lol.. i guess i'm an old head now, huh? well...my fondest memories are when paperdollpoet (formerly known as beyond_levels) would post.. i loved her poems alot... i also remember when fahim (ThaAnthology) first came to the boards.. he raised the status quo... my shit wasn't even that great then.. but he made us re-evaluate ourselves.. made us check our shit before we post'd.. his skills are still tight.. but he has some stuff that are still shinin'.. stuff from long ago that still hit me hard like the first time i read them.. i've learn'd alot from the boards.. readin' other peoples' works help'd me alot.. i've learn'd to work on description from fahim.. paperdollpoet & rgv taught me how to tell a story or at least make my words count.. not just post up whatever.. but make my pieces actually serve a purpose.. whether it's to entertain, tell stories, or to teach you.. everybody will agree that one of the fondest memories are birthday post (that either you or a friend start'd) and the amount of replies you got on a birthday post.. you smiled big when everyone show'd you love on your born-day.. people check'd each other's work more.. back then.. there was never a post sayin' "READ MY SHIT", "WHY AREN'T YOU READIN' ME?", or "I'M LEAVIN' THE BOARDS".. you would've got clown'd heavy and nobody would've check'd your stuff.. the writers were a lot better.. didn't just throw up shit.. everybody took their time writin' a decent piece.. people critiqued you.. they didn't leave replies like, "good shit"..."i liked this"..."really feelin' this"... the replies were heavy critiques like, "i'm not feelin' this part for some reason (and then go into reasons why and citin' lines or stanzas), but as a whole this piece is aight" replies made people revise their work.. i still got people like noni aka truth, fahim, ebony aka nefertiti, madawaka, anitaj, dpp, and others who know me, that will also tell me or lemme know when i'm gettin' too comfortable... they make me stay on my toes.. i thank them alot..
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"Like the moon, we on the earth
takin' a ride around the sun
my son, we only just begun
& the journey's far from done
we on a mission,
watch yuh brain' 'gone fishin'
like Walter Mosley" -Talib Kweli

"my life is authored by the moon
foot prints written in soil:
the fountain pen of martian men
novelling human toil..." -saul williams








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