and tomorrow..
today is filled with anger, fueled with hidden hate.
today is build on tragedies which no one want's to face.
nightmares to humanity and morally disgraced.
tonight is filled with rage, violence in the air.
children bred with ruthlessness cause no one at home cares.
tonight i lay my head down but the pressure never stops,
knowing that my sanity content when i'm dropped.
but tomorrow i see change, a chance to build a new,
build on spirit intent of heart and ideas based on truth.
tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride.
i know i fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.
- tupac shakur
i cry
sometimes when i'm alone i cry
because i'm on my own
the tears i cry are bitter warm
they flow with life but take no form
i cry because my heart is torn
i find it difficult to carry on
if i had an ear to confide in
i would cry among my treasured friend
but who do you know who stops that long
to help another carry on
the world moves fast and would rather pass by
than to stop and see what makes one cry
so painful and sad
and sometimes....
i cry and no one cares about why.
-tupac shakur
i've seen your soul before
there are things we cant explain
so we usually tend to ignore
the unpleasant side to the human race
like poverty and war
its deja vu when i cry
when i see you i realize it even more
i know your heart like i know mine
because ive seen your soul before
i recognize your tear drops
and the clouds inside your head
i related to your sorrow
and every word you said
the creator to so many things
we never realize what for
now i know why i met you
because ive seen your soul before
the space between your heart and your mind
is sometimes called the soul
the personification to you morals
and your emotional control
stronger than the human spirit
the human soul you cant ignore
faster than you thoughts
because ive seen your soul before
- tupac shakur
in the event of my demise
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
- tupac shakur
A Poem About Tupac
Only God Can Judge 2pac...
Black man, Black boy, Prince, Thug,
Revolutionary, Symbol.
They only see your
tattoos, jewelry, and body language.
They only
hear your vulgar words, defiant messages, and
your unavoidable controversy.
They see your life
as a threat, they comment 'chickens came home
to roost.'
They blame you for violence in
America, they pour disgust on you and point the
finger at you for problems in our families.
Black man, Black boy, Prince, Thug,
Revolutionary, Symbol.
We see you as the dark
truth they are scared to accept.
We see you as the
voice we sometimes could not find.
We see you
as a young Malcolm X.
Alcohol, drugs, women
and prison consumed you, as it did Brother
Malcolm.
Yet those that knew you, knew you
were on the way out, you had seen the light and
moved toward it.
We felt your pain, so similar to
ours.
We felt your frustration, so similar to ours.
We felt your anger, so similar to ours.
You are an
unavoidable realness.
To Generation X, as they
describe it, you are a 1996 Elvis, John Lennon,
Jimi Hendricks, Sammy Davis, Ella Fitzgerald.
Those that don't know, may never know.
Those
that do know, truly know that...
Only God Can
Judge You!
To my Brotha, rest in peace, I'll never forget
what you said.
- J. Hilton
Contemplate Questioning Life
Sunshine fades to night as souls fade to bliss…
Words and spirit live on - never fading amidst…
The past…
Alas young soul of forgotten heroic stature…
Poised in position to win the battle that seems to really matter…
Life…
Strife and contention lead to inventions of miniature numbered cannons…
Three five seven - four four - four five - nine - one eighty-seven - man ends…
Death…
Breath given - breath taken - death steakin’ his claim…
Your name - your game - your fame - but never your brain - thoughts remain…
Why?
Thy memory continues and venues reattributed…
Fate poised to create an estate too quickly to be inhibited…
Growing…
Knowing you were and are important to the plan of man…
Information on hand and knowledge for this land…
Silence…
Violence was the tool used to achieve this conclusion…
Confusion - intrusion into your fatal seclusion…
Illusion?
Solution to quiet the panther purring through lyrical means…
To silence the voice overcoming the world’s boundaries and beams…
Buzz…
Was it a set up by those we don’t know…
Was it set up to exist on the down low…
Intrigue…
Centuries have gone by when quieted was the loudest voice…
This ripple in time was yours until you were their choice…
Hush…
Rush to be contained in eternal existence…
Could not stand a man with a plan and persistence…
Salutation…
Situation closure and finality with fatality…
Miss you lost soul - live on in our mentality…
Reality.
The Past… Life…
Death… Why?
Growing… Silence…
Illusion… Buzz…
Intrigue… Hush…
Salutation… Reality…
Contemplate…
By Doug E. D. - I.N.G.L.E.W.O.O.D.