A POEM BY: TUPAC SHAKUR "IN THE EVENT OF MY DEMISE"

In The Event Of My Demise
by Tupac Shakur

In the event of my Demise
when my heart can beat no more
I Hope I Die For A Principle
or A Belief that I had Lived 4
I will die Before My Time
Because I feel the shadow's Depth
so much I wanted 2 accomplish
before I reached my Death
I have come 2 grips with the possibility
and wiped the last tear from My eyes
I Loved All who were Positive
In the event of my Demise

A POEM BY 2PAC "LIBERTY NEEDS GLASSES"

excuse me but lady liberty needs glasses and so does mrs justice by her side both the broads r blind as bats stumbling thru the system justice bumbed into mutulu and trippin on geronimo pratt but stepped right over oliver and his crooked partner ronnie justice stubbed her big toe on mandela and liberty was misquoted by the indians slavery was a learning phase forgotten with out a verdict while justice is on a rampage 4 endangered surviving black males i mean really if anyone really valued life and cared about the masses theyd take em both 2 pen optical and get 2 pair of glasses

A MAYA ANGELOU POEM.. "ALONE"

Alone
by Maya Angelou
Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don't believe I'm wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. There are some millionaires With money they can't use Their wives run round like banshees Their children sing the blues They've got expensive doctors To cure their hearts of stone. But nobody No, nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. Now if you listen closely I'll tell you what I know Storm clouds are gathering The wind is gonna blow The race of man is suffering And I can hear the moan, 'Cause nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone.

"SEASONS" a Poem By: Corey Porter

SEASONS

SOME FRIENDS "CHANGE" LIKE LEAVES IN AUTUMN, WITH HOPES THAT YOU "FALL"...BUT I EAT LIKE "THANKSGIVING" AND THANK GOD FOR IT ALL...LIFE CAN BE LIKE "CHRISTMAS" SO I LIVE FOR THE "PRESENT" .."DROP THE BALL" LIKE IM DONE PLAYING..THERE'S NO GAMES WHERE IM DESTINED..SO THIS YEAR I BLOSSOM..AND THOUGH IT MIGHT "RAIN"..I "MAY" GROW TO BE "INDEPENDENT"..ITS MY SEASON TO GAIN- THE SEASONS

EDGAR ALLAN POE "A DREAM WITH IN A DREAM"

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

A POEM BY COREY PORTER "RAIN"

“RAIN”  

THIS RAIN WON’T LET UP….

ITS BEEN RAINING FOR YEARS….

HURRICAIN AFTER HURRICAIN….

MY PILLOW CASE TASTED MY TEARS…

THIS RAIN WON’T LET UP….

WILL THE SUN SHINE AGAIN?...

I FEEL LIKE IM DROWING IN THIS RAIN…

GOD, HELP ME GAIN MY SECOND WIND….

IT RAINED ALL YESTERDAY…

THESE PILLS ARE MY UNBRELLA….

SO I POP’EM….BACK TO BACK….

BUT SOON I’LL BE BACK TO FACE THE FACT….

THAT ITS STILL RAINING IN MY LIFE….

I ASK GOD TO DRY MY CLOTHES…

BUT STILL THE RAIN REMAINS…

HE SAID ONEDAY I’LL BE A ROSE…

HE SAID MY LIFE IS LIKE APRIL….

SO EMBRACE ALL THE RAIN..

FOR THIS RAIN IS FOR MY GAIN….

BUT THIS RAIN WILL NOT REMAIN…..

"HATER" A POEM BY: MAYA ANGELOU

Maya Angelou Pictures A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all
their time trying to make you look small so they can look tall.
They are very negative people to say the least. Nothing is ever
good enough! When you make your mark, you will always attract some
haters…That’s why you have to be careful with whom you share your
blessings and your dreams, because some folk can’t handle seeing you
blessed…

It’s dangerous to be like somebody else…

If God wanted you to be like somebody else, He would have given
you what He gave them! Right? You never know what people have gone
through to get what they have.

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but
they don’t know my story… If the grass looks greener on the other side
of the fence, you can rest assured that the water bill is higher there
too!

We’ve all got some haters among us!  People envy you because you can:

Have a relationship with God
Light up a room when you walk in
Start your own business
Tell a man / woman to hit the curb (if he / she isn’t about the right thing)
Raise your children without both parents being in the home

Haters can’t stand to see you happy, Haters will never want to
see you succeed, Haters never want you to get the victory, most of our
haters are people who are supposed to be on our side. How do you handle
your undercover haters?

You can handle these haters by:

1. Knowing who you are & who your true friends are *(VERY IMPORTANT!!)
2. Having a purpose to your life? Purpose does not mean having a job.
You can have a job and still be unfulfilled. A purpose is having
a clear sense of what God has called you to be. Your purpose is not
defined by what others think about you.
3. By remembering what you have is by divine prerogative and not
human manipulation. Fulfill your dreams!

You only have one life to live…when it’s your time to leave this earth,
you ‘want’ to be able to say, ‘I’ve lived my life and fulfilled
‘my’ dreams,… Now I’m ready to go HOME! When God gives you favor, you can
tell your haters, Don’t look at me…Look at Who is in charge of me…’

Maya Angelou