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explanation
to explain the previous post...and all behind it...requires an explanation of self. i am, by nature, a passionate individual and i possess a rather large heart. there are so many issues that have gone wrong within our community, and i feel as though nothing is being done. granted, we have a lot of work to do, and there is much to be accomplished still, for we have yet to reach the promised land.
but our leaders have been silenced and in the removal of their voices, so went our hope. where is that hope? that passion that i know runs through the blood of every black person? there are days where i believe we have given up on the dream...or have forgotten it completely. and...that is a thought that shakes me to my very core.
"strong men" by sterling brown is one of my favorite poems, and after reading, i hope u can see why. yet i am still not content with our position within this society. and i guess the poem i wrote was an outpouring of that frustration and angst and the feeling of unrest that i have felt for awhile now.
do i have an answer to the problem? not quite. but i know that if u want to see change, u have to be change. as Gandhi once said "be the change you wish to see in the world." we as a people have such a large task at hand, sometimes i wonder where to begin with it all...but ive wondered long enough i suppose. in order to take steps in the right direction, i - we - must first take one. i can, i am, and i must. i owe it to...us. we owe it to ourselves. there is no individual success lest we help others to succeed in the process. lift as you climb...it isnt just about you. it's about us.
-storme
Posted by Storme on March 29, 2006 6:00 PM
Comments
Rashid -- i thought i was the only one who felt this way. your poem perfectly captures my feelings, and i was so stunned that i didn't know what to say in reply. i'm a writer too and i've always said that words can save lives. we may not have malcolm or martin or medgar or fannie lou with us in the flesh, but we do have harry belafonte and aaron mcgruder and the writers -- writers like you.
Commented by Gerard on April 3, 2006 8:11 AM
^^^ just to clarify....rashid didnt write that piece....i did. lol thanks for the compliments tho
Commented by storme on April 3, 2006 12:59 PM