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I have learned that it is OK for me to be me,and what being me entails.It means that i will not rest;I will not sleep,relax,relent or be satisfied until my goals have been met,the challenge answered and all my doubters silenced.
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Gender: M
Location: South Side of Chicago

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Posted 2/28/2007 10:10:52 AM
i havent been on in awhile cause i have been busy with 2 jobs. i do plan on posting some more poetry. hopefully soon. hope all is well with everyone

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Posted 1/30/2007 8:28:43 PM
i let my self disappointment get the best of me
its still hungry i think it wants the rest of me
although this is my measure and the test of me
half my heart wants 2 just let this be
waive white flag, throw in the towel, quit this fight
as im forced 2 swallow my screams and tears at night
my other half wants 2 oppose with all its might
optimistic positivity got me sayin "u just might"
the tunnel is long empty, alone, and cold
through it all i see light at the end of the road
i may have seem burried and crawling from down under
but look up & listen you'll hear me comin like the sound of thunder.

Joseph M.

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Posted 1/10/2007 5:55:14 PM
1 day the pressure wont get 2 me
and 1 day ill finally be free
ill be free like the wind
ill float like an Angel
never will i have 2 worry about
any sort of danger
those who i love
will be stress free & in peace
no more wars overseas
and the fire will cease
no rich, no poor
no black, no white
no barriers 2 break
as we all unite
what seems like fantasy
could be reality
if we put aside our differences
and try 2 understand,
look next 2 us and lend a helping hand
as we all carry out and follow God's Plan.


Joseph M.

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Posted 1/6/2007 12:34:43 AM
fed up
head up
still,
despite my stress
must push 4ward
no time 2 rest
forced 2 fight this alone
as the pressure keeps growin'
i will stand on my own
head 2 the sky
feet on the ground
i hear only 1 sound
my heart going pound
at the base of my mountain
the peak not in sight
though my challenge is great
i seem 2 feel alright
i hope & pray that God is willing
He let this be only My Beginning


Joseph M

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Posted 12/20/2006 2:49:06 AM
i was on my way 2 sleep
after u just left
but now im sitting here
in need 2 reflect.
the way u give me that look
and the sound of u breathin
makes me feel whole
dread the moment of u leavin.
when wrapped in your arms
this world can do me no harm
i thank u 4 being all u r
think of u as my good luck charm.
face 2 face
looking each other in the eyes
laying side by side
legs intertwined.
play fightin and laughin
harmless friendly interaction,
i run my fingers through your hair
till u fall asleep
sit back and admire your beauty
listen 2 the sound of your heart beat.
kiss u on your forehead
2 show God that i am grateful
i thank Him everyday
4 bringing me My Angel.
i cherish every moment u & i spend 2gether
in me u have a true friend always & 4ever.


Joseph M.

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Posted 12/15/2006 10:43:39 AM
The puddle i sit in is not of my blood
not of my sweat
but of my tears
as i contemplate fears and regret
As i cry
i begin 2 ponder why
why the emotion
why the tears
why the hurt
why do i care
A million questions i propose 2 this life
yet not 1 answer as i stand here in strife
hopeless as no 1 can assist
maybe ill turn in and perhaps just quit
but in the midst of my anguish
through the blurr of tears
i make a discovery
i am supposed 2 be here
as i peer down upon my reflection
i realize i must rise and answer my own questions.


Joseph M.

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Posted 12/12/2006 3:29:30 PM
The weight on my shoulders is immeasurable
my legs are weary
and my eyes drained
yet i stand tall
and my vision remains
my back ailing
my shoulders 2 crumble
still i stay upright
no slip no stumble
this daunting task
this unbearable load
i will not succumb
i will not fold
give my blood,sweat,tears
take it all
no matter what i will move 4ward
i refuse 2 fall.


Joseph M.

