Of being, unkind, uncaring and unloving. What is wrong with this picture? Are we a part of the problem, or the solution? Let's look into our hearts and souls Root out all the evil, it's not too late. Do it while there is still time. Do it...Now. (c) 2015 Evelyn D. Hall http://myseashellbooks.com/books/dontays-alphabet-book-color/
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STANDING BY THE SHORE,LOOKING OUT INTO THE SEA...IN MY MIND IMAGES OF SLAVE SHIPS I BEGIN TO SEE..WHITE MEN CAPTURING AFRICANS UPON THEIR AFRICAN SAND. .FORCING THEM INTO A SHIP'S CARGO HOLE,LEAVING THEIR AFRICAN LAND..MEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN,CHAINED,SHACKLED CONFINED...A WAY TO ESCAPE AND FLEE IN THEIR MIND...DIFFERENT PLACES IN AFRICA THEY ARE FROM. DIFFERENT TRIBES EACH WITH A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE TONGUE...FROM THE CARGO HOLE,AFRICAN SLAVES FORCED UPON THE SHIP'S DECK.SLAVE CAPTIVES WITH CHAINS SHACKLES ON THEIR WRIST,ANKLES AND NECK.LUCIFER HIMSELF THE CAPTAIN ON THE SLAVE SHIP..JOYFULLY BEATING THE SLAVES WITH HIS WHIP..SLAVES THROWN OVERBOARD DAY AND DARK.BO…
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POETIC ECHO EXCERPT FROM BYWORD "A NATION CALLED OUT OF THEIR NAME" LIVE ON AMAZON www.amazon.com/author/markmakabi BY MAKABI MY WALK, MY SHOES My walk, my shoes, my path, my blues, your discourse of diversity is converse, imitating my images expectations, your fears, your perceptions, My education, my responsibility, your miseducation, your manipulation, My truth, your lies, the lie confirms the truth; the devil is a liar, my laws, you’re lawless, whose laws? The most High laws rules, My race, your disgrace, my color, your sin, my nigger, your name, my name, your nigga, my confusion, your illusion, your deception, my attention, my blues, your p…
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Africa ,Within. The. Blyde River. Canyon ,Through. A. Magic. Portal -There. Is. A. World. ,Unseen. Where. African. Animals,,Ancestors-Spirits. Roam,,Ancient Baobab Trees. Grow,Majestic. Black. Panthers. -Cobtroll. A. Rainforest. Thick. And. Green . A. Black. Advanced -Society-Kwanzaa Principles Followers ,Unity Love Of Their,, People -And-Nation Themselves They Define .. Advanced Military Trained-Warriors ,Protecting Their People And Nation ,They Are -Assigned.-Hidden From The. Racist. White. World. ,,Peace,Liberty-Freedom. They. Find... Superior. Education. ,To. Thrive. And. To -Strive. ,Taught. To. Young. Minds... Respect. For. Herita…
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Christmas. Eve. In. The. City. Among. The. Holiday. Decorations,The. Homeless,With. Hunger,Pain. And. Misery. Corrupt. Church. Going. Politicals,Stealing. Preacher's. Speaking. Prayer..To The. Homeless,Do ,They Plan To. Bring Food And Shelter?The Homeless,Some Barely,Alive. With Hopelessness And. Emptiness They Struggle To,Survive...Getting Food,Presents Shoppers Shopping..For The ,Homeless. ,Shoppers Not Stopping..Soon Church Bells Will Ring.Choirs Will Sing,Preacher's Preaching..Toward. The. Homeless,Food. And. Shelter. Will. Somebody. Bring.? or Upon. The,Streets. Will. The. Homeless. Be. Remaining?.
