racial poems...

**Zainab** · 04-19-2001, 12:05 AM

I thought it'll be nice if we all write old or newly composed poems that have to do with the struggles of racial discrimination. My poem below is about how Black people started getting accepted because of their atheletic abilities/talents not so much because of their individuality. I'm also praising Black genes.
I'm not trying to promote hate here and I hope my poem doesn't project that...

I'M MY GHETTO'S CREATION:

I knew I was different,
not very different, but my difference was obvious.
I always knew but for some reason it felt stronger this day.
So I stood up from amongst them,
not because I felt unwanted,
but because I felt I tainted their white sky.
A taint that to some creates exotic beauty,
but to the other something else.

As I stood up, my limbs began to move,
faster and faster and faster.
I didn't look back and didn't know where I was going
but my limbs controlled me and I kept going.
The sun struck my bare shoulder like a slave master's whip
but my limbs kept moving faster and faster

I saw no obstacles, but I saw the land before me
It was home to my soul,
my ghetto
as my limbs slowed, I closed my eyes
then slammed into a brickwall that was my prince
In his embrace I knew though I was different to some, I was same with another and more.
Hanging unto his neck my limbs gave way and felt only air.

You flew like an eagle, they said
Your gracefulness can only be matched by the sleek panther's, they said
Your flight was unobstructed
though there were many obstacles
And you faded from sight like the railroad track

I knew I was different
not very different, and my difference wasn't obvious.
I always knew but for some reason it felt stronger this day.
perhaps because they acknowledge it,
so I stood up not because I felt unwanted,
but because I had to give my thanks.
I was strong and could run like none of them could,
but like my prince could
To those who had thought I tainted their White skies I had become an exotic creature
and to the other an African feline...
But what does it matter...

I knew I was different,
maybe very different, and my difference was obvious.
I always knew but for some reason it felt stronger this moment.
So I stood up from amongst them,
because I felt unwanted,
because I felt I only beautified their white because of my talent.
I felt unwanted...so I ran and ran till I got back to my ghetto.

**SMRT QT** · 04-19-2001, 05:31 PM

uuuuuuuuuuuummmm! preach on sistah gurl preach on. That was intense great choice of words. Keep Staying true to urself, and keep keeping it RIGHT.

ReXpecT
Icy
http://come.to/IceAngel

**shakirat** · 04-19-2001, 05:36 PM

That poem is tight!
I can so relate to it. You got skillz gyrl!!

**Zainab** · 04-19-2001, 09:57 PM

Smart QT and Shakirat, thanks! I try...
Smart QT, I see you love to write poems too; just visited your web-site. That's cool. I love to write poems too...I mean I really love to. I used to write or simply compose in my heart and never write them out. i just started writing them out. I write whenever I'm inspired. My best yet is one I wrote about some guy I have a huge crush on...we flirt a lot...it turns my head...so I wrote :-) Maybe I'll post it up sometime or simply mail it to you.

**SMRT QT** · 04-19-2001, 10:08 PM

I love ur style of poetry. If u're interested I'm developing a new section on my page for Poems of ppl I know, and Ur poems have essence. If u're interested let me know. Have a FAB-U-LOUS day eh!

ReXpecT
Icy

http://come.to/IceAngel

**Zainab** · 04-20-2001, 01:23 AM

Of course I'm interested! I have a short list of poems that keep expanding...

**Odogwu** · 04-20-2001, 04:54 AM

Very Afrocentric.
I like dat Zainab.

**bigmomma** · 04-20-2001, 05:21 PM

Zainab that was off the heezy, very good i wish i could rhyme men una dey amke me jeloci

**SMRT QT** · 04-20-2001, 10:12 PM

Hey! Z I will be updating my page this wkd. I'll need two of what YOU feel are the very best of your work (poetry) please e-mail them to me yetty21@yahoo.com You can type it into the mail, or save it and attach it as a word document. Keep It kool Missay. Have a FAB weekend

ReXpecT
Icy

http://come.to/IceAngel

**Zainab** · 04-23-2001, 04:04 AM

Thatks Odogwu and bigmomma...when you're not home, you appreciate home...that's what's driven me to being kinda "afrocentric". ...glad you love my rhymes

**SMRT QT** · 04-23-2001, 04:26 AM

Hey Missay ur poem is up on my page. I put up the one I really liked. Keep the lyrics coming Missay it obviously works for ya.

ReXpecT
Icy

http://come.to/IceAngel

p.s. Check out POEMS by FRIENDS on the MAIN PAGE that's where it is.

