Ruler serve, servant KingSuffering servant, sit with that...I hold inside a balance, a sort of paradox That my greatest strengthis strengthening othersIs being in awe and wonderSeeing in the iris of others,my King and my kin all over me …Influence Music & Propaganda - "Soil and Sky" But worth, value, and beautyIs not determined by... Continue Reading →
White Blessing, History, Chaos, or Community
She taught me to go to schoolAnd get my educationBut rememberThere’s a bias to them books That they been making.Lecrae - “Come and Get Me” If this ain’t living then they lied well…I don’t know another way to goThis is the only way they ever showedLecrae - “Just Like You” Ft J Paul And we... Continue Reading →
Maybe We Are Winning…
A policeman makes reverse 911 callsinstructing residents to take to the streets.A patriarch reports for duty.She is wearing an orange jumpsuit,and holding a picket sign.She is ashamed of her birthplace,but retreat is not an option.Flobots - "We Are Winning" She never thought things would ever change but,She always knew there was something wrong.Flobots - "Anne... Continue Reading →
Spoken Word – Your Heart Is A Diamond
A quick foreword: Image via The Washington Post Last week was quite a week. Old, untreated wounds have caused a massive fever in the US. It's gotten so hot that even those who are not sick are taking notice around the globe. There have been outpourings of pain and hurt in protest. There have been... Continue Reading →
Works Uncited, But Insightful
(Resources) There were so many resources I consumed in preparation for the last post. As the drafts kept changing, the direction kept changing. I may not have written directly on or from the resources linked below, but the value found in them cannot be understated. Before I list those let me say I was definitely... Continue Reading →