Since I probably would never make it on Russel Simmons Def Poetry Jam, I thought it would be cool to share a poem I just wrote a few dayz ago. If I was ever on such a show, I would probably do this one...


I call it The Titanic

THE TITANIC

HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE TITANIC, HOW MANY MOVIES MUST THEY MAKE, HOW MANY MORE BOOK REPORTS DO WE HAVE TO WRITE, HOW MANY MORE DOCUMENTARIES DO WE HAVE TO WATCH ABOUT THIS DAMN BOAT... I MEAN ALL IT WAS JUST A HUGE SHIP WITH A BUNCH OF RICH WHITE FOLKS THAT WHERE KILLED... OKAY SO NOBODY KNOWS EXACTLY HOW THE BOAT SUNK, BUT DANG DO YOU HONESTLY THINK BY MAKING US HEAR THE STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT :ROLL: YOU KNOW ABOUT 200 HUNDREDS YRS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THERE WAS A SHIP LIKE THE TITANIC, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS ... INSTEAD OF RICH WHITE PEOPLE ABOARD THERE WHERE, SLAVES FROM AFRICA AND I SWEAR I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT IT OR WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT IT. THERE WAS OF COURSE ROOTS WHICH REALLY WASN'T ABOUT A SHIP, THEN THERE WAS AMISTAD WHICH FOCOUS ABOUT THE SLAVES COMING OFF THE SHIP AND GETTING SOLD... AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DOUBLE STANDARDS IN THIS COUNTRY WILL ALWAYS PRESIST. NOTHING WILL EQUAL EXCEPT THE AMOUNT OF DEATHS AND DOLLAS YOU MAKE SENDING IT ON THE NATIONAL BANK THAT WILL END UP IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS AND WILL END UP KILLING THE AMERICAN DREAM, WHICH WILL DESTROY THE LEGACY OF A SHIP... EVEN IF THE DREAM IS SOLD... THE STORY WILL STILL EXSIST... IT WILL STILLL REMAIN IN YOUR MIND... YOU WILL STILL SEE IT IN YOUR DREAMS... THE QUESTION IS... WHICH BOAT WILL YOU RIDE... WHICH BOAT WILL LEAD YOU TO THE DESTINATION OF SEGRATED FREEDOM... INTEGRATED BY THE OPTIONS WHICH PRSISTS... ARE YOU A SLAVE OF CIVIL RIGHTS OR ARE YOU RICH IN THE KNOWLDEGE OF GOOD AND EVIL??? THE CHOICE IT'S UP TO YOU, SO GET ON THE BOAT AS I POP MY POPCORN TO WATCH THE TINATIC... OH SNAPS IT'S MY FAVORITE SCENE...

"I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!"

The End

Let's reflect, Share your thoughts or a poem or two that you have in mind, dig deep and let out all your emotions...
[This message was edited Fri Apr 11 22:39:33 PDT 2003 by Mizzunderstood]

Mizzunderstood said:

just like the suits making money off the sale of images that strive to keep an entire race categorized, keeping people locked under the guise of criminal, drug dealer, and fool.


I like how you put yourself out there for a minute.





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[This message was edited Fri Apr 11 23:04:54 PDT 2003 by blacksatin515]