i want to say
something like
"i don't use
band-aids!
...i bleed thru penstrokes and
make pages drip lifewater!"

but
it sounds far too cliche
... and these days?
i fear those
more than anything.

the world is in serious need
of innovation
there are already
too many cycles
too much history
too many people
repeating...

i always wonder
if i'm part of the solution
or perpetuating the problem.

i mean,
def poetry jam
makes everyone old enough to
stay up past midnight
wannabe a poet

every hussla's the next jay-z

get shot and you're an instant ja rule
maybe even a pac or biggie-style martyr

i write 'cause i have to.
there's no goal or destination,
no record deal or cd comp--
i just do this.
automatically.
...universal ticker tape machine
running off emotional dividends
and updates on the worth of the ancestors
(refreshed daily for someone's conveinence)

so i won't really start in on
the beauty of my nubian people
the merits and/or bullshit of pussy poems or
late night thoughts of wrist-slitting and angst.

i just want to know
if any of these words have a purpose
and constantly consider
the validity
of the messenger.

"i write 'cause i have to.
there's no goal or destination,
no record deal or cd comp--
i just do this.
automatically."

^This is why I write also.^ And for love of people. Some of us may disagree on the solution to our problems. Some think putting the right people in office will bring peace. Or community activism will bring stability to families. Or like myself, a strong belief in God Almighty as the answer. But we have in common the love, and the want for peace and good health not just for ourselves, but for everyone. But the message gets jaded alot of times by pseudo-activists who are pumping their own agenda. So WE write to clear the air of the fake, insincere rhetoric that those type of people put out. Thank you Lex for this. Thank you. Thumbs north. ~one~

"I'm scientific, but my reflex gangsta"- Black Thought

i wrote this this morning...lately i've been trying to assess why it's so difficult to find my (getting out there & reading/sharing) voice...

i appreciate ur appreciation.



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~*~musical revolution~*~

"The world was warned about this...The CIA calls what happened in London today "blowback." It is wrong, it is heinous, it is murder plain and simple, and it was as predictable as the sun rising in the East." ~Wm Rivers Pitt

>lately i've been trying to assess
>why it's so difficult to find my (getting out there &
>reading/sharing) voice...

Sometimes, real life issues can stifle our creativity. Especially in Baltimore. But I'm glad you back on that diesel. Write on sistah! ~one~

"I'm scientific, but my reflex gangsta"- Black Thought

.

universal ticker tape machine, imagine that . .
somebody call da doctor!!!!!!!!! {smile}

they showed us phYsically, we could reach infinitY, but mentally, through the century, we lost our identitY
-Rakim

when GOD wants a message heard He will deliver it in several tongues ways and forms and in that i say yes "be cause I am a poet" speaks the same language feel me? i am feelin you in this. (periOd) and "Al Qalam (The Pen)" is eternal
ASIEM
"Kuun fiyah Kuun" Quran
(Be and it is)
" A writer takes his pen to write the words again that all in love is fair" Stevie Wonder
checkout these sites
http://4luvofpoetry.com
www.poetology.com

for whatever reason....

i guess i just threw this up in anticipation of breaking the ice.

but ur always reading/responding. i appreciate that.

peace


~~~~
~*~musical revolution~*~

"The world was warned about this...The CIA calls what happened in London today "blowback." It is wrong, it is heinous, it is murder plain and simple, and it was as predictable as the sun rising in the East." ~Wm Rivers Pitt

i went to a venue where i know ppl i know don't usually go

and one where i don't feel entirely comfortable

and i got up there and i did it

and i'm still breathing.

wow.

"I'm scientific, but my reflex gangsta"- Black Thought

i haven't liked the vibe there for years.

i'm more of an organic soul/notre maison type...at least, that's where i usually run into folks i know/knew.

i can't really explain it...some places are just more "homey" than others, u know?

~~~~
~*~musical revolution~*~

"The world was warned about this...The CIA calls what happened in London today "blowback." It is wrong, it is heinous, it is murder plain and simple, and it was as predictable as the sun rising in the East." ~Wm Rivers Pitt

AndI only go to Organic Soul. They give you mad love and encouragement to just let your art shine. I'm still tryin to make my way to XandO's though.

"I'm scientific, but my reflex gangsta"- Black Thought

down on guilford ave.

i'm not one to discourage...you might find you like it. but if you're more an organic soul type, it may turn you off.

i *knew* i wasn't gonna take my nervous ass on organic's stage my (sortakinda) first time out.

delrica's hounded me into getting up there at xando once or twice, but i knew i had to do it in front of a bunch of ppl i didn't know. and it worked. i only saw 2 ppl i knew out of the whole crowd.

successful experiment

~~~~
~*~musical revolution~*~

"The world was warned about this...The CIA calls what happened in London today "blowback." It is wrong, it is heinous, it is murder plain and simple, and it was as predictable as the sun rising in the East." ~Wm Rivers Pitt

see...delrica knows best

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amen...good to see you ....miss k

if you didn't define yourself for yourself you'd be crunched into other peoples fantasies of you an eaten alive.

audre lorde

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>...i bleed thru penstrokes and
>make pages drip lifewater!"

Oh GOd, sometimes you write cause thats the only way to get out of the bottom less pit. joy comes from pain and pain from joy, its lifes story


>i write 'cause i have to.
>there's no goal or destination,
>no record deal or cd comp--
>i just do this.
>automatically.
>

its from within, as i said above, its the only way to survive in this world of uncertainty. Its divine.. it gives strength.. divine strength

I loved this... i really did

"the origin of a mans heart is black" laurynhill

Life aint complete without minikiss- "im lifes last puzzle"

You took a long enuff break -- ( BUT BREAK~TIME IS OVER -- )

Now it's time to share -- Inspire -- and bless us with your words! -- *smiles*


*You've Been Missed*


Stick Around -- *Pretty Please*


Wonderful flow by the way! --

A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence --
I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/2/photosynthesis_music.htm

this is a beautiful piece...sooooo refreshing.
peace

i mean,
def poetry jam
makes everyone old enough to
stay up past midnight
wannabe a poet

every hussla's the next jay-z

get shot and you're an instant ja rule
maybe even a pac or biggie-style martyr

i write 'cause i have to.
there's no goal or destination,
no record deal or cd comp--
i just do this.
automatically.

amen... Peace~


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Pinwheels and Hula Hoops: my book
http://www.lulu.com/content/132318

http://msmind.blogspot.com

you're the ying to my yang, tre.
your words do ballet.

write 'cause i have to.
there's no goal or destination,
no record deal or cd comp--
i just do this.
automatically.



this is all of us.

i've always loved your stuff, might i add.

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newolf, formerly wolfie.

time to save the world, where in the world is all the time?

from the deep and make shallow dreamers think

"keep pennin till the earth birth's your rightful seed then nurture it wit more ink..."
ASIEM
"Kuun fiyah Kuun" Quran
(Be and it is)
" A writer takes his pen to write the words again that all in love is fair" Stevie Wonder

Per the "Perfect Mistake's" suggestion -- *Yuuup* --

A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence --
I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/2/photosynthesis_music.htm