This one is appropriate for the time of year it is. Wyclef Jean, always comin’ with some realness – one of my favorite MC’s because when he opens his mouth, it’s always for a purpose and with a point. If I was president yall…. enjoy!
This one is appropriate for the time of year it is. Wyclef Jean, always comin’ with some realness – one of my favorite MC’s because when he opens his mouth, it’s always for a purpose and with a point. If I was president yall…. enjoy!
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Tagged If I was President, President Obama, realness, time of year, Wyclef Jean
Daily,
I’m reminded,
beauty is in most things
we just have to find it.
Take gifts as they come and realize
the blessings buried under that that
is heavy and shoulder bearing,
I can’t always carry, the load….
But I remind myself that I am not:
much different from you,
from them,
those wondering, while wandering and
waiting for something to find them…
The kid in the back of the class
contemplating the distance from one side
to the other of his wrist.
The woman whose teeth cringe, at the sight
of breakfast because dinner was left behind
the door of the bathroom and still witnessed in the mirror.
here, is where I find resolve – strength in realizing I’m not alone,
as they feel – and I wish they didn’t – so this is for that kid:
wearing circles in the grass on the playground because
nobody wants to play ball, or pick him.
this is for the little girl who knows she’s ok
but every time another girl looks at her a certain way,
she feels different. This is for difference – because
there’s not much between you and I, us and them,
but we don’t let each other in – This is me knocking.
Answer if you wanna, perhaps I’ll find myself on the
other side as well,
this is a testimony – not everyone always has everything
figured out -
our four chambers that drive us
don’t always have the pumping proof as to what
we’re all about.
This is me taking the wheel – owning how I feel,
and you should to, this one’s for you:
The secretary who should’ve been a doctor
The boy who wants, but doesn’t know how to be a father
This is for the daughters.
For the smoke that finds itself some sky
For the stars that don’t want to be found
and for the dust we leave behind.
This is for today
This is for tonight.
This… is why I write.
*Day 11 of 365 poems inna year
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Tagged blessings, four chambers, left behind, little girl
Yes… you read it right… I like a little Mayer, people! Neon is one of my favorite songs of all time, to sit back and LISTEN to. He is a lyricist too… at least that’s my opinion – and here is one of the tracks I like best. buzz away… enjoy!
Here is the Thin Red Line, by Typical Cats. These guys remind me of my beginnings with poetry… the first years, traveling, slamming, competing, and loving like crazy, this new fun family I’d found. We’ve now been together 11 years, poetry and I – on days like today, 28 years into this life, on my day of birth, I think about the re-birth, the saved life, the finding of myself – poetry was responsible, today it is poetry, family, and life that I am thankful for – thank all of you!
enjoy…
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Tagged day of birth, days like today, literature, thin red line, Typical Cats, writing
Check this jam out… LOVE IT and just found it!
It was a good show
I left half of my stuff there
Damn you, IPA!
There’s a little IllDrinkToThat Haiku for you today – on the heels of a successful show at Tractor Brewery, where upon leaving, and waking up this morning, I realized, half the equipment I came with, I left behind…. happens when IPA is involved.. LOL have a good day yall – oh and cross your fingers my stuff is still there!
*Day 9 of 365 poems inna year