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Life In The Ghetto/ Things Done Changed
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Life In The Ghetto/ Things Done Changed |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Hello Passions.....this piece was meant to be one poem but I noticed how the theme switched at some point through the poem so, I had to add another title so, it's like two poems in one....I hope y'll enjoy it!! Guns, shootouts, drugs, and packed jails, living in the ghetto, is hard for a black male, it's like flaming torches and Satan as hell's fire, scorches the pavement. No peace, in these cold streets, paranoid thugs, hold heat and fight with the police. Houses with no heat, with no food to eat, the residents are moody cause of, a drug that affects the brain the one they shoot in their veins, that goes by the name of cocaine. Thieves are creeping through the evening, on their neverending mission of stealing, empty souls, with no touch or feeling. Life falls like the season, you wanna leave this region but, you can't cause, your soul is trapped and your mind, is controlled by crack and before you know it, your life goes black. Man, I'm about to break it, cause, I can't take it, cause, my queens are walking around almost naked, I remember when black beauty used to be natural & sacred, but now, they get fake breasts, fake lips, fake hair, fake eyes, fake fingernail tips, and whatever else they see unfit. We used to be blessed and dressed like egyptian pharoahs, shining in our golden apparels as, cupid was always near, holding arrows as we resembled, two golden sparrows. We used to meditate and light incense, performed rituals for eternal love to commence, smiling in the golden bliss of happiness, as I was your king, and you was my princess as we had royal intent, to repent our sins as we used to be, the most intellectual as well as, the most perpetual as we used to go to the deepest beaches, made love and ate the most sweetest peaches. We used to praise the mighty Allah, for being such a great heavenly father. We used to be faithful to one another as, we always loved our sister and brothers. We used to drink sparkling wine and ate with no stress on our minds. I used treat you royal, rub you down with oil until I knew your fluids inside, were bound to boil as, I made love to you in 100 different ways as our love, used to be forever and always but now, things have changed life is no longer the same cause now, my women have become b***hes(excuse the pun) in the streets selling their jewels for riches, while drugs bury my black brothers in life's ditches and it hurts me so, like a million stiches. It's like were always out of sync, do wrong, everytime we blink like, we write our life journals in red ink(blood) like, we act before we think as we're crazy folks, who don't see shrinks. What happened to the bond we had, where every family had a mom and dad. What happened to the when we got along because, our friendships was so strong. What happened to the times when money wasn't everything because, we were the wind beneath each other wings, now, we kill one another over simple things, living hellishly, looking out for self, living selfishly, as we bring each other down, by our own hate and jealousy as my people's soul, seemed to be doomed by greed as crack, pot, and weed, consume their needs. Man, I wish that all this chaos never happened cause, things ain't the same, now that satan taints the game as my peoples' souls, has become cold, and helplessly blackened. [This message has been edited by Nate Dogg (edited 07-24-2001).] |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I can't speak to this except on the surface, as I have never lived it, or experienced anymore of this than passing through such places, I will say I read just this weekend some verse by Langston Hughes...which in some ways speaks to the why... Nicely written withh good imagery and form... |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Oh, Nate, once again you have showed us a picture of another way of life. You may think it is only your people who have gone down these paths, but I am afraid you have alot of company. The older we get the better the "yesterdays" look. And you also know what you are looking for. It was great once and if you look hard, maybe you will find it again. Good luck, friend, ME |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Thank you ME and CP...hey mother earth, I see what you're talking about....I just reserved this piece to talk about my people and I do have pieces where I talk about everyone's problems......peace and one love!! Nathan |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
I wish that this wasn't real life, the world looks so cruel sometimes, but there is still beauty around us.Thanks for sharing. Charisma |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nate you have painted a sad and clear picture...excellent writing...James |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Thank you James for the excellent....I practically expect great comments from you everytime.....peace and one love!! Nathan |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Nate, my friend. . . your work will speak to a generation one day I feel. . . your images are so vibrant and vivid. . . it's like being there. . . you make the reader see the images that you see every day. . . and that's what I like about your writing. . . great job. . .  Peace!!!---------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Thank you Sven very much...your comments make me smile! Nathan |
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DYME Member
since 2000-07-29
Posts 104Texas |
That was real. I am feeling this one like you wouldn't believe. Keep it up. Peace. I'm not crazy...I have papers to prove it!! |
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