[Edited by SMRT QT on 04-22-2001 at 11:33 PM]

**Zainab** · 04-23-2001, 05:29 AM

thanks SMRT QT, that's my best poem too :-)

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04-19-2001, 12:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zainab Secretary General Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,074 Points: 269.00 Bank: 2,729.48 Total Points: 2,998.48 Donate Rep Power: 25	I thought it'll be nice if we all write old or newly composed poems that have to do with the struggles of racial discrimination. My poem below is about how Black people started getting accepted because of their atheletic abilities/talents not so much because of their individuality. I'm also praising Black genes. I'm not trying to promote hate here and I hope my poem doesn't project that... I'M MY GHETTO'S CREATION: I knew I was different, not very different, but my difference was obvious. I always knew but for some reason it felt stronger this day. So I stood up from amongst them, not because I felt unwanted, but because I felt I tainted their white sky. A taint that to some creates exotic beauty, but to the other something else. As I stood up, my limbs began to move, faster and faster and faster. I didn't look back and didn't know where I was going but my limbs controlled me and I kept going. The sun struck my bare shoulder like a slave master's whip but my limbs kept moving faster and faster I saw no obstacles, but I saw the land before me It was home to my soul, my ghetto as my limbs slowed, I closed my eyes then slammed into a brickwall that was my prince In his embrace I knew though I was different to some, I was same with another and more. Hanging unto his neck my limbs gave way and felt only air. You flew like an eagle, they said Your gracefulness can only be matched by the sleek panther's, they said Your flight was unobstructed though there were many obstacles And you faded from sight like the railroad track I knew I was different not very different, and my difference wasn't obvious. I always knew but for some reason it felt stronger this day. perhaps because they acknowledge it, so I stood up not because I felt unwanted, but because I had to give my thanks. I was strong and could run like none of them could, but like my prince could To those who had thought I tainted their White skies I had become an exotic creature and to the other an African feline... But what does it matter... I knew I was different, maybe very different, and my difference was obvious. I always knew but for some reason it felt stronger this moment. So I stood up from amongst them, because I felt unwanted, because I felt I only beautified their white because of my talent. I felt unwanted...so I ran and ran till I got back to my ghetto. __________________ It is better to have never been than to be and leave this world unnoticed. "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind" Bob Marley.

04-19-2001, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
SMRT QT Journalistic Model Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: M I A M I, FL Posts: 1,458 Points: 89.00 Bank: 7,472.10 Total Points: 7,561.10 Donate Rep Power: 110	U don did it uuuuuuuuuuuummmm! preach on sistah gurl preach on. That was intense great choice of words. Keep Staying true to urself, and keep keeping it RIGHT. ReXpecT Icy http://come.to/IceAngel __________________ <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>The Sky is no longer my limit....Space is...for now...</b></center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>...LIFT YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY AND KEEP TRYING... BELIEVE IN YOU AND IT WILL TAKE YOU HIGHER</b> ----Groove Therory To know the true beauty of a woman is to see her in all her many forms</center> <FONT face="arial, helvetica" size="2" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b> <center>IT'S LIVE</center></b><marquee direction= right>\|I\|C\|Y\|><>:<>www.icyworks.com <>>:<><\|W\|O\|R\|K\|S\|</marquee></marquee></b> <center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>Left, Right & Center</b> REINCARNATED CREATIVITY </b> </b></center>

04-19-2001, 09:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zainab Secretary General Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,074 Points: 269.00 Bank: 2,729.48 Total Points: 2,998.48 Donate Rep Power: 25	Smart QT and Shakirat, thanks! I try... Smart QT, I see you love to write poems too; just visited your web-site. That's cool. I love to write poems too...I mean I really love to. I used to write or simply compose in my heart and never write them out. i just started writing them out. I write whenever I'm inspired. My best yet is one I wrote about some guy I have a huge crush on...we flirt a lot...it turns my head...so I wrote :-) Maybe I'll post it up sometime or simply mail it to you. __________________ It is better to have never been than to be and leave this world unnoticed. "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind" Bob Marley.