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Christianity. Was. Forced. Upon. Our. Slaved. Ancestors. After. They,,Were. Sold. And. Bought. Black. People. I. Ask. You. Would. ,You. Be. Christian. If. Our. Slave. Ancestors. Slave. Owner. Was. ,Not,?. To. Our. Slave. Ancestors. The. Slave. Owner. Would. Say. ,,Your. Earthly. Masters. With Fear. And. A. Sincere. Heart. You. Must,, Obey .Jesus. Of. The. Bible. Can. Be. Inspiration . He. Can. ,Give. You. Liberation....Black. People. Have. Embraced. All. White ,,Religions. Baptist. ,Catholic ,Lutheran ,Pentecostal ,Presbyterian. ,And. Methodist . Then. Talk. About. How. Evil. Racist. ,Vile. The. ,,White. Man,Is....Black. Preachers. Preach. Like. The. Slave. ,,Owners…
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WHEN A NEW LOVE DESIRE IS DFERRED.--TIME AFTER LAST LOVE CHAOS, EPISODES,I'M IN SOLITUDE.WONDERING A NEW LOVE SHOULD I SEEK,ROMANTIC ENCOUNTER APPROACHES ME,WILL I ELUDE. .LISTENING TO THE RAIN,WHILE IN MY ROOM,AS I RECLINE.NO PLANS FOR A NEW LOVE,WHEN THE LAST LOVE IS IN MY MIND...TO EACH OTHER I ASSUMED, WE DID SOULFULLY BELONG.BECAUSE OF HER WANDERING LUST MY DISTRUST,REASON THE RELATIONSHIP WENT WRONG..HOW LONG BEFORE I LONG,FOR EROTIC PASSION,WHILE LISTENING TO THE MIDNIGHT RAIN...RELUNCTANT,WONDERING,WILL A NEW LOVE,BE A LOVE I CANNOT RETAIN..AFTER TIME,WILL A NEW LOVE DESIRE BLOSSOM LIKE A SUMMER ROSE./OR WILL A NEW LOVE BECOME A LOST LOVE WITH RECURRING H…
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Djembe Drums,Sound As The Candles Are Lit In The Kinara. Can Black People Come Together For Unity In America?Black People Embracing The 7 Principles Of Kwanzaa,What Each One Means.Uplifting Our Communities,Seeing.Each Other As Kings And Queens..Black Voices ,And Vision Coming.g Together With Solutions.To Stop The Madness ,Chaos And Confusion. White Supremacy,With Their Evil Racist Schemes,Plots And Plans..Understanding.Each Principle,Unity,Creativity,Faith Purpose,Self Determination,Collective Work And Responsibilty,Cooperative Economics,Believing.We Can. Black Communities Problems We Can Solve. If Each.Black.Person Get Involved....
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When did I lose my trust? in love?, in man?, in the state of the economy. It has never had any real love for me. It could never set me free. It is an illusion, better yet a falsity, not real to the ear, to hear, unclear, what you think, even unclear is how you place your trust in a man that does not understand or care, and then you a child of God complain unaware of the true state of affairs, The questions from God, is how? do you dare?, you dare to compare my love for you to anything that man can do, is it the righteous voices that you hear that are clear to your ear and conjure up fear? He had a plan a long time ago, long be for office, or off…
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And I could hold you if the time were right And I could kiss you in welcomed night But we can't have what's always wanting Lines crossed always feel too haunting So we let go for a better try And tho you sigh and ask why We both know what trouble bring And I couldn't tell you another thing
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A little ol' thang like me Only five foot two and a buck o' two If you couldn't tell I'm not in position to tell you what to do Ima keep it all real straight Let's not get it wrong Let's not be confused I'ma put you on what's true I'll be your lady I'll be your laughter I'll be your joy, happily after I'm with the quickness I love much faster I'll be your Mistress Come be the Master Master of me Come be the master of me Come master this body And be the Master of me
