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Being unemployed gives you time to think. It is a rare opportunity to reflect on who you are, and who you plan to become. Financial difficulty is a life defining experience when faced with homelessness. I have a belief that everything happens for a reason. Having a chance to live outside of and observe a system we strive to be a part of, which will eventually destroy us gives life a new perspective. At times deep in thought I remind myself that the test of success is graded in your ability to face failure. As a young man aspiring to be a rapper I often wrote of my fear of failure, and my desire to succeed. It wasn't until age 30 on a windy October day that I embraced the idea; stagnation is like dying, all successes in life, love, and finance involve risk and accountability for your actions. The fear of failure is the same as the fear of success.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Brown Boy

Brown Boy

See, brown boy...
Like gazelle
See swift see nimble
See feet on brown grass
See neighborhood

Brown boy see Savannah
See home see running with the herd
See no danger, know danger always lurking
See so many like him die
See lions and policeman
Crocodiles and hyaenas
See always someone laughing

See police again,
See store clerk stalking in tall grass
Hear roar... herd scatters
But brown boy done nothing wrong
He stands fast
Asks predators what they want of him

He knows poaching is illegal
Brown boy endangered species
That is why someone is always watching
They mistake his smile for ivory
Only value they can see in him
Bullets are like fangs;
When guns roar like lions

Did you know?
Savannah wind makes tall grass whisper prayers
No one is going to save you
Brown boy, run!