THROWBACK: My Story ©2003

My Story

Can’t stop the fight
Must continue the struggle
I was born to fight
My inner strength is too strong
Can’t stop the fight
I’m in too deep
Without the fight
The victory wouldn’t be as nice
The lessons not valued as much
The memories as fond
Can’t stop the fight
I’m too far
I won’t lie down
I won’t let up
Pushing forward
Step by step
Word by word
Pulse by pulse
Can’t stop the fight
It’s running through
My blood to my feet
Out through my lips
And pouring from my fingertips
Born a fighter, destined to win
Victory is mine
Justice will be served
The truth will be heard
The innocent shall be set free
Can’t stop the fight
Right overrules wrong
The guilty shall be punished
And fools shall be discovered
Stumbling back will occur
Tears may fall
And bridges may be ruined
But that won’t stop me
I won’t let it
Giving my all
Showing my light
Rising above
Guided by God
I will always
I will never
I won’t
Can’t stop
-----the fight.



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What's your Goal Priority?

After I saw my uncle doing a wild jig that resulted in him throwing spirit fingers in the air over his head while jerking his head to and forth and alternatively lifting his legs similar to a leg raise exercise, I am positively without a shadow of a doubt know he called this dancing because he was all smiles and working up a tremendous sweat. Because of that dance, I cannot listen to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” without doubling over and laughing until tears come because after 2 months the image of my uncle is still so clear in my head. But now, oh now, I have to steal a line that is no laughing matter…”if you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it.” Are you really gonna let it get that far that the past tense on this line becomes fruition? I gotta tell ya, definitions can help clear up a great deal of confusion. Patience is a virtue, BUT if you snooze…you can actually lose.

You see I totally understand working towards goals…personal, life, career, etc. But if you want to include someone else in any phase of any of these goals then at some point it is important to let that someone know the plan and the layout of goal priority. It’s only fair that these things get discussed. This way at least the two of you can align goal priority and it is not just one sided.

Let’s talk about GOAL PRIORITY because I believe in lasting love.


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In the meantime...

I'm in the "meantime" ...she told me that's a good place to be...she told me to do what all I want to do now....am I done with all my playing around?.....have I traveled enough?....have I cared less for being careful?.....have I explored all the dungeons and broken the chains yet?....guess. I should be working on my table portions...I gotta bring something there....need more than my ovaries and vagina....need more than my two degrees of separation sitting like napkins....gotta bring some offering to set on my plate....gotta set up my shit too....evenly yolked....not awkwardly skewed.....time to rise to the match....


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Can you be Motivated by Awe?

Looking on the outside in
I can’t help but say I’d ask
Who is that?
I’m in that Who’s Who game
And I’m not even in the book
I don’t have to fill out the application
Cuz folk always seem to wonder about me
And I don’t need for someone to know me
My actions make people want to know about me
Who is that?
She comes off so easy
She’s so naturally sweet
Maybe it’s the country charm
But she has that Black Woman bite
That often effects like a black widow’s poison

But I’m just me
I’m not trying to impress yall at all
I’m just talking to you like we’re old friends
Like how I reach Star status and not even know it
How I’m still living and they call me a legend
How I’m only 25 and I’m wise beyond years
How I get an ovation and I never stood up
I’m no longer fine and okay nor am I just making it
I’m looking back and now it’s I’m amazingly favored
Cuz I was a legend at birth when I could breath
And a cord was wrapped around my neck
I was a legend at 5 when I could for tell the future
And spirits sat around me while I slept then talked to me in my dreams
I was a legend at 7 when I was forced to play piano
And I personified my personal creation of the art
And practice to me was careless folly
I was a legend at 11 when I had a reading addiction
And I read over 400 books in less than a year
I was a legend at 13 when I became published
And wrote and directed my own sitcom,
Got my first short story published,
Did spoken word on a stage in front of hundreds
And started televised public speaking on a daily basis
Fast forward through high school cause I got too much legend shit
That marvels its own page
Even at 21 I was a legend cause it took me 3 years to get an engineering degree
Then I turned around got accepted into law school twice and turned both Deans down and please believe I never paid a dime for an education
I stay looking for free Government money
Trying to keep my forced tax dollars coming back to me
Life ain’t for the fainthearted
Life is for the courageous
So I know courage is somewhere in your spirit
Cause God wouldn’t have put you here for empty space
that’s why we got nitrogen and oxygen
So stop with the pusillanimous actions
And keep your whining to a silence if you not going to change
Go gain a state of humble temerity
You the only one keeping your ass down
And yeah I just turned vulgar and apolitical
But folk these days can’t understand real shit
They only get real shit said in a real shitty way
So here it is
Folk living like they gotta be hand fed
And that shit just keeps us all starving
Go out and hunt your own damn prize
Fuck what I’ve done
Cuz I’ve never had a long focus
Everything I did don’t mean shit if it can’t help save the world
If it can’t make you think and see beyond physical vision,
Then I can’t get down with the movement
My legendary acts are awe situations
Nothing more, nothing less
Just use them to give you some perspective
These are the stories I tell,
Others tell even more about me
Cuz it’s what inspired them
Stories of my feats that move d them from inspiration to operation
I’m only 25 and I am more than phenomenon
I am an ineffable form that genius can’t describe.


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Where is the Inspiration in the World?