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LET ME TAKE YOU BACK,ENVISION IN YOUR MIND.LONG AGO,SOUTHERN WOODS, IN THE DISTANCE,THE DEVIL AND HIS DEMONS,THEIR EVIL VOICES ECHOES..BY THE MOONLIGHT,UPON THE GROUND, A HANGED BLACK MAN'S SHADOW..DRUG GANGS,STREET GANGS, WOULD THEIR BLACK COMMUNITY VIOLENCE END/.IF THEY REALLY LOOKED AT PICTURES OF HANGED BLACK MEN/.THEY WOULD HANG ONE BLACK MAN, SOMETIMES TOGETHER 2 OR 3.NAKED BLACK MEN SWAYING BACK AND FORTH BY THE SOUTHERN NIGHT BREEZE.. STREET GANGS,.THEY COULD SPIRITUALLY TRAVEL BACK IN TIME UNDERSTANDING WHERE BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN..IF THEY REALLY LOOKED AT PICTURES OF HANGED BLACK MEN....SOME BLACK MEN WERE BURNED ALIVE BEFORE THEY WERE HUNG.CELEBRATING,NO …
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IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY,AMONG US THEY OFTEN WALK..TO US THE NON USERS, THEY OFTEN TRY TO TALK..THEN THEY RETURN TO A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN...TO THE DRUG HOUSE,WHERE THE SIDE WALK ENDS..NO MATTER THE SEASON,THE WEATHER,DAYTIME OR NOCTURNE.WOMEN WILL SELL THEIR BODY FOR THE DRUGS THEY YEARN.THE NEED FOR DRUGS STRONGER THAN FAMILY OR FRIEND..AFTER RETURNING TO THE DRUG HOUSE,WHERE THE SIDE WALK ENDS..BLACK MEN,THEIR SLAVED REALITY.DIFFERENT FROM THEIR ANCESTORS WHO WERE SLAVES....THEIR ENSLAVEMENT ,THE POWDER COCAINE,COOKED COCAINE THEY CRAVE...THEIR MINDS DRIFTING LIKE LEAVES UPON A STORMY WIND..AFTER RETURNING TO THE DRUG HOUSE,WHERE THE SIDE WALK ENDS....BABIES …
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Wanda Coleman (Nov. 13, 1946 – Nov. 22, 2013) Often things get past me. I just learned today that Wanda Coleman passed. I share the news hear because she is definitely "An Author You Should Know" I'm sorry I never got the opportunity to meet Wanda in person. Just check out her work. As you can see she was only 67, which seems to so young...
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In. Black. Communities,When Will Black. Men. Unite And. ,Bring,Purpose, And. Self. Determination? To. Black. Boys,,When. Will,Black. Men. Unite. And. Be. A. Up!during. Insoiration? When Will,Black Men Embrace Black Spirituality ,Stop Embracing ,White,Supremacy Christianity,That Has Black People In Spiritual,Bondage And Slave Mentality? Answer,When The ,Black,Man. Mind Is Free. When Will Black Men. Come ,Together,With Ideas And Solutions. To End The Self Segreation,Self,Genocide. Chaos And. Confusion? When. Will. ,Black,Men And Black. Women. Stand. Together Shouting ,,Umoja ,,Swahili For. Unity? Answer When The. Black. Man. Mind. Is. FRee.…
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The Side effects of living, there are more than words can convey. Living comes with so many unanswered questions. There are many things to say. Just to contemplate them all brings on monumental stress. The right to breath is a consequence in the moment you are born. We crawl walk and somehow begin to run, it is the hit or miss in life’s torrid tropic storms and I am not speaking to the crusade but to the description of the excursions aftermath. While I am observing the side effects then I ask myself am I prepared for any of that, so what is that; but loving, opening your mind, hoping for real beliefs, foregoing the sublime, the exhale and the inhale coupled with the ri…
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Race there is but one, we all dwell here on this place we named earth, we all inhabit her nooks and crannies while she hurts, she cries out as she is being pulled apart at the seams as she is lost by the occupants that live as tenants of a population that fights a single dream, which is A single race of people is what we are, yet we battle for supremacy only inflicting pain, and the world bears the scars. We all are in pursuit of the same things like, our right to breath, we all have the same dreams, and we all have the selfsame needs, We need to be necessary and we need to be loved. We are a nation of people trying to be detached from the above. We are a tri…
