The Blog Novice http://theblognovice.com The Personal Trek of Eric P. Martin Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en A Poem for Sherrell Williamson - By Eric P. Martin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Theblognovicecom/~3/cpE3j4wHJZI/ http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/09/a-poem-for-sherrell-williamson-by-eric-p-martin/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:51:03 +0000 epm1013 http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/09/a-poem-for-sherrell-williamson-by-eric-p-martin/ It was a thought

not mine

buy of an ememy I didn’t know

that found my life unworthy of living

so he pulled the trigger

to end it

to silence me

his own brother

skin as dark as mine

What can cause

such hateful thoughts?

When will we awake?

Rise us to stop the violience

before my next brother dies?

Before fifty years of history

Vanishes right before our eyes?

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You would see that we

Are an endangered species

We can no longer attend parties

And I will no longer have birthdays

Killing ourselves is crazy

My name is Anthony Turner

And I was only seventeen

The violence must end

Do you know what I mean?

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Will be remembered

Parties in brick mansions

Will be remembered

But will I be remembered?

My name is Aaron Thomas Brice

I was only nineteen

Shot dead on Halloween

Please remember that

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]]> http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/the-diary-11-01-09/feed/ http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/the-diary-11-01-09/ A Poem for Jennifer Clark - By Eric P. Martin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Theblognovicecom/~3/6HBVsW4HifU/ http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/a-poem-for-jenifer-clark-by-eric-p-martin/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:36:49 +0000 epm1013 http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/a-poem-for-jenifer-clark-by-eric-p-martin/ I am at peace now

I am at peace

Peace

Let there be peace

Let there be peace now

Please, let there be peace

We are to young to be dying

]]> http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/a-poem-for-jenifer-clark-by-eric-p-martin/feed/ http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/a-poem-for-jenifer-clark-by-eric-p-martin/ A Poem for Francisco Valencia - By Eric P. Martin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Theblognovicecom/~3/CGZTLTUPq2Q/ http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/a-poem-for-francisco-valencia-by-eric-p-martin/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:17:45 +0000 epm1013 http://theblognovice.com/2009/11/01/a-poem-for-francisco-valencia-by-eric-p-martin/ I am a casualty of war

The war of the streets

The violence that we meet

Every day is killing our future

When will we close ranks

And fight back?

I am yet another casuality

A casuality of war

commited by our peers

How many of us have to die

before we say no more?

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Entertain you with my words

Because I had something to say

And that brought me joy

But they silenced me

I became a victim

of mistaken identity

Had me fighting for me life

This is our America

Remember my words

Which will never die

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Riding around the hood
Killing us from the passenger seat
Don’t you know that the cops
Are going to sniff you out?
Take you away one by one
Lock you up with the rest

Education is what they want to hide from us
And they are succeeding
Kept you from knowing the truth
Brothers caught up in friendly-fire
Keeping us from multiplying
Read your history pages
1865 all over again

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I love you

Mama will always love you

Even when I am not here anymore

Let my life be a lesson to your sweet souls

Life is not always pretty

You will encounter people who are thoughtless

Who remain ignorant of cause and effect

I am erased permanently from your life

So always remember how precious life is

Your life and others

Become an example to our people

March against the grain

Make mama proud

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Those who loved me
Tears will forever flow today
Of my life ending so suddenly

Now that I am gone
I hope that the brothers will awaken
To see that the glitter that they dangle
Before our eyes
Has us mesmerized
Doing murderous acts
So they don’t have to
Yes, we are killing ourselves off
So they don’t have to
WAKE UP BROTHERS!

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