Saturday, February 16, 2008
People Talkin Shit
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Boys and Basketball
"Jesus is the New Black"
Monday, February 11, 2008
Racism
when we say these things without a thought.
We dont know the hurt inside when we
classify between black or white.
Or brown or yellow, green or blue.
Its not about who's smarter or who's stronger,
but about who's lighter and who's darker.
Its a shame for black people who've been oppressed for hundreds of years
to walk around causing blood and tears,
to be spilled and shed...
We should uplift each other, embrace each other, love one another,
and yet we hold our brother and sister back.
Why is everything a racial issue,
its not about who we are, but more of what we do,
that sets us apart in these race barriers that keeps us stuck in the dark.
Blinded by the shields and boundaries
held up by the,
different levels of pigmentation,
we use as an excuse to do what we do.
Fighting each other because of our culture,
the hard texture of our hearts not letting anyone new through.
We deny the title of racist yet make racial comments
We rebuke the title of racist yet, dont do anything to stop it.
We take stereotypes and promote them by using them to our advantage.
We can't make decisions without thinking about the color of our skin.
We ask for respect without giving respect back
because we are too busy thinking about who's white or who's black.
The poor Asians and Mexicans cant get a break.
Their not know for being people, but for being a wet back or a chink, or
whatever derogatory term we can throw,
at them for their eyes or the things they dont know....
But when its all said and done it takes one to take the stand,
To not allow this foolishness and take command of the issue at hand.
Its time to stand up and be proud of who we are inside and out,
But dont let the person on the "out"
be the one that controls your life or where your at.
So I stand here today ready to take a vow,
to try and be a good example for my people, all people....
At least for a little while....
By: V. Kemp (inspired by: McLovin)
The Reason Why I Write
Sometimes it’s hard to accept the things that life throws at you…..
Life can be the cruelest thing to endure…..
But if we look to the future we can not only overcome the present….
We will gain the strength to overcome the impossible….
This is the reason that I write.
I write to present to the world that my legacy will be different.
I write to prove that no matter where life may take me I get up and keep running…
The bible says, We fall down but we get up…
We stumble sometimes but the key is to look at the situation we stumbled on and remember not to stumble again…
I write to prove to an unbelieving world that I am the new….
I write to emphasize the strength and the power of my words…..
I want to write.
I want to write something so powerful that struggling mothers gain the courage to continue,
Something so powerful that breast cancer is cured with the stroke of a doctor’s pen.
Something so powerful that infant mortality is seen as another dimension of sadness.
Something so impactful that genocide and tribal killings in Africa cease at the blow of the wind.
Something so impactful that the readers of my piece will embrace life and accept its outcomes.
I want to write.
So I write this to you now….
Forcing you to be grateful….
To be thankful for the air you breathe….
Thankful for the people who hate you…
Thankful for the times your life did not make sense….
Thankful for the people who did not have enough guts to be thankful for themselves….
This is the reason that I write.