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Posted 12/10/2006 12:19:52 AM
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.

by Tupac Shakur


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Posted 12/8/2006 2:37:46 PM
Artist: Jay-Z f/ Ne-Yo
Album: Kingdom Come
Song: Minority Report
Typed by: people_equal_lovely@hotmail.com

[Intro - excerpts from News Reports]
"The damage here along the Gulf coast is catastrophic
There's a frantic effort underway tonight to find
survivors. There are an uncounted number of the dead tonight."
"People are being forced to live like animals"
"Please ... send stuff here. We are desperate."
"No-one says the federal government is doing
a good job"
"... and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people ..."
"No water ... yeah, and I fought for my country for years"
"We need help. We really need help"
"In Baghdad, they-they drop, they-they airdrop - water, food to people. Why can't
they do that for their own people?"
"... the same idiots can't get a bottle of water into
a major American city in three days are trying to win a war"

[Jay-Z]
People was poor before the hurricane came
When the downpour poured it was like when Mary J. sang
Everyday it rained, so everyday the pain
But ignored 'em, and showed 'em the risk was to blame
But life is chain, cause and effected
N***** off the chain, because they affected
It's a dirty game, it's whatever is effective
From weed to sellin' 'caine, gotta put that in effect
Wouldn't you loot? If you didn't have the loot
Baby needed food and you was stuck on the roof
And helicopters swoop down just to get a scoop
Through his telescopic lens, but he didn't scoop you
For the next five days, no help ensued
They called you a refugee because you seek refuge
And the Commander-in-Chief, just flew by
Didn't stop, 'though he had a couple seats
Just proved Jet blue, he's not, jet flew by the spot
But if he ran outta jet fuel and just dropped
Huh, that'd've been somethin' to watch
Helicopters doin' fly-bys to take a couple shots
Couple portraits, then ignored him
He'd be just another Bush surrounded by a couple orchards
Poor kids, just 'cause they was poor kids
Left them on they porches, same old story in New Orleans -
Silly rappers, 'cause we got a couple Porsches
MTV stopped by to film our fortresses
We forget the unfortunate
Sure, I ponied up a mil' but I didn't give my time
So in reality I didn't give a dime
or a damn, I just put my monies in the hands
of the same people that left my people stranded
Nothin' but a bandit, left my folks abandonned
Damn, money we gave just a band aid
Can't say we better on than we was before
In synopsis, this is my Minority Report
Can't say we better on than we was before
In synopsis, this is my Minority Report

[Ne-Yo]
So many times I'm, coverin' my eyes
Peekin' through my fingers, tryin' to hide my
Frustration, at the way, that we treat
(Seems like we don't even care)
Turn on the TV, seein' the pain
Sayin' such a shame, then tryin' to go on with my life
Of that, I tooooooo, am guilty
(Seems like we don't even care)
So we send a little money, tell 'em it's alright
'Til we able to sleep at night
You will pay that price, but some of these folks
has lost they whole liiiiiiiiife
(Seems like we don't even care)
And then it wasn't on the nightly news no mo'
Suddenly it didn't matter to you no mo'
It went on and almost nothin' changed
What the hell were they there for?
(Seems like we don't even care)

[Outro - more news excerpts (Ne-Yo)]
Bush: "Buses are on the way to take those
people from New Orleans, to Houston" (Seems like we don't even care)
"They lie"
"People are dying, at the Convention Center" (ohh)
"Their government has failed them" (ohh)
Kanye West: "George Bush doesn't care about
black people"

(Seems like we don't even care)
(Seems like we don't even care)

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Posted 12/1/2006 11:19:32 PM
These past 5 months have been a great learning experience 4 me. I have found my true faith in God. It is imperative that i keep God first in my life. I have realized that The Lord will never let me down. I am grateful of all the blessings he has placed upon me, as well as all of the challenges he has laid b4 me. I have discovered who i am. I now know the true identity of Joseph R Milne. I have embraced him. I am not afraid of him. Nor am i afraid of what people think or say about him. I will not be torn down by anyone. I will be myself and will be true to myself. Despite whatever consequences come with that.