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FROM MANY STRONG BLACK WOMEN,CAME SHE..WAS TOLD,YOUR MIND,BODY,SOUL,FAITH AS VALUABLE AS, EMERALDS,PEARLS,DIAMONDS AND RUBIES....YOUR BLACK SKIN,NOT BONDAGE,BUT JOY AND DELIGHT.LET YOUR SPIRIT WITHIN SHINE LIKE DIAMONDS BRIGHT....SHE NOT DEFINED, BY FASHION AND CLOTHES.BUT BY ANCESTOR HERITAGE AND THE KNOWLEDGE SHE KNOWS....MIND ENLIGHTMENT,,BLACK AUTHORS BOOKS,BLACK POETS POEMS SHE RECITES..HER SPIRIT WITHIN ,SHINES LIKE DIAMONDS BRIGHT..BLACK QUEEN,PROUD AND CONFIDENT SHE STANDS..HER BODY,A SACRED TEMPLE UNTOUCHED BY CORRUPT HANDS...SCHEMING MEN, DOES NOT TEMPT OR EXCITE..HER SPIRIT WITHIN SHINES LIKE DIAMONDS BRIGHT....LIFE AND LOVE FOR…
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Brother. Where. Are. You. Going,Where. Have. You. Been? In. Your. ,Mind. And. Soul,Is. There. A. Purpose. Destination. Within?Do. You,Walk. With.Inner. Strength,Or Do You Cluelessly Wander.?,Is. Your,Mind In Slave Mentality,Or Do You Have A Free Mind ,When,You. Ponder.. Is It The Ghetto You From.. Poverty,Crimes,These Enslavement Chains,Did You Over. Come??We're You In Prison For A Minor Crime? After Release,Did. You,,Knowledge Your Mind. Did Your Father leave. Your. Mother,To,Raise. You. Alone? Do You. Plan,. To. Be A. Better. ,Father,To. Your. Own? Do. You.Have. Strength. To. Triumph. Over. The,Obstacles. The. Racist.…
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The statement was never fight for a man, My response is Unless he is your son, or unjustly accused, or your brother father or a really good friend, and again it depends on who you fighting. The statement is to vague, it doesnt apply because I can assume and read way to much into it and there are far to many ways to fight, physically fighting should by no need be done for anyone, but spiritually I fight daily for all the men in my life. Financially I am extremely selective whom I fight or fight for. Emotionally I struggle to fight because that is far the most damaging of all fights. Yet and still those fights anger me the most and require the great…
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Is that all you have to offer Sex and Lies Would you want the same for your daughter I've definitely had enough With the Sex and Lies I've been through with this giddy up Do you even know how to love Just Sex and Lies Nothing over or above Keep playing a victim role But Sex and Lies Is really all that you know And if really want to spin your heart My Sex and Lies Would be a good place for me to start
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She. Believed. His. Loving. Words. To. Her. He. Spoke. .She. Believed The. Loving. Love. Letters. To. Her. He. Wrote. Then. Found. Out. He. Has. 10. Children. With. 10. Women,,,She. Takes. Him To. Court. ..For. Her. Child. Make. Him. Pay. Child. Support....
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LISTENING AND OBSERVING THE RAIN,THEN I BEGIN TO SEEK...ANOTHER TOPIC FOR BLACK HISTORY,TO THE YOUNG I WILL SPEAK...PONDERING,BLACK INVENTORS,SCIENTIST WORLD WAR SOLDIERS OR DOCTORS UNTIL...I BEGIN OBSERVING THE HAUNTING PHOTOGRAPH OF EMMETT TILL...TIME WITH RELATIVES,HIS MOTHER SENT HIM DOWN SOUTH..SO MANY BLACK PEOPLE KILLED IN MISSISSIPPI,BY THE DEVIL'S MOUTH..HE WS ENJOYING TIME WITH FAMILY,THEN HE WAS LYING SILENT AND STILLL.ENVISIONING,AS I OBSERVE THE HAUNTING PHOTOGRAPH OF EMMETT TILL.....FROM MISSISSIPPI BACK TO CHICAGO,HIS BODY HIS MOTHER DID RETRIEVE...LONG LINES MANY PEOPLE SEEING HIM,COULD NOT BELIEVE...HOW HE LLOKED HIS MOTHER DID NOT WANT TO C…
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The. Homeless. They. Lay. In. Alleys And. By. The. Street. Wearing -Tattered. Clothes. And. Tattered. Shoes. On. Their. Feet. They. Once-Had. Jobs. And. Homes. . Now. For. Jobs. And. Shelter. The--Streets. They. Roam. People. Pass. Them. By. Again. And. Again.. Does. Anyone. Care. For. Those. In. This. Rich. Country's. Poverty -Chain ? Mothers. With. Children. ,Their. Pain. And. Misery. They -Cannot. Hide. Upon. The. Ground. The. Homeless. Lie. Corrupt-Politicians. ,Preachers. Money. ,Control. They. Desire. Not. Caring-About. Those. In. Poverty. ,As. Poverty. Homelessness. Remain....-Does. Anyone. Care. For. Those. In. This. Rich. Country's. Poverty-Chain?
