Post by Hidden Poetress on Jan 1, 2008 0:54:09 GMT -5
The Nomadic Scroll
[/size][/b][/center]Volume IV~January 1, 2008
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Greetings From the Administration
Peace Poets,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It is 2008, time to make it happen, whatever it is... As always people make that New Year's Resolution, whether it be to make more money or lose weight there's always something we want to change in our lives. I have a suggestion this year. Why not try to just be HAPPY! The presence of our newest Moderator DreamCatcher has me rethinking some things... Life is what we make of it, so why not make it a pleasure to live. For you can change many things about yourself, but you can't change you. So embrace yourself! Love what you bring to this world! Be thankful for what you've got and follow your heart... You've made it this far you're doing something right.
Let me take this time to Welcome DreamCatcher to the staff of The Oasis! We would also like to welcome our newest members Acr1mony, Gambit, Park Heights and The Ronin Hagakure, you all have been bringing some heat! We would also like to Recognize everyone else that continues to share their talents, you all have help to make this An Oasis of Word and Thought! Next month will be our 6 month Anniversary and we begin selling The Nomadic Poets Oasis merchandise, as well as sending free T-Shirts to our Poets of The Month. And as always we will continue to make this an Oasis away from home! Thank You All For The LOVE and Support!!!
Peace and Blessings,
Hidden Poetress & WlkWlk3 (Administrators)
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[/size]Nomadic Poet of the Month
[/font][/center]MaryJaneBurns
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Click MaryJaneBurns image to find out Why She Writes!
[/size][/u][/center]Congratulations MaryJane! You are definitely a prolific Poet. Whether spoken, or written, your talent is undeniable!
[/size][/center]Below is MJB's favorite original poem. Pulled from her pen for our poetic pleasure. Enjoy Fam...
it was hot as hell outside
the day i shot the family pride
..
lil sisters gift
was framing me for her bullshit
one time
when she was 8 & i was 9
she ate moms fine chocolates
& drank all her strawberry wine
but i got caught with
silver wrapper evidence
& breath mints
then whipped
till blood dripped
on the carpet
..
mom always said i was a good for nothing bum
rotten apple didnt fall far from
the bastard she was whore
enough to make cum
on the bathroom floor
amongst the piss & scum
of dennys
when she was 15
& still had dreams
..
the f*ggot shes been shackin with
ripped my pants-ass- innocence
& ever since
i been question'n my preference
..
anyway back to what i did, ok?
i shot all three of them
on my turn the gun jammed
some say the devil came by to play
i just say
it was real f*ckin hot that day.
the day i shot the family pride
..
lil sisters gift
was framing me for her bullshit
one time
when she was 8 & i was 9
she ate moms fine chocolates
& drank all her strawberry wine
but i got caught with
silver wrapper evidence
& breath mints
then whipped
till blood dripped
on the carpet
..
mom always said i was a good for nothing bum
rotten apple didnt fall far from
the bastard she was whore
enough to make cum
on the bathroom floor
amongst the piss & scum
of dennys
when she was 15
& still had dreams
..
the f*ggot shes been shackin with
ripped my pants-ass- innocence
& ever since
i been question'n my preference
..
anyway back to what i did, ok?
i shot all three of them
on my turn the gun jammed
some say the devil came by to play
i just say
it was real f*ckin hot that day.
Renee's... Scribe of the Month
[/font][/center][/u]Violated:By BabyGirl
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Violated
Never should have
ignored the gut feeling
as I climbed the stairs to your place
the site of a future crime
Tried your best to seduce
tired moves that worked in the past
didn’t work on me
so instead you
slyly slipped something
into the drink from which I sipped
hovering
waiting to pounce on me
like I was your prey
watching as my
senses quickly weakened
defenses down
your weight my oppressor
nothing I could do
but lie there
my mind not able to convey
to my body to move
I'm screaming so loudly
“No! Stop! Please stop!”
but from my lips
no sound escapes
I'm trapped inside myself
having an out of body experience
seeing you from above
flinging me around the bed
praying to God to please rescue me
the phone rings but it doesn’t stop
your destruction of my body
still praying “God, please help me”'
finally my silent cries become audible
“STOP!!!!” I yell, but this
only encourages you further
Not until you’re done
is your weight off me
unable to move,
I stare at the ceiling
tears running down my face
hoping I am able to find
the strength to move
Dizzily I dress
while you stand there
seemingly proud of
your accomplished mission
and with a smirk you say
“You wanted it too”
I escape, somehow managing
to make it home
hours of tears
sitting alone
in the dark
unable to process what just happened
Sleep rescues me
from this living nightmare
jarred awake by the
incessant ringing of the phone
It’s you
all day you call
until I finally relent, answering
only to hear you repeat
“You wanted it too, it wasn’t rape”
you f*cking bastard
you forever changed my life
part of me forever empty
scared
scarred
and violated
Oasis Spoken Word of the Month
[/font][/center][/u]TheRealMs.Jones
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Congratulations to the Hungriest Lions in The Den!