INSPIRE ME
When’s last you sat to inspire yourself?
Give yourself free to do your desire
To tackle the drudgery of old
For refreshing the soul to give form to unrehearsed acts
Surprise yourself with a whammy!
Happiness is closer than you think
…a form that is not 2.61 by 6.14 weighing less than a gram
Go on and clean the crevices of your brain
You’ll see you are indeed a pundit
No matter what the voices said
Throw away those false idols
Remodel your goals void of human heroes
Forget the “I wanna be like ____”
Replace it as “I wanna be me”
I am my own hero
I am my own inspiration
I am my own motivator
I am me
Everyone else is just MY cheerleader
And there is no ONE who sets my stage
For I rise to greatness and excel in the custom of my life
A script only shared by two
No standing ovation required by them – only Him

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Response by Andreaetta Whaley

INSPIRED
Hey I stand
With my eyes raised nose in the air
Giving thanks to my Father up above
To say thanks to HE who recognizes me from above
That's the only applause
Recognition
Standing Ovation
I need
Forget you haters
Always saying
I'm too conceited
Too arrogant
Take a step back
Let me introduce myself
Just a high level of confidence
I am me, being who "I wanna be"
You're the one with the pipe dream
Saying you wanna be like...
Hell, you don't need someone else to decide
Who you want to be
Just be who you need to be
Like yourself
Be like YOU
And stop waiting for recognition and the acceptance of others
You are who you are
And no other like you
So say and believe that you wanna be you and not he or she


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CANNON, CANNON, CANNON!!!

So I know you saw the inauguration proceedings, but did you pay attention to the firing of the cannons? Well, I did. I immediately thought of Lord Tennyson Alfred’s words, “Cannon to the right of them / Cannon to the left of them / Cannon in front of them”…yes I accept my randomness even in time of historical moments. It makes one reflective to the facts that there is literally a war raging throughout our world, figuratively this is a man who will carry the hopes of a people (not just black people, but a people who believe beyond color), and factually the clashing of war that strikes out amongst the minds (thoughts) of INdividuals who pursue INdependent thoughts for INdependent desire.

In a world of chaos:
Who takes the lead for peace
when conflicting desires are ever present?
Who takes the lead for freedom
when oppression is cornerstone for hatred?
Who takes the lead for peace
when turmoil is an accepted order?
Who takes the lead for freedom
when creativity for curiosity is scorned?
Free will brings choice
Choice births disagreement
Give me choice; I choose both.
You can’t see Heaven without knowing Hell
God’s gifts of mercy, faith, hope, grace…
Gives us comfort in living life
Freedom and peace are basics for the basis
of our nation’s existence
Yet difference is Our closest neighbor
So we pray for our new leader
Who is now leading the battle for us
May God give you peace to keep our freedom
Give you tranquility amongst firing cannons
that stand mounted in their roots
And grant you clarity in the midst of
exploding cannon balls as they hit the ground at your feet
Let Him keep you shielded through the continuous fire




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So...My President is about to be Black

As I woke this morning with the sun beating on my face...three things came to mind that are special on today.

1) Today is MLK day and I don't have to work...
Of course I could just sit around and do nothing, but I have to be productive because everyday I must wake up with a purpose. It took me back to that song the King Chorus sung called "King Holiday". You know what I'm talking about...it's one of those "true story songs" that you can actually jam too and surprisingly that I have on my iPod and on my Zune. So since it's cold (yes, I'm officially a Floridian) and I am not about standing in the cold to watch a parade... I instead decided to truly mark this day as the beginning of giving my writing and thoughts to the world. Of course, I've been giving my poetry to the world for years...but now it's easily accessible on the web. But I must think can my writing have even the smallest influence on the world as Dr. King had on a nation? Hell, I don't want my own national day, but I have always wanted my own day in my home town. So keeping to the dream, I have no choice but to add to it and keep it moving for generations to come. The dream now is continuing the dream...dang waking up after 8 AM is a beautiful thing. Come with me!

2) Today is the eve for President-Elect Obama to be inaugurated...
It's not been a topic I've really spoken about, but yes on November 4, 2008 was the first time in my quarter century that I could truly identify with "I'm proud to be an American". And I’m about to work for "the Man" and "the Man" looks like me. A man who is labeled a category not chosen by our own yet publicly identified to a nation visually and politically as an "African-American" will be President of the U.S. of A. Yes it is a monumental occasion, but folks as happy as you are about this you must know that he is not the first. He is simply openly the first that will be written into our history books as "the first". Which brings me to, "YES!! I am super happy" to have a man who considers himself an African American to be my President. But it also raises the question...what would the "others" think if the history books read that Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge were Black Presidents....please remember if there is even a drop of black blood in your gene pool then yes by America's standards you are black (hmmm...think about that drop of "colored blood"). So wait...oh yes, I have more on this but of course let's move to my next topic while I'm listening to my jam "My President by Young Jeezy...the realest words he never wrote"

3) How Am I going to celebrate this MLK weekend?
I'm going to follow the words of the song...I'm going to take this day to love somebody, not because of the song but because I am loved and my nature is to love.


King Holiday - Various Artists
my favorite verses)
Once a year we celebrate
Washington and Lincoln on their birth dates
And now a third name is added to the list
A man of peace, (Drum Major for Justice)
Now, now, now every January on the third Monday
We pay homage to the man who paved the way
For freedom, justice and equality
To make the world a better place for you and me
It's a holiday, it's a gathering
For the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King

......

Let the hero shine
Every day in your life
Yours and mine
Everybody shine, whoa...
Let it shine, let it shine, woo...whoa...oh...



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