http://lovethepoet.blog.com Host, Spoken Word Recording Artist Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:43:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Liars It is we who are liars: The Pretenders-to-be who are not And the Pretenders-not-to-be who are. It is we who use words As screens for thoughts And weave dark garments To cover the naked body Of the too white Truth. It is we with the civilized souls Who are liars                             - Langston Hughes Lately ... http://lovethepoet.blog.com/2008/06/17/how-the-past-is-always-present/ I typically stay away from talking politics and religion but I believe that this issue transcends the personal problems man has with these topics... this is about OUR little brown babies who are born into a country that has not always loved them and may just be pretending to love them ... http://lovethepoet.blog.com/2008/01/04/black-women-black-menwhat-are-we-doin/ This is not your mama’s poetry To say it politely this is not rated G and in its entirety it might be rated R But my lyrics are meant to effect, reach out, and connect with generation x- ers And those babies they now call predators Outcasts and outsiders Something ... http://lovethepoet.blog.com/2007/03/18/warning/