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Posted 11/20/2006 1:54:35 PM
I look over both shoulders
2 the left, those who decieve
2 the right, those who believe
The world 2 my left
A mirror 2 my right
No quit in sight
I will continue 2 fight


Joseph M.

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Posted 11/15/2006 12:36:11 AM
"I think that creativity comes from within.
I think everybody is born with creativity.
But I believe its the trust in yourself
and the trust in your emotions
to talk to yourself so to speak
to become your own psychologist
to let your emotions out on a piece of paper.
To not be afraid of anything.
Not be afraid of what people think.
Not be afraid of what people may say
and just be yourself,
and I think thats something thats eh.. rare nowadays."


Kobe B.

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Posted 11/10/2006 7:02:00 PM

As I sit and watch the rolling sea
I wonder if true love between us can ever be
In my heart are feelings that I can not explain
But the words that come to mind are so simple and plain
They are words like I love you, I need you, or It's just the thought of you

But when these words come to my mind I don't know what to do
I don't know if I should forget it or just give it time
I wish I could keep my heart from controlling my mind
I know someday my true feelings I will find
But only when It is right and in God's due time

by Anthony Fusco

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Posted 11/10/2006 6:58:30 PM

Shall I run or hide
And die inside
Or pretend
That I never knew you, even as a friend?

Can I go back in time,
Before your hand was in mine,
Or erase the kiss,
That I will forever miss,
Or forget your eyes
That seem to hypnotize?

Can my mind erase
The feel of your embrace?
How can I forget all of this
And pretend it doesn't exist?

I want you to know one thing that will never end -
my love for you. I love you, my friend

by Lynn Smiley

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Posted 11/10/2006 6:48:01 PM

I want to know the you
That has not been introduced to anyone else.
I'm talking about the you
That you've been keeping to yourself.

I want to know your most recent fantasy -
You know, the one that just tickled your fancy.
I want to know each and every thought of me,
So I can lay back and contemplate bringing them to reality.

I want to know that spot
That seems to be under so much stress.
Because as a body physician, I have the answer -
It just needs to be caressed.

I want to know if that same spot
Was rubbed, licked and kissed,
Would your mind ponder
On what you could've missed.

I want to know what makes you happy,
What makes you sad,
What makes you sigh
And what makes you cry.

If I have to take a dive,
And explore the ocean floor,
I'll find out
And bring it back to shore.

I want to know,
That no matter what we're going through
Whether our lives are sunny or blue
I want to know - do I have a friend in you?

by Horace Whitfield


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Posted 11/10/2006 4:50:46 PM
I'm going in2 this not knowing what I'll find

but I've decided 2 follow my heart and abandon my mind

and if there be pain I know that at least I gave my all

and it is better 2 have loved and lost than 2 not love at all

In the morning I may wake 2 smile or maybe 2 cry

but first 2 those of my past I must say goodbye


Tupac

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Posted 11/9/2006 10:39:21 AM
In the event of my Demise

when my heart can beat no more

I Hope I Die For A Principle

or A Belief that I had Lived 4

I will die Before My Time

Because I feel the shadow's Depth

so much I wanted 2 accomplish

before I reached my Death

I have come 2 grips with the possibility

and wiped the last tear from My eyes

I Loved All who were Positive

In the event of my Demise


Tupac Shakur

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Posted 11/9/2006 10:32:23 AM
Sometimes when I'm alone I Cry,
Cause I am on my own.
The tears I cry are bitter and warm,
They flow with life but take no form
I Cry because my heart is torn.
I find it difficult to carry on.
If I had an ear to confiding,
I would cry among my treasured friend,
but who do you know that stops that long,
to help another carry on.
The world moves fast and it would rather pass by.
Then to stop and see what makes one cry,
so painful and sad.
And sometimes...
I cry and no one cares about why.


