Simply Because, Poetry Is...

Young Soul

First, feel, then feel, then
read, or rear, then feel, then
fall, or stand, where you
already are. Think
of your self, and the other
selves... think
of your parents, your mothers
and sisters, your bentslick
father, then feel, or
fall, on your knees
if nothing else will move you,
                              then read
                              and look deeply
                              into all matters
                              come close to you
                              city boys--
                              country men

                              Make some muscle
                              in your head, but
                              use the muscle
                              in yr heart

-Imamu Amiri Baraka

Prom 2011- Vintage! the Dress

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Thought

"I have a dream" Common

So, the main question being asked today on radio and TV news stations, is "If Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, would he be happy with America, and black people today?" We can all sit around and speculate/question how our lives would be, if Martin Luther King Jr. was still alive today, but my question to you is, are YOU happy with the way things are? Not just about the status of people of color in America, but about everything? Genocide? World Hunger? Gay Rights? Homelessness? The Fight to End Aids? There are so many causes in our world today, that need a leader like Martin Luther King Jr, which will you choose?

"Everybody" Macy Gray

A Beautiful Begining

Love of My Life

New York City, Washington D.C., Rice Village, Cali :),

my business, blogging,

freedom.

Art is the Love of My Life.

Good music, good food.

Dance is the Love of My Life.

Passion,

world afairs, and global awareness.

Ending world hunger, and genocide is the Love of My Life.

Theatre, broadway,

educating myself.

My beautiful happy nappy hair, is the Love of My Life.

Spirituality,

cute boys (lol :D),

Lauryn Hill, Common, India.Arie, John Legend, the Roots, Noisettes, Janelle Monae,

literature with a purpose.

Fashion is the Love of My Life.

Traveling,

learning languages.

Writing is the Love of My Life.

Shopping :), the Gap, Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, Express,

black love,

Nylon magazine, Teen Vogue, Seventeen magazine, Essence, the Jones,

poetry.

My culture is the Love of My Life.

Inspiring is the Love of My Life.