To Mary J. Blige Sister, you’re gone through hell a… We know from what we heard but you… Of the drama playing like a daytim… Or like a bad card being dealt dis…
o write a verse poet, to kinder the soul, to soothe it so, until we can feel every verse put to paper,
for in memory of Gwendolyn Brooks You inspire me And touch my very soul Setting my heart and mind free Making poetry valued like gold.
No matter the distance Between us in miles, No matter the lifespan, Spread all the while. No matter the challenges,
to Tice, Sherry, Pat, Simone, Ma… Girls to the end No matter what No matter how, We are sisters to the very end
HEAVENLY PEACE WAS U… HEAVEN SHOOK; GOD’S GRACE WAS PUT U…
in memory of Lisa 'Left Eye’ Lop… In hopes that your sleep Will be the best ever A sleep that’s eternal In hopes your soul be at rest.
Because I care Enough to say enough, Even though times are so rough As society tries to bring me As society tries to bury me
Just in case you get this message Be sure to tell it to the sister Who’s down and out Who’s lost their way, Who no longer have hope
In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther… Silent. A voice once spoken of truth, A voice once spoken of justice A voice once raised the roof
Survival In a world that owes you nothing And yet they say they do. Give or take a thousand or two Yeah take NOT give
the heat of the city feel it what a pity for the brothers and sisters who have 2 come to work for a living a… living in the city
I open my mouth— And the words are there But all of a sudden nothing comes… And those few words that’s shared Still flows on no doubt.
Just when the day wanes longer, Legs and body not get any strengt… Memory short and not clear, Times of ending days near. Hair turns from gray to white,
a social commentary Among the vast of the sea and land Where a nation is born, Where a nation arises from the ash… Upon other large shoulders.