Tupac Shakur

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Posted 11/9/2006 10:00:16 AM
Today is filled with anger

fueled with hidden hate

scared of being outcast

afraid of common fate

Today is built on tragedies

which no one wants 2 face

nightmares 2 humanities

and morally disgraced

Tonight is filled with rage

violence in the air

children bred with ruthlessness

because no one at home cares

Tonight I lay my head down

but the pressure never stops

knawing at my sanity

content when I am dropped

But 2morrow I c change

a chance 2 build a new

Built on spirit intent of Heart

and ideals

based on truth

and tomorrow I wake with second wind

and strong because of pride

2 know I fought with all my heart 2 keep my

dream alive


Tupac Shakur

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Posted 11/9/2006 8:32:45 AM
When I ask you to listen to me
and you start giving me advice,
you have not done what I asked.
When I ask you to listen to me
and you begin to tell me why
I shouldn't feel that way,
you are trampling on my feelings.
When I ask you to listen to me
and you feel you have to do something
to solve my problem,
you have failed me,
strange as that may seem.
Listen! All I ask is that you listen.
Don't talk or do - just hear me.
Advice is cheap; 20 cents will get
you both Dear Abby and Billy Graham
in the same newspaper.
And I can do for myself; I am not helpless.
Maybe discouraged and faltering,
but not helpless.
When you do something for me that I can
and need to do for myself,
you contribute to my fear and
inadequacy.
But when you accept as a simple fact
that I feel what I feel,
no matter how irrational,
then I can stop trying to convince
you and get about this business
of understanding what's behind
this irrational feeling.
And when that's clear, the answers are
obvious and I don't need advice.
Irrational feelings make sense when
we understand what's behind them.
Perhaps that's why prayer works,
because God is mute,
and he doesn't give advice or try
to fix things.
God just listens and lets you work
it out for yourself.
So please listen, and just hear me.
And if you want to talk, wait a minute
for your turn - and I will listen to you.


Author Unknown

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Posted 11/7/2006 8:35:32 AM
"My SoulMate" Playmate vs. Soul mate In our quest for happiness we must be sure that we don't settle for a Playmate when God has a Soul mate waiting for us. Sometimes this is a hard distinction to make. Playmates are tricky. They are so much fun to be with that even the smartest of us will be fooled into thinking this has to be our Soul mate. Worse yet too many of us attempt to make a Soul mate out of a Playmate. The danger of this is that later, after years of playing we will meet our Soul mate, but it may be too late then. We may have already made a Life mate of our Playmate and created life-long bonds (emotional, children, etc.) Or we may have been hurt from playing so hard that we are in no shape ourselves to be anyone's anything. How can we distinguish between the One, and just another one? First, we must be open with ourselves about who we really are and what our soul yearns for. Only you and God know what is truly in your heart and mind. Only you know what will make you truly happy and whole. In order to find your Soul mate you have to know you, first. You must be willing to listen to that inner voice. And is that voice telling you that the nerdy person you enjoy talking and sharing your thoughts with, could be him? What about that friend who is always willing to go the extra mile for you when no one else will. Oh no! He's too short or too tall, balding or too hairy, and on and on? Just too ordinary looking for me! Then there's that girl who makes you feel so special when you're around her, but she doesn't match that ideal you have conjured in your head. She's too tall, not slender enough, not light or dark enough, not shapely enough, not attractive enough, and on and on. She just couldn't be for me! So what if he or she doesn't look like Shemar Moore or Vivica Fox He or she is going to treat you like the jewel that you are. Not only that, his or her soul and yours will commune in ways you never imagined possible! In order to heed that voice, we have to put on the back burner our own superficial thinking. Could it be that your inner desire is for a truly genuine person with a good heart? If you enjoy playing, stay on the playground. There are plenty of Playmates out there to occupy your time. But don't spend too much time playing or you may play your life away. Eventually the playing loses it appeal and your soul begins to crave a deeper, more meaningful connection. Your soul begins to crave your Soul mate.


