"Nigga what the fuck you gone do!?"
I hear from across the room as loud as thunder.
I begin to shake my head, sadly not in disbelief ... yea, I knew it was comin.
Why does it have to be this way? As if the spotlight isn't already turned toward "our kind"
I'm disgusted at the situations we create and mostly the words that surround them.
"Nigga", prime example"...
What would MLK think? And sadly at the same time I'm thinkin to myself ..."damn, these niggas crazy..."
I shrug my shoulders and walk away...
"Shit, It's not like that Nigga was talkin to me anyway."
How would we begin to fix a problem rooted so deep?
The apple never falls too far from the tree, you might think you escaped but you still right around the corner.
Can we have our own minds?
Will our skin color always indicate we're symbolically blind?
We never find time...
Willie Lynch and his damn letters
Got us all fucked up for what seems like will be forever...
I apologize, I guess I should be watchin my language, you know try not to get too eager
...Fuck that, who cares? Cause I AM... uh um... I mean I AIN'T No Nigga!
Shit, I can still recite the lyrics to that Jay-Z joint from back in the '90's ...
But you trippin if u ask what we covered just last week in political science.
Don't Blame me ... uuh, blame my situation.
At least thats what we like to say right? instead of facin our own...
We say it's someone elses fault that we DON'T know.
Instead of pickin up a book
We pick up the remote and turn on the TV... BET.
Don't trip... You watchin that shit as I speak.
At least I know my dail is turned to that station, soooo...
Um yea, I'm cool I just wish 106 would play the whole video
Is that the most with what we are concerned???
What about politricks? "Poli what?" My bad, I meant Politics...
You think "What that got to do with me?"
I can even relate... remembering a time where I could care less
Until the day I strapped up my combat boots, Kevlar, n LBE...
I'm no longer livin in my own world. This reality was slowly created by me.
Turnin to ya boy while lightin a cigarette... "damn, they still aint catch Barack Obama yet?"
Yeah Nigga was the right word. Ignorance is an epidemic.
This shit is ubsurd. Generation to generation.
You damn right I'm hatin.
What would It take for you to see...
I AINT NO nigga... damn it I'm free.
Naw mayne... I don't expect to convince you otherwise
We..."I AM a nigga" ... in our own eyes.
Did I say that right? Anyway It don't matter...
Go ahead, chastise, criticize, correct me, and debate....
I'm cool the day the Nigga looses the urge to EmUlAtE.
Niggas come in all shapes, sizes, and colors...
Who said they couldn't find work?
They even got that nigga George Bush runnin the country.
While our children are getting killed and searching for "weapons of mass destruction"...
We are more concerned with who R. Kelly is fuckin.
Which generation will erase this stereotypical figure . Shit, not me...
Cause I AM... uh um... I mean I AIN'T No Nigga!
When will...How could we ever find the time?
I really don't expect to convince you otherwise...
You see...
I,
WE ARE NIGGAS ... even in OUR OWN eyes.
My serious face lol
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The incorrect grammar and punctuation used in this piece is used to emphasize ignorance. I hope I got my message across ok....
Excellent, you certainly got it across...i see you performing this because it reminded me of spoken word. You got a gift lady.
Thank you for taking the time to visit and leave comments on our corner of the blog-world, Faith.
Wow!!!!. (You fine too girl, but) This has to be one of the most moving pieces of literature I've read. It takes emphasis on me personally because i'm of your age group, but your definately a from a younger, much more volatile generation. Big difference these days between 26 and 21,22... You covered it all, in a poem. I'm trying to concieve all my thoughts about the issues you addressed in that poem to share on my blog. Your mind- just from me reading that - is above the matter sweety, so your already part of the solution. That was Beautiful.
Oh and Miz- She is my favorite poet, yes she is lol. And if she co-signs you, dont worry bout the message just keep expressing YOU. peacenluv hun -Q.
Hey I like this one!!!!
Hey, I didnt know you were back to writing. This was another solid piece. Whenever you get that vibe of writing, you are killer.
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