04-19-2001, 10:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
SMRT QT Journalistic Model Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: M I A M I, FL Posts: 1,458 Points: 89.00 Bank: 7,472.10 Total Points: 7,561.10 Donate Rep Power: 110	Hey! Missay I love ur style of poetry. If u're interested I'm developing a new section on my page for Poems of ppl I know, and Ur poems have essence. If u're interested let me know. Have a FAB-U-LOUS day eh! ReXpecT Icy http://come.to/IceAngel __________________ <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>The Sky is no longer my limit....Space is...for now...</b></center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>...LIFT YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY AND KEEP TRYING... BELIEVE IN YOU AND IT WILL TAKE YOU HIGHER</b> ----Groove Therory To know the true beauty of a woman is to see her in all her many forms</center> <FONT face="arial, helvetica" size="2" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b> <center>IT'S LIVE</center></b><marquee direction= right>\|I\|C\|Y\|><>:<>www.icyworks.com <>>:<><\|W\|O\|R\|K\|S\|</marquee></marquee></b> <center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>Left, Right & Center</b> REINCARNATED CREATIVITY </b> </b></center>

04-20-2001, 01:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zainab Secretary General Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,074 Points: 269.00 Bank: 2,729.48 Total Points: 2,998.48 Donate Rep Power: 25	Of course I'm interested! I have a short list of poems that keep expanding... __________________ It is better to have never been than to be and leave this world unnoticed. "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind" Bob Marley.

04-19-2001, 05:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
shakirat Elder Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Dirty Jerze Posts: 342 Points: 2,273.00 Bank: 0.57 Total Points: 2,273.57 Donate Rep Power: 24	That poem is tight! I can so relate to it. You got skillz gyrl!!

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Odogwu Ambassador Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 12,539 Points: 96,264.80 Bank: 1,970,629.90 Total Points: 2,066,894.70 Donate Rep Power: 3254879	Very Afrocentric. I like dat Zainab.

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SMRT QT Journalistic Model Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: M I A M I, FL Posts: 1,458 Points: 89.00 Bank: 7,472.10 Total Points: 7,561.10 Donate Rep Power: 110	ur best poems Hey! Z I will be updating my page this wkd. I'll need two of what YOU feel are the very best of your work (poetry) please e-mail them to me yetty21@yahoo.com You can type it into the mail, or save it and attach it as a word document. Keep It kool Missay. Have a FAB weekend ReXpecT Icy http://come.to/IceAngel __________________ <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>The Sky is no longer my limit....Space is...for now...</b></center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>...LIFT YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY AND KEEP TRYING... BELIEVE IN YOU AND IT WILL TAKE YOU HIGHER</b> ----Groove Therory To know the true beauty of a woman is to see her in all her many forms</center> <FONT face="arial, helvetica" size="2" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b> <center>IT'S LIVE</center></b><marquee direction= right>\|I\|C\|Y\|><>:<>www.icyworks.com <>>:<><\|W\|O\|R\|K\|S\|</marquee></marquee></b> <center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>Left, Right & Center</b> REINCARNATED CREATIVITY </b> </b></center>

04-23-2001, 04:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
Zainab Secretary General Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,074 Points: 269.00 Bank: 2,729.48 Total Points: 2,998.48 Donate Rep Power: 25	Thatks Odogwu and bigmomma...when you're not home, you appreciate home...that's what's driven me to being kinda "afrocentric". ...glad you love my rhymes __________________ It is better to have never been than to be and leave this world unnoticed. "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind" Bob Marley.

04-23-2001, 04:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
SMRT QT Journalistic Model Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: M I A M I, FL Posts: 1,458 Points: 89.00 Bank: 7,472.10 Total Points: 7,561.10 Donate Rep Power: 110	It's up Hey Missay ur poem is up on my page. I put up the one I really liked. Keep the lyrics coming Missay it obviously works for ya. ReXpecT Icy http://come.to/IceAngel p.s. Check out POEMS by FRIENDS on the MAIN PAGE that's where it is. [Edited by SMRT QT on 04-22-2001 at 11:33 PM] __________________ <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>The Sky is no longer my limit....Space is...for now...</b></center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>...LIFT YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY AND KEEP TRYING... BELIEVE IN YOU AND IT WILL TAKE YOU HIGHER</b> ----Groove Therory To know the true beauty of a woman is to see her in all her many forms</center> <FONT face="arial, helvetica" size="2" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b> <center>IT'S LIVE</center></b><marquee direction= right>\|I\|C\|Y\|><>:<>www.icyworks.com <>>:<><\|W\|O\|R\|K\|S\|</marquee></marquee></b> <center> <center><FONT face="arial, helvetica,veranda" size="1" > <font color="black"face="verdana"><b>Left, Right & Center</b> REINCARNATED CREATIVITY </b> </b></center>

04-23-2001, 05:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
Zainab Secretary General Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,074 Points: 269.00 Bank: 2,729.48 Total Points: 2,998.48 Donate Rep Power: 25	thanks SMRT QT, that's my best poem too :-) __________________ It is better to have never been than to be and leave this world unnoticed. "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind" Bob Marley.

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