I myself did not write this. I read it on another site and liked it so therefore I've posted it. I see it to be interesting and true.

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Posted 11/2/2006 11:40:27 AM
With my current situation, lately i feel hopeless.I have been confined to this room for 4 1/2 months now with this foot injury.Not being able to walk and having to use crutches is a mental adjustment.My mind tells me i can walk and jump and run but my body says otherwise.But the physical injury is not the hard part to get through.I am an active young man.Work,school,lifting weights,and basketball all the time.Im used to always being on the move.The injury has obviously haulted all of that.Also with the injury the bills have piled up and with no income there is nothing i can do.With all of the stress from finacially being buried and the doubts of ever being the same physically, it has been hard to smile.Mentally and emotionally i am falling apart.I tried to deny the fact that i may be slightly depressed.I will continue to fight it.For i do not want to believe that everything has gotten to me.But i have become torn with myself.I try to stay positive and say everything will be ok.But on the other hand i feel like screaming at the top of my lungs as well as crying my eyes out.I realize that this is a challenge presented to me from God.I have accepted this.But sometimes i dont feel i can go 1 more day.My faith in God will get me through this.Im sure of it.Its hard though.

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Posted 10/31/2006 12:00:43 AM
"Be who you are, say what you feel.
Cause those that matter dont mind
and those that mind dont matter."

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Posted 10/27/2006 2:16:29 AM
"Your love's a sword slicing gently through my body
Burn so sweet, blood boils when you speak
Makes me weak but I refuse to weep
Yet when I sleep I feel tears tricklin' down my cheek
Stay strong, pride telling me move on
My heart's fightin' me, forcin' me to hold on
Yours forever, fell for you beyond measure
Pure as ever, fazed by sins of treasure"


KBB

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Posted 10/21/2006 1:12:37 AM
The urge to scream.
The urge to cry.
I swallow them both.
Keep it inside.

Mental anguish.
Emotionally distraught.
Physically drained.
Who would have thought...

Mr. Confidence himself
broken and bruised
hopeless and alone
doesnt know what to do.


Joseph M.

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Posted 10/14/2006 10:45:13 PM
I know your there.
I have not forgotten.
You throw yourself in my face.
Try to make me regret.

You say I dont care.
But trust, Im well aware.
You're apart of my past.
As well as my future.

As much as I want to hate you,
honestly, I have to say thank you.
You've taught me a lot & helped me grow.
And yet, we still have a long way to go.

You try to break me.
I overcome.
Try and embarrass me, make me look dumb.
Yet you are the one that I learn from.

You are.... My Mistakes.


Joseph M

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Posted 10/13/2006 6:18:42 PM
"I know it seem hard sometimes, but uh.. remember one thing, through every dark night theres a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get stick your chest out, keep your head up and handle it."

Pac

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Posted 10/3/2006 3:41:41 AM
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
when the funds are low, and the debts are high,
and you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit,
rest if you must but don't you quit,

Life is odd with its twists and turns,
as everyone of us sometimes learn,
and many a failure turns about,
when he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
you may succeed with another blow

Success is failure turned inside out
the silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you can never tell how close you are
it may be near when it seems so far
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst
that you must not quit.

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Posted 9/30/2006 10:58:37 PM
So this seems like myspace with just bloggin and postin articles. Well i write poetry so ill probaly be posting some of that on here to get feedback and see what ppl think of it. till then .......

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Posted 2/2/2007 11:51:32 PM
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Posted 11/9/2006 8:43:26 AM
I really like your last post! Hope your feeling ok today :)
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iamspartachris
Posted 10/15/2006 10:33:33 AM
Oh I definitely get writers block. When I do, I have realized it's better to just walk away and do something, anything else for as long as it takes. When I have something to say, it'll come out.
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Posted 10/15/2006 12:38:37 AM
Yeah. I write quite a bit. I see you do a fair share yourself.
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Just stopped to say hello:)
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