Sunday, April 25, 2010

SPEAK

Speak volumes when you communicate
that which you feel in your heart.
Say what it is that you feel you need to say.
Say it definitively and as if all depends on your statement.
Say it with passion, with fervor, say it with meaning,
Speak eloquently when these chosen words
enter the world so that you might be proud of your expressions.
Speak so when the words hit the ears of your loved ones
they smile and can be proud of what you have to say,
Speak like the beat likes your spoken art, street poetry,
Speak like King, like Selassie I, speak like a king,
Speak the words you find this night,
Those that move you to put your mind on paper,

Speak carefully, speak cleanly, speak without judgment,
Speak about how you will better yourself,
Keep from speaking on the ones that drive you
to speak about the negativity and the corruption at hand,
Speak about the positive changes you can make and
Speak about how you will make them grow,
Speak about the kind of growth that will
inspire someone to speak up.
Speak up,
Speak about those that urged you to utter the unforgettable,
that gave you confidence, that would not allow you to fail,
Speak people; speak in art, in words, in movement, in truth
Speak in rhythm, in thought, in silence,
Speak from the depths of your soul,
Speak from the mountaintop,
Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Speak for me,
Speak about the blessings of life.