I Changed

I changed the I can't into I can's;
I let go of theirs and took my own hand;
I stopped stopping myself and began to encourage
And let go of the fools setting out to discourage
I changed nothing into something
I turned seeds into trees
There was a time when i thought i was nothing
How foolish of me.........
How could i not see, that i was more than they said
That I was worth more than they thought, whether alive or dead
I caught dreams by the tail and I strapped them on tight
I cut off the dead weight with one swipe of my knife
I turned darkness into light
And I climbed many mountains
I found love in me
And put a hedge around my fountain
I'm more than just a body, educated and unique
A mind that has surpassed the present
Much more than a sexy physique
I sailed away into time and found out WHY THE CAGE BIRD SINGS
I survived THE COLDEST WINTER EVER,
with my MAMA and PUSHED through things
See, I turned emptiness into fullness
And I pieced together my broken pieces
I woke up from years of sleep
And turned my hood into exotic beaches
This is my time now
I don't remember the past
But one lesson I hold onto
Trouble don't always last
I turned nights into mornings
I turned sadness into laughter
I turned weakness into strength
And before into after
I am a woman, I am a conqueror
I am the one who changed my world
With the snap of my fingers and a twist of my hips
I turn coal into diamonds and rocks into pearls!

What A Lady

Head held up so high
Eyes up, never down
Hips sway side to side
On her head there's a crown
Back straight and she walks like she's walking on air
Well groomed from her clothes,
to her nails, to her hair
So beautiful she is
So lovely in deed
Her one and only goal in this life, to succeed
The love for herself,
so pure so deep
The road that she's traveled,
so hard, so steep
She fell so many times
But you would never know
Cause she's learned to get up and get on with the show
her heart is so warm
But her face is so hard
A lady of course, but a lady that's scarred
She cooks and she cleans
And takes care of the kids
She works, her feet hurts
But she handles her biz
So Classy, So Sassy
So different, So Unique
So wise it's a pleasure, just to hear her speak
She's learned what she should have learned so long ago
Those years of crying and fighting and struggling and so
So blinded by love and desire and lust
Hurt so many times, it's impossible to trust
Now she's strong, no longer ignorant
But she's mistaken as crazy

MAN O MAN......

What A Lady!!!!!

She works and she does what she has to, to eat
her kids always look good
articulate when she speaks
She grew up in the hood, no she didn't have the best
But who defines what the best is
She is now without stress
She loves but she's cautious
Eyes open no games
No lies and no bullshit
She's been down that lane
Come correct with respect
No more "Sexy", or "Hey Baby"
Cause if you really knew her story
you would say


WHAT A LADY!!

Written and Posted By : Rebecca Hall

Bliss

The ignorance is bliss
the silence of the past
The things we take for granted
simple things, like cries and laughs
Our history all tangled
in a web of lies and deceit
My people came from slavery
Only to fall asleep
Eyes tightly shut
Paying a price, yet no receipt
Paying for futures with our souls
And still no guarantee
Do they really think the silent cries and silent voices will set them free?
Will keep them free?
Same day different time
it seems our money is good enough, though our skin will never be
We make them rich so they put up with us
quietly hating of our skin and our names
ignoring our cries, ignoring our please
and so to maintain.......
We close our eyes, eyes wide shut
We close our mouths, spoken hush
We turn our heads, starring at the problem
to afraid and confused to solve them
Ooh the happiness of ignorance
What you don't know can't hurt you
Really?? What you dont know will kill you
Go ahead and continue to fail you
Beaten and murdered for trying to read
Haven't picked up a book sinc the day you were freed
No homage and love for the one's that came before
You speak up for nothing, while they spoke up for more
They spoke up for you, they spoke up for truth
For YOUR rights, for YOUR life, they spoke up for YOU!
Repeating a vicios cycle, only time can break and heal
Enslaved to a people, that only came to destroy and steal
Passed around like chattel, sold like property
Praying to their demons, for freedom and equality
My people please wake up, knowledge is power
You're dying mentally everyday
There is power in numbers, power in books
Please believe what I say
Just yesterday we could not vote
Was killed or beaten if we eyeballed or spoke
Our children were taken, sold and abused
robbed of childhood and family, used as tools
Our women were raped, our men were degraded
The pride and the love for our people has faded
The power was taken
Do you see what you miss??!
When you spend your life sleeping, in a nightmarish bliss?
When ooh too many times, you've felt grim reaper's kiss
And the request for your freedom was boldly dismissed

Wake up!
And your eyes, keep them wide open
Grow strong and Unite
Elevate from just coping
Teach, Unify, Recruit!And Enlist!
Free Yourself
And awake from this nightmarish bliss!!




Written and Posted By: Rebecca Hall