Thirty poems in thirty days: DAY 2

2/30

If I could speak
to nietzsche
I would ask him

What did I ever do to you
To make you do to me
What you are doing

I hate you
For so many more
reasons than just one

And if this
is hell
then you are in the right place

but then again
So am i.

30/30 - Thirty poems in thirty days: DAY 1

So November is 30/30 month, a challenge to poets everywhere to write thirty poems, one per day, for the duration of November. While I'm also taking on No Shave November, I figured I'd try out 30/30 as well, if only to see what kind of free write material I can come up with when I'm more used to sitting down and hammering out 3-minute slam pieces.

So, consider this a test. Of my skills as a writer, my perseverance as a person, my faithfulness as a blogger, and my thoughts as a being.

Enjoy.
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1/30

I seek solace
in the boom-box beats that beat out bass for days
They
Said hip-hop was not me
That I could never be
Hip-hop
Because legitimately?
Hip-hop is regulated to those who know what they speak in their prose

They
Called me a young poet on the rise
Big-size
Poems in a big way
Big day
When he hit the big pay, in the way he captured minds and hearts but
Poetry is not hip-hop
Or so they say.

But all I see when I survey these
Blank book pages before me
Is a canvas for me to paint sheets
Of words so elite
That even the mighty will hear
And their wills become weak
See

I'm not a big shiny rapper rapping
Bling bling in my teeth calling money shots
From bars and abandoned parking lots
Not
A sold-out played-out playboy
Who fiddles with Autotune like his latest musical toy
Just
A young poet slowly growing to own it and know that
His gift is more than just a God-given talent
That is
Challenge it
And life will be forever more just a foe that you do battle with

And victory
Over haters and hatred
Is just inches away
From the face of the One
Who stated it.

Get ready, Ottawa.

And so it begins...

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Things discovered on October 11, 2010

When avatar came out
hella white folks
got depressed
because pandora
doesn’t really exist

silly rabbits
it’s called mothafuckin china

and you don’t even have to give up starbucks

but on the real
i’d trade most of these shanghai floozies
for a blue zoey saldana

i’m just sayin

-Adriel Luis
http://drizzletron.com/blog/

Things pondered on September 23, 2010

We should never feel obligated to keep negative people close to us when all they do is affect our own being. However, those of us who have the it of life within us are not called to keep it to ourselves. That would be nothing but selfish paranoia and the perversion of power. I believe that we the few - the thinkers, the movers, the shakers, the believers, the lovers - are called to more than simply surrounding ourselves with positive people. We are called to reciprocate that positivity tenfold onto those in our circles that thrive on negativity, because reality is that they aren't really thriving anyway, just surviving. What you believe faithwise is irrelevant - all powerful people should find it their number one priority to empower others to discover that same strength. Since we all love lovely quotes, here's one: "We are all meant to shine as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

So yeah, you can do what you want in regards to the relationships that make or break your social consciousness. But if you fully intend on being a person who gives until it hurts, sometimes sacrifice is the appropriate alternative to pride.

Current Musical Gold: Installment 11

"I like music. It defines life, love, and everything in between. I also happen to have an abnormally ridiculous amount of music in my possession, most of which I listen to very very rarely because I have a tendency to overplay. As in, overkill. As in, when I'm feeling a song I will play that tuneage over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again until I am either sick of it, or it is inducted into my special itunes playlist simply titled LEGENDARY. Many songs have come and gone; only the chosen few have made it to LEGENDARY status. Every so often, because I like to share music that is good, I will post the tracks that I am feeling at the moment - the ones that are on trial to make it to LEGENDARY. Hopefully in this manner, you, my readers, will be able to expose yourself to a broader variety of good music. And who knows - maybe it'll even make your LEGENDARY."

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Current Musical Gold: Installment 11 (in no particular order)
1. Jasper - Aidan Knight
2. Rock to It - Shad K
3. Inside Out - Mars iLL
4. Your Love is a Song - Switchfoot
5. Rococo - Arcade Fire
6. Warrior Song - Nas
7. The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene
8. The Cave - Mumford & Sons
9. Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
10. New York Shit ft. Talib Kweli - Jean Grae

A tidy assortment of hard folk, progressive somethings, and conscious hip-hop. Let that penetrate your soul for a little bit.

Bless.

Things learned on September 20, 2010

Swagger will never overcome substance. The most powerful of men reside within the most inconspicuous of bodies.

Learn your left.