1. DaSwanja 0-0-1
2. TheRealMs.Jones 0-0-1
3. WLK3 3-4-3
4. Ol' Skool 2-3-1
5. Spirit 1-4-2
1. DaSwanja 0-0-1
2. TheRealMs.Jones 0-0-1
3. WLK3 3-4-3
4. Ol' Skool 2-3-1
5. Spirit 1-4-2
Congratulations to Our Four-Play Champions!
1. Karma (Challenge 7)
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We had some prolific pen pushing last month fam! Let's keep it blazing!!
[/font][/size]Board Of The Month
[/size][/b][/center](((SEE THE SOUND)))
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Have you "Seen The Sound" yet? Have you been there lately? Some of our Multi-Talented Poets have blessed us with their voices, bring life to their already stealer writtens! Come in and See what artists like TheRealMs.Jones, WriteFromTheSpirit and DreamCatcher are saying! Join in while you visit, we would love to See Your Sound!!!
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Straight From the Headlines!!!
[/font][/center][/u]The Black KKK
[/size][/font]Written By Jason Whitlock
FOXSports.com
There's a reason I call them the Black KKK. The pain, the fear and the destruction are all the same.
Someone who loved Sean Taylor is crying right now. The life they knew has been destroyed, an 18-month-old baby lost her father, and, if you're a black man living in America, you've been reminded once again that your life is in constant jeopardy of violent death.
The Black KKK claimed another victim, a high-profile professional football player with a checkered past this time.
No, we don't know for certain the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death. I could very well be proven wrong for engaging in this sort of aggressive speculation. But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest. You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight.
Well, when shots are fired and a black man hits the pavement, there's every statistical reason to believe another black man pulled the trigger. That's not some negative, unfair stereotype. It's a reality we've been living with, tolerating and rationalizing for far too long.
When the traditional, white KKK lynched, terrorized and intimidated black folks at a slower rate than its modern-day dark-skinned replacement, at least we had the good sense to be outraged and in no mood to contemplate rationalizations or be fooled by distractions.
Our new millennium strategy is to pray the Black KKK goes away or ignores us. How's that working?
About as well as the attempt to shift attention away from this uniquely African-American crisis by focusing on an "injustice" the white media allegedly perpetrated against Sean Taylor.
Within hours of his death, there was a story circulating that members of the black press were complaining that news outlets were disrespecting Taylor’s victimhood by reporting on his troubled past
No disrespect to Taylor, but he controlled the way he would be remembered by the way he lived. His immature, undisciplined behavior with his employer, his run-ins with law enforcement, which included allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun, and the fact a vehicle he owned was once sprayed with bullets are all pertinent details when you've been murdered.
Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL player, made the radio circuit Wednesday, singing the tune that athletes are targets. That was his explanation for the murders of Taylor and Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and the armed robberies of NBA players Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry.
Really?
Let's cut through the bull(manure) and deal with reality. Black men are targets of black men. Period. Go check the coroner's office and talk with a police detective. These bullets aren't checking W-2s.
Rather than whine about white folks' insensitivity or reserve a special place of sorrow for rich athletes, we'd be better served mustering the kind of outrage and courage it took in the 1950s and 1960s to stop the white KKK from hanging black men from trees.
But we don't want to deal with ourselves. We take great joy in prescribing medicine to cure the hate in other people's hearts. Meanwhile, our self-hatred, on full display for the world to see, remains untreated, undiagnosed and unrepentant.
Our self-hatred has been set to music and reinforced by a pervasive culture that promotes a crab-in-barrel mentality.
You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration.
Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.
Does a Soulja Boy want an education?
HBO did a fascinating documentary on Little Rock Central High School, the Arkansas school that required the National Guard so that nine black kids could attend in the 1950s. Fifty years later, the school is one of the nation's best in terms of funding and educational opportunities.
It's 60 percent black and located in a poor black community.
Watch the documentary and ask yourself why nine poor kids in the '50s risked their lives to get a good education and a thousand poor black kids today ignore the opportunity that is served to them on a platter.
Blame drugs, blame Ronald Reagan, blame George Bush, blame it on the rain or whatever. There's only one group of people who can change the rotten, anti-education, pro-violence culture our kids have adopted. We have to do it.
According to reports, Sean Taylor had difficulty breaking free from the unsavory characters he associated with during his youth.
The "keepin' it real" mantra of hip hop is in direct defiance to evolution. There's always someone ready to tell you you're selling out if you move away from the immature and dangerous activities you used to do, you're selling out if you speak proper English, embrace education, dress like a grown man, do anything mainstream.
