It’s impossible to tell MY story without telling OUR story, for I, am merely a single drop in God’s infinite ocean of LOVE. — Sean King
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Truthfully
I may not be an award winning poet
I’m okay with that
I may not be your number one entertainer
I can live with that
My words may not be academic enough for your approval
That’s not a concern to me
My writing may not fit into your formulaic style
Conforming never crossed my mind
My spoken word may not have flair and theatrics
Tell it to your Slam committee
You probably want me to write more erotica
In my mind, revolution is foreplay for freedom
That ain’t erotic enough for you?
You probably wish I would be less serious
Tell it to the 99%
Tell it to the mother struggling to provide for her kids
Tell it to the teenagers and their hoodies
Tell it to the voiceless political prisoners
Tell it to the homeless man on the streets
Tell it to the soldier struggling with PTSD
Tell it to the innocent victim of rape
Tell it to the girl who was kidnapped and trafficked
Tell it to the innocent people dying in a war they didn’t create
Tell it to the lost soul trying to find its way
Tell it to your God for placing empathy in my soul
and the gift of words in my mind
You probably think I should write more poems on love
Love is the foundation for every breath I take
You probably think I should write about God
Who do you think is guiding my soul?
You probably wonder how much longer will I keep it up
The answer, until God tells my soul that my work here is done
Until then
I’ll continue living the only way I know how,
TRUTHFULLY
Reach
My philosophy is simple
Standup
Take a deep breath
Smile forgivingly
Pray honestly
Thank God humbly, and then,
Figure out where you want to go and
Go
Without hesitation
Love
Without reservation
Live
Without excuses
Understand
It is all within your reach
All you need is
A lot of faith
A little determination, and
Some concentration to
Help you stay focused on
Where you need to go
You weren’t born with a
Silver spoon in your mouth
I know, but
Get over it!
Racism
Get over it!
Inequality
Get over it!
Poverty
Get over it!
Slavery
Get over it!
Dysfunctional family
Get over it!
Life ain’t fair
Get over it!
Realize it
Come to grips with it
Accept
Overcome, and then
Crush it!
Beat it
Beat them
Monkeys on your back
The extra weight you carry
The disbelief
The doubt
The insecurities
The fear,
Fuck ’em!
It’s your life!
Circumstance
Get past it!
Obstacles
Don’t stop until
You get over it
Underneath it
Around it
Bust through it!
You have to find a way
To keep it
From destroying you
Do you know what’s funny about life?
It can destroy you, and
No one cares
How it happened
No one will see you
The grungy man
Standing on the street
Holding the sign
Asking for spare change
and think,
Genius
Go getter
In their eyes
You’re a bum
A lazy
Despicable
Useless
Undriven
Waste of resources
Squanderer of dreams
Freeloader
Con-artist
Getting over in the land
That was built by their forefathers
“one railroad track at a time”
They raped your mother
Don’t matter!
Your teachers are inadequate
Don’t matter!
Your father wasn’t there?
Don’t matter!
You were born in the ghetto
Electric sliding to the rhythmic sounds
Of shots ringing
In fast succession
Like firecrackers
Don’t matter!
Forced to study
On cold wood floors
Under the bright lights
Of ghetto birds
Behind gated doors and
Barred windows
Don’t matter!
Listening
To the sizzle of crack pipes
With your baby brother screaming the
Cry of unchanged diapers
While the batter ram
Bangs against your front door,
IT DOES NOT MATTER!
Americans don’t have pity
Regardless of circumstance
Lack of opportunity
Where you started
Americans won’t cry tears for
Your struggle as they
Build wealth on the backs
Of your broken dreams and your
Unachieved aspirations
Americans don’t feel bad
When they see you
Begging for food
Homeless
Hopeless
In need
No,
They don’t want to help you
They don’t want to hear your story
They don’t want to give you a thing
Stop feeling sorry for yourself and
Realize
No matter how bad your life is
Somebody
Somewhere
Is going through something
Far worse THAN YOU
My philosophy is simple
Standup
Take a deep breath
Smile forgivingly
Pray honestly
Thank God humbly and
Then figure out where you want to go and
Go!
Without hesitation
Love
Without reservation
Live
Without excuses
Reach
For your dreams
To the sky
To the Heavens
Reach!!!
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