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Teaching Your Child to Fight at an Early Age

I have been thinking about this for a long time, and today I saw something that caught my attention, and saddened me at the same time.  I saw a Facebook post that had a video of a 8 year old girl pushing then punching and fighting a 5 year old girl.  This in and of…

Suicide Knows no Color

   I usually write about topics that truly stir something inside my core. Suicide is one of those topics. The main reason is about stigma and a defiant attitude towards the reasons why someone would take their life. I’d like to share with you a story on this subject.          I used…

How Would You Define Black History Month?

I ask this question as we are now nearing the end of this month of reflection. How would you define this month, that has been set to celebrate the accomplishments of people with African descent? This question should invoke something in you, no matter what ethnicity you are. Most were introduced to the accolades of…

Does the End Justify the Means

As I write this I’m saddened by the events in Baltimore I understand anger over perceived misgivings ever more Some believe justice will never be served to their people So they take to the streets and demand that things be equal I feel the pain for the family of those that have love ones lost…

I Am Happy For You

I knew this day would come at some point Where all I felt and had for you would reach a point It hit me in the heart, and stung like a needle That you had walked the aisle, in that steeple If we had never gone through the things we did I’d have cried and…

You Don’t Understand Me

I say I’m confident, You say I’m arrogant I say I’m pursuing my dreams, You say you’re too strong willed I say I’m on a path to destiny, You say I don’t know if that’s best for ME I say this isn’t about you, You say I thought I was the world to you I…

My Friends

My friends are the friends that I’ve made for life They’re the ones that ride if I were Muslim or for Christ My friends I’ve known for 10 plus years They’re the ones that know the depth of my fears They know why I’ve shed so many sad tears When I was down they were…

A Kid’s Life

Sometimes I think of back to when I was a child All I wanted to do was play, have fun and smile Go outside and play until the street lights came on Go inside shower, eat and watch cartoons on Nickelodeon Get ready to go to school and learn something new Come home and show…

Don’t be Afraid

Don’t be afraid to stand up for what you believe in Don’t be afraid to stand up at a sit in Don’t be afraid to be different Don’t be afraid to paint in remembrance Don’t be afraid to write the song that’s in your heart Don’t be afraid to share your most abstract art Don’t…

Can it be All so Simple

I used to think things were simple Then i arrived on a path that wasn’t People think to be a poet is retro I think its a way to excel in this age Found out you don’t have to rhyme To get your point across to people Say something meaningful, they listen Things done the…

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