The Black KKK is enforcing the same crippling standards as its parent organization. It wants to keep black men in their place — uneducated, outside the mainstream and six feet deep.
In all likelihood, the Black Klan and its mentality buried Sean Taylor, and any black man or boy reading this could be next.
FOXSports.com
There's a reason I call them the Black KKK. The pain, the fear and the destruction are all the same.
Someone who loved Sean Taylor is crying right now. The life they knew has been destroyed, an 18-month-old baby lost her father, and, if you're a black man living in America, you've been reminded once again that your life is in constant jeopardy of violent death.
The Black KKK claimed another victim, a high-profile professional football player with a checkered past this time.
No, we don't know for certain the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death. I could very well be proven wrong for engaging in this sort of aggressive speculation. But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest. You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight.
Well, when shots are fired and a black man hits the pavement, there's every statistical reason to believe another black man pulled the trigger. That's not some negative, unfair stereotype. It's a reality we've been living with, tolerating and rationalizing for far too long.
When the traditional, white KKK lynched, terrorized and intimidated black folks at a slower rate than its modern-day dark-skinned replacement, at least we had the good sense to be outraged and in no mood to contemplate rationalizations or be fooled by distractions.
Our new millennium strategy is to pray the Black KKK goes away or ignores us. How's that working?
About as well as the attempt to shift attention away from this uniquely African-American crisis by focusing on an "injustice" the white media allegedly perpetrated against Sean Taylor.
Within hours of his death, there was a story circulating that members of the black press were complaining that news outlets were disrespecting Taylor’s victimhood by reporting on his troubled past
No disrespect to Taylor, but he controlled the way he would be remembered by the way he lived. His immature, undisciplined behavior with his employer, his run-ins with law enforcement, which included allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun, and the fact a vehicle he owned was once sprayed with bullets are all pertinent details when you've been murdered.
Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL player, made the radio circuit Wednesday, singing the tune that athletes are targets. That was his explanation for the murders of Taylor and Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and the armed robberies of NBA players Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry.
Really?
Let's cut through the bull(manure) and deal with reality. Black men are targets of black men. Period. Go check the coroner's office and talk with a police detective. These bullets aren't checking W-2s.
Rather than whine about white folks' insensitivity or reserve a special place of sorrow for rich athletes, we'd be better served mustering the kind of outrage and courage it took in the 1950s and 1960s to stop the white KKK from hanging black men from trees.
But we don't want to deal with ourselves. We take great joy in prescribing medicine to cure the hate in other people's hearts. Meanwhile, our self-hatred, on full display for the world to see, remains untreated, undiagnosed and unrepentant.
Our self-hatred has been set to music and reinforced by a pervasive culture that promotes a crab-in-barrel mentality.
You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration.
Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.
Does a Soulja Boy want an education?
HBO did a fascinating documentary on Little Rock Central High School, the Arkansas school that required the National Guard so that nine black kids could attend in the 1950s. Fifty years later, the school is one of the nation's best in terms of funding and educational opportunities.
It's 60 percent black and located in a poor black community.
Watch the documentary and ask yourself why nine poor kids in the '50s risked their lives to get a good education and a thousand poor black kids today ignore the opportunity that is served to them on a platter.
Blame drugs, blame Ronald Reagan, blame George Bush, blame it on the rain or whatever. There's only one group of people who can change the rotten, anti-education, pro-violence culture our kids have adopted. We have to do it.
According to reports, Sean Taylor had difficulty breaking free from the unsavory characters he associated with during his youth.
The "keepin' it real" mantra of hip hop is in direct defiance to evolution. There's always someone ready to tell you you're selling out if you move away from the immature and dangerous activities you used to do, you're selling out if you speak proper English, embrace education, dress like a grown man, do anything mainstream.
The Black KKK is enforcing the same crippling standards as its parent organization. It wants to keep black men in their place — uneducated, outside the mainstream and six feet deep.
In all likelihood, the Black Klan and its mentality buried Sean Taylor, and any black man or boy reading this could be next.
What are your thoughts on this? Do we bring things on ourselves? Are we hypocritical and refuse to acknowledge it? Speak on it in Straight From The Headlines located in the Oasis Lounge.
Feedback & Questions
[/font]If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please contact any one of the Executive Staff, and we will be more than happy to assist you. Thanks to each of you for making each day in the Oasis an amazing poetic journey!
Peace and Blessings,
Hidden Poetress~ (Administrator)
WlkWlk3~ (Administrator)
Ol' Skool~ (Global Moderator)
Babygirl~ (Global Moderator)
Marston...~(Moderator)
Renee AKA See the Sound~ (Moderator)
DreamCatcher~ (Moderator)[/font][/center]
