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Nate Dogg
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since 1999-11-15
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Georgia, Fulton

0 posted 2001-03-10 09:14 PM


This is another old one that I revised to make better...this piece was average at best and very one-dimensional at first and suddenly, I came up with ideas as I was typing and now everything's all gravy....enjoy!


Externally, she may seem confident and sure
but internally, she is really insecure
as she sells her body in the streets,
to feed her child and to make ends meet.

She wished that she could leave these streets
but, it ain't easy cause, she can't read
as, she's stuck in a black hole of bad situations,
wishing that she was someone with an occupation.

Everyday, she cries and cries,
about her immoral life,
as she recieves no type of love from her customers,
as they just leave and throw wads of money at her.

She really wants out of this mess
cause, she's really stressed and depressed
but, she's afraid of the backlash it would harbor
from David Carter, her pimp and her baby's father.

She's a beautiful, black queen,
one of the finest girls I've seen
and everytime I see her in the streets,
I see someone trapped, trying to break free.

She would have the most saddest looks in her eyes
leaving you to imagine about how she feels inside.
Whenever I felt compelled to help her out,
"leave me alone!" is what she would shout.

I just left her alone to continue her downfall
even though the writing, is bleeding on the wall
but, I guess this fish will have to float on her own
and see how it feels, to swim the sea alone.



[This message has been edited by Nate Dogg (edited 03-11-2001).]

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Voiceless
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since 2001-02-19
Posts 686
Under the stars upon the wind
1 posted 2001-03-10 09:22 PM


Sadly people don't see beyond the surface
and refuse to see the seeking person within..
Sadly this poem is true..
Very Well Done.


~*Peachy Be*~

Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733
Michigan
2 posted 2001-03-10 10:45 PM


Nate~
You amaze me...this is awesome it was like
opening up her soul and seeing what made her
who she is...so many times only judgement
passes through the small minds of others and
not the reasons or the person behind the
mask that is put on every day...awesome work~

Mother_Earth
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since 2000-11-20
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1/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan
3 posted 2001-03-11 12:07 PM


Nate, as Butterflies said this is awsome. So many times we get into a "mess" and can't find "up". She sort of knows where she is now, but if not there then where? Not for me to judge! Thoughtful poem. Hugs, ME
Paula Finn
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since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546
missouri
4 posted 2001-03-11 01:00 AM


Ah Nathan...this is so very good...sometimes you want so badly to help...but even tho the person wants to be helped they dont know how to say yes...
JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
5 posted 2001-03-11 04:15 AM


Enjoyed reading this Nate...what if she wanted help and no one would reach out to her...it's always nice to have someone reaching because you never know when someone wants to be touched...James
Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

6 posted 2001-03-11 10:38 AM


She's a beautiful, black queen,
one of the finest girls I've seen
and everytime I see her in the streets,
I see someone trapped, trying to break free.

She would have the most saddest looks in her eyes
leaving you to imagine about how she feels inside.
Whenever I felt compelled to help her out,
"leave me alone!" is what she would shout.

I just left her alone to continue her downfall
even though the writing, is bleeding on the wall
but, I guess this fish will have to float on her own
and see how it feels, to swim the sea alone.
===================

a very cool write, from a unique perspective Nate ...
inspired and influenced by things around you that many never see... and most who do...
choose to look the other way ...
some dont understand ... not everything in life is about choices...
shes probably doing the best she can with the cards she has been dealt...
compassionate write poet sir.
well done.


We're living in a world full of illusion
Everything is so unreal
My mind is in a state of confusion
But I can't deny the way I feel
~Depeche Mode~

Aimster
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since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC
7 posted 2001-03-11 02:09 PM


nate-

this was such a powerful and poignant
piece--really awesome work. this touched
deep within the soul and brought out the
real person "she" is...often times people
are really doing the best they can as
jan says "with the cards they are dealt"
so lovely of you to touch upon that.

take care
amy

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart & can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."


Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla
8 posted 2001-03-11 05:22 PM


Nate,
Glad I caught this it is a good write.
I think JM said it best, can't add much to that. Sy

JLR
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since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785

9 posted 2001-03-11 05:45 PM


'...the writing, is bleeding on the wall'
very good piece. It is sad, unfortunate...that the only one we can save is ourselves.

Sven
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since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA
10 posted 2001-03-11 07:41 PM


excellent Nate. . . a reminder that there's always more than what we see. . .

great job. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Nate Dogg
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since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658
Georgia, Fulton
11 posted 2001-03-13 01:33 PM


Thank you all, for your wonderful comments


Nathan

DYME
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since 2000-07-29
Posts 104
Texas
12 posted 2001-03-18 04:14 PM


All I can say is AMEN!! You went deeper than any one would even imagine going. I loved this one.

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER... ISAIAH 54:17

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