A Conversation

What time is it?
I don’t have a clock
Where are you going?
God only knows
Are you happy?
I wish I was
Where are you going?
You tell me
What’s wrong?
A lot
What’s right?
A lot
Why are you so confusing?
Only the confused get confused
Do you know that makes no sense?
It does to me
How?
Cause I said it
What’s your problem?
I don’t have a problem
Than what’s wrong?
It’s a situation and it’s starting to unfold
What does that mean?
I don’t know
How can you not know?
Maybe I’m not supposed to
What do you want?
To be happy
How will you get there?
Trust, pray, be patient and have faith
Will that work?
That’s all I have left
Really?
Actually that’s all I’ve ever had
I’ll ask you again, what do you want?
I want to be happy
What is happy?
An emotion
Is that want you want?
No, it’s not
Why?
Cause I don’t want an emotion
What do you want?
I want to be
What is that?
I want to be
Huh?
I want Joy
Joy?
Yeah, and only God can bring me real Joy
Joy?
Yes, Joy!
You sure that’s what you want?
Praise God, for He is good! Joy!
　

Black is beautiful

What does color have to say?
Why does race have to come into play?
What did I do other than be born?
I guess you didn’t get that warn?
I’m no different than you or the guy from down the street?
My hair may be different and my lips may be bigger
But does that make me a black N**ger?
No, it does not and don’t look at me so
I didn’t come to rob you
I didn’t come to harm you
I didn’t come to embarrass you
I simply came to say hello
When the world looks at me, what do they see?
Am I just another black man even though Lincoln set us free
I am proud of my race
I’m proud of my culture
Praise God for who I am!
I love that I am black
I love that my lips are big
I love that I have nappy hair
I love that most people look at me and don’t care
It’s not 1960
But yet it’s 2010
I’m proud to be black and I will not run
My ancestors said “we shall overcome”

Life

There's gotta be more to life than you let on
More to do, more to say
There's gotta be a way to love your special way
Pick up your head and keep going strong
Never let anyone tell you the way you feel is wrong
Although this crude world is filled with evil
You have to find a light to help carry you through
Whether its a friend, parent, a clique or a crew
The time is now to prepare for your future
No longer a kid, teen, adolescent or youth
The time is now to speak the truth
The time is now to begin to live life
The time is now to be that husband or wife
How we deal with life's twist and turns
You never know when it's your time to go
Live life and live it now
Live it proud and say it loud
There's only one life to live so you better live it right
Keep battling and never give up the fight
You have a choice and what's it gonna be
Am I living for you or living for me?