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hope and a future...
tried to let my pain find the bottom of the bottle with every sip, frustration lingered so i cut the phillie, the eagle followed with every hit, my mind drifted i hold the smoke choke tryna get lifted, from places revisited i don’t wanna go back like i’ve been here before to the future go back now, the present is the past and the past is but a moment at the moment cloud 9 multiples me like a quotient over the vicinity that residence me village raising a child streets raising me wild like the belly of the beast a hungry beauty never sleeps and opposites attract ‘til my mission is complete “that’s impossible” not the gospel my Lord and Savior preach still “they” say it’s impossible for me to reach my peak then… when the plan is set my shoulders speak that’s when my conscience goes angel and demon meet and i become weak doubt takes over me like faith took the back burner where the kettle heats and i’m riding through the city with a slow creep body heats from the liquor kinda dazed from the haze that’s the mixture start to see the full picture for we walk by faith, not by sight 2 Corinthians 5:7 Bible scripture ohhh... hey, hey, hey i know there’s more for me out there settle for mediocrity detrimental to welfare i got to live, my dreams will die if i stay here and my abilities will be disabled, that’s unfair all i have is a dollar and a dream faith, despite what i’ve seen my thoughts transcribed on the screen see, the struggle wanna keep pockets lean for my goals, i’m a fiend so my hustle stays mean anything worth having comes with sacrifice having patience to wait, God’s plan worth the price long shot will come through in the end so i’m throwing hail mary’s in the air Amen! don’t talk yourself out what you believe you have enough against you don't be your own enemy don’t overthink, mind on infinity baby, no, no hey your steps already ordered hope and a future is yours you may not be where you want to be you're where you should be just wait on what the Lord has in store wait on what the Lord has in store your... they miss the old me
they say where did she go? bring back the girl that i used to know i say i made her over she wasn’t the best me i let go of your perceptions now, i’m forever free i R.I.S.E.
through the stages like i’m catalyzing, analyzing if i don’t say what i feel it’s myself i’m compromising for haters and naysayers criticizing, scrutinizing i’m a rebel uprising revolutionizing recognizing, realizing i’m wiser now my life’s plan, i’m devising in God’s hands, He’s revising it was written, organizing the fittest surviving, but i'm thriving it’s not surprising i'm highly favored in His eyes and blessed i’m generalizing, I’ve been put through some tests my faith exercising love, patience and strength ate them up, appetizing soul fed, baptizing witness, evangelizing poetry, i’m utilizing i make the pen and pad talk vocalizing harmonizing visualizing the combination tantalizing, i’m just improvising the old me, I’m eulogizing the new me is evolutionizing i'm gone! |
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Handwritten short review by legendary poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni for "Just My Thoughts: Mind, Body & Soul"
"It's not a #1 record but Just My Thoughts: Mind, Body & Soul catches the times of the heart and minds. Thank you so very much for sharing with me."
Poetically, Nikki Giovanni (excerpt) (side note: It's dated one day after my 22nd birthday! I cried and died when I saw that part!!) #Won'tHeDoIt! Yasss!!! Dear J.D. -
I'm delighted to grant permission. Good luck! Keep on keeping on. Poetically, Nikki Giovanni (her response to allow me to use her review for promotion) (side note: This is dated two days after her 67th birthday!) This is Nikki Giovanni's review for my still unreleased book of poetry, "R.I.S.E."
THIS is why I'm NOT stopping! Celebrated ICON, poet, memoirist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou acknowledged receiving my book with this kind card!
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