against an attacker I will boldly take my stand
because my heart will show fear 4 no man
but 4 a broken heart I run with fright
scared 2 be blind in a vulnerable night
I believe this fear is in every man
some will acknowledge it others will fail 2 understand
there is no fear in a shallow heart
because shallow hearts don't fall apart
but feeling hearts that truly care
are fragile 2 the flow of air
and if I am 2 be true then I must give
my fragile hear
I may receive great joy or u may return it
ripped apart
Revolutionary Man by Jill Scott
I am grown now
A woman
Got my house
Got my car
Gotta cat too
Yeah!
But I needs me a man
Like air
Like wa ta
Yeah!
(I ain't trying to impress you)
I needs me a breakfast makin'
Conversationalist
Yeah!
I needs me a standing up
Accept no bullshit (
An honest, hair brushing
Public kissin, praying on his knees man
Respect full
Protect full
Full-grown man
Yeah!
Laughin' anda working,
Ain't afraid to be afraid man
Ain't afraid to be strong
Revels in it
Needs me a soldier
Yeah!
Needs me some passion
Needs me a revolution in my bed
Love Poem [ for Tupac ] by Sonia Sanchez
1.
we smell the
wounds hear the
red vowels
from your tongue.
the old ones
say we don't
die we are
just passing
through into
another space.
i say they
have tried to
cut out your
heart and eat
it slowly.
we stretch our
ears to hear
your blod young
warrior.
2.
where are your fathers?
i see your mothers gathering
around your wounds folding
your arms shutting your
eyes wrapping you in prayer.
where are the fatehrs?
zootsuited eyes dancing
their days away.
what have they taught you
about power and peace.
where are the fathers
strutting their
faces in the crotch
of academia and corporations
burying their tongues
in lunchtime pink
and black pussies
where are the fathers to teach
beyond stayinschooluse
acondomstrikewhilethe
iron'shotkeephopealive
where have the fathers buried their voices?
3.
whose gold is carrying you home?
whose wealth is walking you through
this urban terror? whose greed
left you shipwrecked with golden
eyes staring in sudden death
4.
you were in
a place hot
at the edge
of our minds.
your were in
a new world
a country
pushing with
blk corpses
distinct with
paleness and
it swallowed
you whole.
5.
i will not
burp you up.
i hold you
close to my heart.
Knock Knock by Daniel Beaty
Super Negro by Al B. Back
Just Another Routine Check by Dahlak Brathwaite
14 comments
What a great list!! Im especially loving Daniel Beaty's one.
Yea Im feeling Jill in this one. She needs her a man. SO which line do I stand in...lmao!
Nice!
Really feeling Jill's poem.
But I needs me a man
Like air
Like wa ta
Say that Jill!
I love this eb!
The Al B.Back poem is my favorite!!!
Isn't he the dude from the movie ATL??
Lovin' the selection!!
Get is Jill! I LOVE that!!!
I love that knock knock poem every time I hear it. Thanks for sharing!
nice selection indeed.
makes me wanna get back on my poetry grind. you just dun inspired a post. damn Eb, lol.
@Minnie - Yes he is the dude from ATL that was from NY...lol
@Vix[o]n - Well glad I could be of some assistance...lol
Good selections.
That Knock Knock video still touches me everytime I see it.
Don't you just LOVE spoken word. Def Poetry is the biz..
That "Revolutionary Man" by Jill Scott has been my favorite for awhile now. I think it posted it in the 2nd blog I ever wrote, back in 2005. lol I love her...and I sure do wish I had a man like that lol
i know this has nothing to do with the post.. i just have to say it bc i wasn't on here weeks ago..
what happened to our cowboys?? =(
I love that Jill Scott poem!
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