On \u201cA Poem I Wrote For Young People\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Since school started this week, I\u2019m sharing this poem I wrote for young people.
\nI spit like this cuz I wanna see my people unite
\nOrganize, take our freedom back and fight for our rights
\nI’m in this struggle cuz I love ya. I put that on my life.
\nAnd, my hearts my Amplifier, I don’t need no mic
\nI ain’t the smartest cat around, but I know what I know and the road you travelin’ down, I done been there before
\nIt ain’t my position to tell you which way to go, but I might say something to help you, if you listen up so
\nPlease consider these my humble words of advice
\nAin’t nobody in the building livin’ perfectly right
\nAll of us make mistakes everyday of our life
\nSome of us even pray about ’em to feel better, at nite
\nI’m not sure how that works, but I’m sure about this
\nWhatever you don’t like about yourself you can fix
\nIt’s gon’ take a lotta effort, but if you plan to be here
\nwhy not live like you plan to be the Man Of The Year
\nor the Woman Of The Decade
\nDon’t ever forget;
\nwork hard get whatcha want, don’t you get whatcha get
\nThis for money or for fun, nah
\nI do this for real
\nSo, let \u2018em stay in the house, dog
\nI’ll stay in the field in high school hallways helpin’ boys to be men and hangin’ it wit the homeless people under the bridge
\nStay kickin’ knowledge wit people in the hood where I live organizin’ my community like Malcolm X did
\nCuz the children are our future and we are their defense
\nWe gotta shield ’em from the vicious system they’re up against
\nEducate ’em and advocate for ’em protect ’em and then
\nlet the people, who build the prisons, fill ’em up with their kids
\nPicture this I really wanna see you make it thru life wanna see you spread your wings, fly and reach for the sky
\nI show this in everything I do, not jus’ what I write
\nand my heart’s my Amplifier… I don’t need no mic
\nSalute!
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