Against Poverty I Stood.

[BOB]

Today I stood tall against poverty

but famine stood by me and with me

starvation tried me and called for my execution

i was born proud but pride died within the draught

hunger forced my destiny & fate to mate

hope has been my long companion without being my mate

i whisper the words that the blowing wind fail to imitate

i stare at the sky with hope and against poverty I stood

i am too weak and the words I utter is misunderstood

clouds gather and cry floods that only eliminate

i lay my thoughts to rest at heaven's golden gate

trying to figure out ways to negotiate with fate

i speak of the unknowns that many wish to hate

i pray to my maker not to make my seed another beggar

i was born in a free land but freedom eluded me

how can I rejoice freedom when I am still oppressed?

where is the freedom?for my people have never been free

we're schooled by a leftist, no wonder I fail 2 find the right clues

death & destruction is all my soul is fed with as my daily news

i see my kind's faces on every newspaper's front page

i cry out of shame caused by the painful and burning rage

a new circle of life ended before it even began

children play indoors yet die with a bullet from a gun

i mourn for every beautiful rose that's destroyed and gone

i lay alone and naked, my mind covered in rags

clothes taken from the skeleton in my closet

i buried the hatchet under my pillow

all because against poverty I stood.

 

 

PS. Thanks to G8 for the inspiration.

 

 

Peace,Love & Unity.

[BOB]

I stand tall

i stand alone

i stand for purposes

proposed by unknowns

i've come to know my purpose

...Standing

 

I stand

while others sit

listening to my words

for a chance to stand

for their own known words

until they are on their own

...Sitting

 

I sit

while others crawl

wondering should I crawl

or should I just lie down

tasting the ground they crawl in

to plan my life within them I'm

...Crawling

 

I crawl

so others can sit

they sit understanding to listen

for their own chance to stand

standing demands me to crawl

but I cant stand to crawl

should I stand too tall while I'm

...Falling

 

I fall

atop a soap box

crawling inside your thoughts

sitting within your hearts

standing atop your deepest parts

to listen to your thoughts about

...Speaking

 

I speak for myself

I spoke to you

can you speak or move

now that speech is moving

I'm moved to speak by you

please speak when you're spoken to

speak quickly before I'm removed

careful before you speak too soon...

...Listen

 

I listen to my heart

and to those sitting

seeing what its like to stand

when they planned on crawling

they recall seeing me standing

not knowing that they'll be falling

but I'll crawl to them, calling

Stand tall and crawl to me

...Sing

 

I sing from the heart

i sing musical songs

songs of a keynote speaker

leaving your ears bleeding

i feel musical while I stand

i heal when I sing and I sing because

...We're Standing

 

We stand tall and above all

we stand together side by side

we stand to demand purpose

proposed by those who know

whether we stand...sit or crawl

speak...listen...move or none at all

we will always stand tall within

stand with me as we make a statement

...Forever.

 

 

Peace,Love & Unity.

[lol]

Those are really beautiful.... Thnx for sharing