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Kids kicked out the nest perhaps to soon so they are destine to be domed, A parents call in spite of it all being that I am far from an animal to attempt to help them avoid altogether the fall. So many of us had dreams cut short or fear the movement cause no one thought enough of us to cultivate our world beyond the enviable pain life applies. One lie, but we try, in spite the knock down we stand our ground, realizing that birthing a child doesn't make you a mother Loving them in their pain when in earnestness the need you show them an example that welcomes true peace, not self pity, not blame, You allow them to grow, not throw them to the wind becaus…
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If you can love me More than myself How is it possible To be for someone else If you can give me The best of the best How can you make yourself Available to the rest You talk, you do, you go all around You leave, you stay, you're nowhere to be found If I can love you More than myself Then maybe I need To love somebody else
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BLACK GRADUATES OF 2012-HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-RENAISSANCE REVOLUTION..YOU ARE THE FIRST CHAPTER OF A NEW GENESIS..YOUNG GIFTED VISIONARIES AND WITH PROUD BLACKNESS..BLACK MEN AND WOMEN IN RESPECTED UNITY FORMATION...IN POOR COMMUNITIES ORGANIZIG POSITIVE TRANSFORMATIONS..SINCE THE PAST BUILDS THE FUTURE,BLACK HISTORY KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM YOU RETRIEVE..BLACK HISTORY SCARIFICES AND WITHIN YOURSELVE YOU BELIEVE..NOT YEILDING TO COMMUNITY CHAOS AND CONFUSION.INSTEAD COMING TOGETHER WITH IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS..ANXIOUSLY PURSUING AMBITIONS,DESIRES AND DREAMS.DESPITE COMING FROM POOR COMMUNITIES, CONFIDENCE IS YOUR THEME...SPEAKING WE NEED TO DEFINE OURSELVES AND TOGETH…
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Inner peace is a beast, her strength I don't understand, but I lift her up because she took my hand and sometimes when I'm in a slump her words are what lifts me up, she's my sister though she wasn't born in me I found her on some road and she became part of my tapestry, she became important because she made me important and even when I feel alone out here in this world on my own she understands what I'm going through because often she's going through something too I I know if I can find my way to her words it'll be okay, she says things to me that are true and that's not what many people do, she doesn't candy coat her words for me, she …
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it's spoken word and it would really depends on my state of mind at the time. It take motivation, how we tell it can change another's state of mind. So when determining anything I use grace to allow my heart to decide. It would really be to the glory if together we all are adorned on the very same stage. Many of us share experiences of the road less traveled so it encourages others to omit the fear that is created with the decision of change.
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What is it about you That has me wild and willing Up to the ceiling I'd make a killing If it paid to love you You have a charm to yourself Like no other man And isn't that your plan Gaining groupies and fans Cause that's how you do You tread this earth Trading whistles for a kiss It would seem you never miss An opportunity, a trip With someone new How long before you want To come back around To these trusted grounds Where affection abound And the passion is true What is it that you have That draws me near No matter the fear No ma…
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Just because I don’t tell you that I appreciate you every day, doesn’t mean I don’t Just because I don’t tap you, on your shoulder doesn’t mean you haven’t entered my mind, Just because I don’t call doesn’t mean I didn’t seriously mean to, I got caught up, weight down, side tracked, turned around, I got busy, and bombarded, I got lost in my chaotic world And the thoughts I had of you on that day and so many other days had me wanting to tap you on the shoulder, call to hear your voice or just have a moment that I could take to appreciate you, You are Important And I never w…
