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So, what was on my mind is bothering me so much. Still is bothering me. But in the storm in my mind, I decided to read your piece backwards. LOL ... okay, what is it they say about listening to songs backward again?
Here's the thing, when you read that Photosynthesis' "States of Mind" piece backwards, line by line as opposed to word by word, it still makes sense. As so:
>Talk with me for a lil' while ...
>Without thinking ... just smile
>Taste the fruit of fruition
>Chew it like gum / marinating thoughts in mango~berry flavors
>{And so forth}
It makes different sense from reading it forward. It makes complete sense reading it backward. Try it, it's real cool. Kind of like a poetic anagram.
I think I preferred the piece backward. Reading it backward calmed me for a while.
But I am back again, thinking.
Thinking. Thinking. Thinking myself into a knot. I hope I don't unwittingly think myself into inaction.
The thinking causes crashes of waves. Thinking. Hard. Any ships of any size that's caught in this mindstorm is getting capsized.
When will we stand on our own two feet? When? Why are we such a dependent people?
Talking to my mum, I point out a few facts. She replies, "We need them, and they need us." I heard the subtext loud and clear. She is really saying we need them. But they don't really need us. Not really.
Mom, we don't need them! They are not nice people. How can you say you need the help of your oppressors to set yourself free??? How can you say that your oppressors will help you set yourself free??? Are you serious???
What?!? You knew they are a violent people? Then why did you let me come here without telling me that? How come you never told me how horrible they are???
Then she replies, "We are all God's children. Forgive them." There she goes with the religion thing. They are about to kill your child, and all you are saying to me is, "Child, don't defend yourself." "Be forgiving." "Let them beat you 77 times 7 times." "Turn the other cheek." "The meek shall inherit the earth." "The last shall be the first." "Son, you used to be so religious."
Ohhhh!!! So religious is currently defined as Black People's ability to keep taking beatings in every sphere of life. Back when I stooped low, and let them beat me, and abuse me, back then, I was religious. But now, I am a bad, bad human being because I fight back, and fighting back is unreligious.
How come these beatings don't apply to them? Ma, how could you let them just kill me like this?
We are STILL being trained into being a helpless people. Black Parents train their children to be helpless. "Yes, son, you can be doctor. But only a helpless doctor."
Everybody I know thinks us Black People cannot free ourselves. Everybody, including my mom.
I hate that.
And it really hurts. http://www.myspace.com/heremakhetonline
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