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"Think .. Before You Speak"
  by BabyBoi



Life is a journey, and we don't all end up on the same road,
take a minute to observe, and ask questions instead of believing what you've been told,
Maybe he gay, because his innocence was taken at a young age,
but yet you call him names, and hide your own fears, and you act out in rage,
Maybe he had no male images to teach him how to be a strong man,
So that's why you call him a sissy, and say he acts like a woman


Life is a journey, and we don't all end up on the same road,
but the words you spit can burn like fire, and you don't understand because you have never been told,
his or her story, but yet you have all these hateful feelings about something you don't understand,
Being able to get knowledge, wisdom and understanding is what makes you a man,
its not who you slang or you bang it to,
Its taking care of your children, not denying them and telling baby girl you are through,
when she tells you, she is carrying your seed.

Listen to the words I speak, and to them please heed
Because that hateful thing you just said,
could cause that man or woman to shoot themselves in the head.
Since you don't know or understand the emotional struggle they may already be going through,
Trying to hurt someone intentionally that you know nothing about, is not the right thing to do,
Its easy to bash something you don't understand,
but we learn by life experience and demonstration, maybe your perception and definition of man,
is different. I was taught it was taking care of responsibility, your home and those that you hold dear to the heart.
Things like having a job, getting a degree, or paying your own bills, doesn't equate to what you see,
but don't dish a brother because he is being all he knows how to be.

Believe what you believe, without being God,
In the end,Only What He Says Really Matters

It's not always easy, but let's stop the hate.

PEACE
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Date Submitted: Mar 28, 2007 (04:02 PM)
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  sexy.beautiful...
01/28/08 (10:15 AM) 
i liked how u broke this down it was creative and a deep write as well it makes u think

  ☸۞...
01/27/08 (11:20 AM) 
I agree with 11th...But this was a nice write tho..speaks from the soul and speaks well...keep it comin

  speakout17
01/25/08 (03:40 PM) 
that right was really good and understanding and makes me look at things differently

  BlackTearDrops...
01/23/08 (01:43 AM) 
now this is the truth right here, i be telling people not to be sayong things about others because of the simple fact of you may not know how they gone take it and your comment could be the reason why they kill themselves that night you know, very good write fam

  11th Wonduh
10/02/07 (10:27 PM) 
well spoken, sometimes we gotta take a step back, see the broad picture. the first paragraph reminds me of a close friend who had to endure those plights. great piece

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