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Warm. Spring. Day. ,Butterfly. Hawkins. Is. Returning. To. Her. New. Orleans Shack. She. Loudly. Hears. A. Racist White. Man. Who. ,,Hates. People. Brown. And. Black....As. Butterfly. Hawkins. Nears ,,Her. Shack. The. Owls. Loudly. Screech. .Her. Growing. Number. Of,,Black. Cats. Toward. Her. Creep.. Inside. Her. Shack. , African ,,Porcupine Quills,Black. Mamba Snake. Skin. ,Deadly Nightshade ,,Plant. Put. The. Last. Of. The Ingredients. In. The. Cauldron. Her,,African. Pygmy. Friend. She. Tells. . As. She. Prepares. To. ,,Speak. The. Hoodoo. Magic. Spell. She. Drinks. The. Potion. And,Becomes. A. Blond. White. Woman. To. Lure. The. Racist. White,Man. In.... He. Jo…
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She so flighty Yes she so free She everything I need to be I'm me Not daring to take the chance to never dare They say don't you go there And where? Would I go To the highest mountain On the moon So soon I would Be gliding through the air I don't care For all that weighs me down I refuse to be bound Les'n I'm bound to go Where they never know The truth in it all The redemption after a fall After it falls on your shoulders To be bolder More truthful More right So stay away Don't come near Until you know to …
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INNER CITY RAINY NIGHT, GANGSTER WARS, GUN BULLETS FLY. GANGSTER FALLS TO THE GROUND, HIT BY BULLETS FROM A DRIVE BY./HE REMAINED IN HIS GANG,KNOWING OF HIS GANGSTER BROTHERS/SOME,WERE IN PRISON IN A CELL,WITH PRISON NUMBERS.STUPID, NOT CARING THAT RACIST WHITE POLICE AND POLITICIANS ARE SUPPLYING THE GUNS AND COCAINE.USING THAT AS A EXCUSE TO KILL THEM OR PUT THEM IN A CELL IN DETAIN/ANNIHILATION,DEVASTATION,MUTILATION PURE EVIL./NOT CARING IF THEIR BULLETS HIT INNOCENT PEOPLE. NO MATTER, VENGEANCE,SELF HATRED,RACE HATRED, SO MUCH DESTRUCTION THEY BRING.SELLING GUNS, CRACK COCAINE FOR THE BLING BLING//WITH GUN SHOT PAIN,HE TRIES…
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You of the Moyo clan, do you know who you are? Have you not parted multitudes with the rod of the spear? Have you not ruled longer (through the mutapa's) for a thousand years? Longer than any other royal family on the face of this planet save the Japanese emperor . Do you and your vassals not have a great tradition of literature in the form of nhetembo (praise poetry)? Do you not have the only musical instrument in black Africa to have a scale, is not the concept of the musical chord alien to the African mind but yours? Did you not have a 10 day week to rule over time where the rest of Africa moved by sight , depending on the emotions of the moon. Wh…
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When I say I love you it is not to hear myself talking, when I say I love you it is a melody to my soul I don't need to Prevert I love you because loving you is what makes me whole. many think that because I love you. that I am attracted to your spirit. that I love your style. that I am tickled by your intellect. We should lessen our responsibility to God and that is the lie that has the world running wild. See I love women and I love men. I love everything that God created but God hates sin and I don't sleep with everyone I am attracted to. I was told by God to rightfully divide the words of truth and I'm not mad or angry but I'm s…
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Oops you dropped this All the things you promised All the love I gave, I saved Even after you left Damn it's broken The commitment you tried Every covered up lie Every shallow little theft Now it's crumbled Any thought I had Thinking it's not bad That you dropped my heart Straight to the trash 'Cause it's nothing to be fixed You're an ass and a dick And your breath smells like fart
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Black. Unity. ,Amazing. We. Cannot. Come. Together. And. Discuss. ,It. Brings. So. Much. Frustration. And. Disgust....The. Racist , White,,With. Politics. And. Religion ,In. Black. Communities. ,Each. ,Other. We. Cannot. Trust.....Black. People. Only. We. Can. Save ,Us...Racist. Politicians. ,In. Poor Inner. City. Schools. They. Uneducated. Us...From. Themselves. They. Segregate. Us.. The,Wealthy. Blacks. And. Poor. Blacks ,They. Try. To. Separate., Us.....For. Future. Generations. ,In. Black. Communities. ,The. Kwanzaa. Principles. Malcolm. X. ,Dr. John. Henrik. Clarke. ,,Logic ,,Should. Be. Taught. We. Must....Because. Black. People. ,Only. We,Can. Save. Us.....
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Community. Problems. ,For. Solutions. We. Need. To. Come., Together. And. Discuss. We. Need. To,,Begin. Having. Unity. And. Trust...,We,Need. To. Teach,. Black. Children. To. Have. Self.- Determination. And. Purpose. .Because. Only. We. Can. Save. Us ....
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