MENDING PIECES III

How long will it take

How long will I shatter

How long will I lax

Atonement.

Take time wasted

Mend the broken glass

Tap ren still untouched

Expiation.

How long will it be

How long will I break

How long will I waste

Atonement.

Take what is

Mend the shattered dreams

Tap power within

Expiation.

GOOD MUSIC II : Ignorance is not a Defence

Attention Please: 

This might be a lengthy read. 

Hope you can excuse me as it's the first post of the year.

When you have those random contemplating moments triggered by insomnia and  find it normal to turn to music, I do that a lot. Appreciating all genres and not being spiritual, I turned back to one of my favorite albums of time, The Cool by Lupe Fiasco. Making this post as "short" as it should be and being "religious" to my thoughts, you can continue reading if you are a "believer" to the fact music is poetry and hip-hop is music.

I was checking various annotations to one of the songs he did (well was actually singing along) and one guy, who goes by the name WhenAllLacesIntertwine (yes, I contemplated on that alias; you can follow him at genius.com) had his ten cents commenting. 

He annotates that:

"... This song is more of a metaphor of a virus and ignorance. Ignorance spreads everywhere like wildfire and no one really knows what goes on until it happens and even then, people don’t know what’s up. You can’t run from ignorance and everybody is somewhat ignorant. There is no way to escape from this reality. Some believe that there is no ignorance in the world while others believe there is too much of it. Some believe ignorance is bliss while others believe ignorance is chaotic. People begin to blame each other. The poor say the rich can cure ignorance while the rich believe the poor are the reason for ignorance. But in the end, everyone is sure it exists. Scientists think it’s only a state of mind while the kid believes he isn’t ignorant but girls are. Church leaders says ignorance is sin and kills the purity of the world while the bum believes everyone said it’s the whole world that’s ignorant..."

...

"... The ignorance has already spread at this point. We keep falling into a false sense of reality where everything is okay because everyone says its okay. You aren’t truly free until you think, much like Fredrick Douglass' case, where he believed someone is a man when they can use their head. Society and mass media has already defined our future and current roles in society and, due to our ignorance, we wouldn’t be able to tell. We are told certain things but we never question them. All we know is what to do and what not to do as opposed to why we should or shouldn’t do these things. Everything that happens plays a part into the build up and affect of this disease of ignorance. And nothing is ever the way it seems. Things are seen one way unless something enables the introduction of another thought. Scientists see the insanity of trying to understand ignorance within him. The little boy doesn’t know what happened to all the girls..."

End of Annotation

Well, I think I've spread his gospel and Lupe's too on Ignorance, I pray that we shun it and continue looking for such "gospel" in music (Good Music).  You can listen to the song- just had to place the best for last, Streets on Fire (contemplated on the title too):

P.S.  Ignorance is not a Defence!!!

DEAR MR. LOVERMAN...

As I see you think
As I let you predict
Yes I do think you’re attractive..
Who wouldn’t? 

Pic Courtesy of Google

Physically...
Your hair
Your tattoos, the meanings
Your physique
Your walk
Your dress
Your eyes.
Your whole silhouette forms as I day-dream.

 
Spiritually...
I appreciate, admire
Respect that you at the least believe
Adore something like I do
A- many- supreme beings?
Something to give you peace of mind
Something to put you to calm
Something to control your fire as it gets outta hand I guess
But my dear love,
I also find it as a future issue
One way or the other
But we'll cross the bridge-
I dearly hope.

Intellectually...
A stir you've caused
It's great to know-
Awake is my faint-mind
Challenged
In a good way though.
Turns a page,
Flips another,
Listens to the commotion of day
Thinks.
Oh dear Mind- It's bedtime can we rest
Thinks.

Miscellenously...
Well my heart has spoken
I - can’t say ‘m being rebellious
I - don't understand
I - loves obedience...
But you Mr. Loverman,
You have caused a stir
A free spirit I am to become
I saw it as I let you predict...

But bear in mind Mr. Loverman,
There is a lot you'll learn too,
A lot before you strip me bare
A lot you’ll get to know
A lot before you worship me too
A lot to dump
A lot to nurture...

Xoxo,
Yours in Body, Mind and Spirit.

I'M MAN, MAN WITH WOMB

 

Clear your thoughts

I'm just man with womb
I'm womb-man
The "b" is silent-
Call me "woman"

(Don’t misunderstand though)

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Well-

The "b" is silent

But the "b" has voice

It speaketh power to all your actions

But wait-

I'm just man, man with womb...

I'm just wom(b)an

"b" for backward

That's what you say

What you term to "be"

Ideally that I cannot "b"come

So-

I'll stay backward,

Put the spine together,

Help you remember

Help you be inspired

I'll stay back-word!

Be the support

Be your back- rest, dear!

At the same time, you better get your shit together

You better continue going forward.

But wait-

I'm just man, man with womb

I'm just wom (b) an

"b" for beautiful

That's what you say

Click-Click

You get your images

Click-Click

I’m booty-ful

Wait, chill,

I’m "b"-you-full?

So-

I'll accept the term

Not termed on your "b"liefs though

Just beautiful- fair and just

Just beautiful- seldom in soul

A flow of love from me to you

Suppress all the evil kinda beautiful

Make you confident with your walk

Have the right diction with your talk

At the same time, you better get your shit together

You better be moving forward

But wait-

I'm just man, man with womb

I'm just wom (b) an

“b” for [that female dog]

Allow me not to censor this

“b” for bitch…

As much as you,

You want me to “b”-have

Take  my “role”

Stop the nagging

Stop the “b”-chin'

Stop shaming

Be the freak

Be the.. “B”

Wait I’m confused;

So-

I’ll get in touch with my inner “B”

I’ll keep you asserted

I’ll keep you smart

I’ll keep you savvy

That’s what I term bitchin’

And forget not to keep your shit together

Forget not to keep moving forward..

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But wait...

I’m just man, man with womb...

I’m wom(b)man...

And you can call me woman..