FREESTYLE FRIDAY!!!! 2/27/09

Alright! Here we go! We're are going to give this a whirl for all the hip hop heads and rap all-stars. This is something I would like to do every week so let me know if you are on board.
Here's the deal:I will compose a set of lyrics via email and send it out. Those who want to participate add yours to the email and send to everyone on the list [reply to all] and any others you want to share with. Want me to drop you FROM THE LIST? JUST LET ME KNOW.
These Will also be posted on my blog[ azureworks.blogspot.com ], and if you want feel free to do your key spitting there in the comments, but don't forget to tag it so we know who you are.
These are the rules: NO vulgarities, obscenities, or curse words including H*** or D***] keep it clean. This is purely for fun. So if you're down…Come follow me.

A topic is not a topic
Until we stand up and shout it
Out at the top of our lungs for all the people
To catch their attention or else it would just be
Useless internal rhetoric
And tell me if you would
What kind of change would that get
You're hanging out on corners and you're wanting to get out
Instead of gangs and violence, what is this life all about
We keep on back and back and forth'n
When back in the day they use to drag us behind horses
Taught our children how to rape us
They took the cowards route cause they didn't want to face us.
Now it's time to take a stand but not against society,
But against ourselves, our stubborness, and our piety.
All things have place, and it is time we found ours
Looking for the sunny days and not speaking about the showers
So, please pick up the mic cause it's is your time to shine
You got to go for yours cause
I'm gonna go for mine.
Let's Shine...

M2thaJ
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Some days are just better than others
Some days just flat out stink
Some days you wonder why you even bothered
To open your eyes and blink.
When that alarm clock went off in the morning
And the sky was still black as night,
You struggled to lift your head from the pillow
Caught your reflection in the mirror-what a sight!
Your body is aching all over
Your eyes can’t stand the light!
The cold of the room greets you like a demon,
Your legs don’t want to act right!
But like a trooper you keep trudging on
And pray the day will get better.
You fight the traffic to get to work
Then the rain comes-streets get wetter.
Folks start driving like slugs,
Pumping their brakes.
Some start slipping and sliding
On wet pavement like hot snakes,
You finally get to work safely
And breathe a sigh of relief.
Look at your paycheck online-
It’s short – Good freakin’ grief!
What next!
You ask yourself in disbelief.
Then you sit down and brood
Until you realize that won’t do any good.
Then in a moment of clarity you pray for guidance,
Get up and do what you can to change your mood.
Go to the powers that be
And make them aware
Then give it to God
And know he’ll answer your prayer.
And as He tends to do
He comes through with shining colors
Problem solved, the light parts through the cloud
Then your day – instead of stinking - becomes better than some others.
What more can you ask
Now that all things are again rosy
But to go home and spend time with your new beau
All comfy and cozy.
The weekend approaches
Time for rest and recreation possibilities
Some days are better than others, you tell yourself,
And that’s how this weekend is gonna be.

Kimeya coming from her cube of possibilities-
Have a great weekend!
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Ahh, I feel Spring time approaching
before Winter closes its eyes to bed
I feel much excitement spreading
without doubt, panic, or dread
Passion is wrapped up in it all
Warm, fun, time, and chance
In unison these grab you up
Spinning you in a Hope dance
Are you ready to chase your dream
no matter how big or how far
Are you ready to spread your wings
no matter how old you are
when the seasons change so do we
our walk, talk, and even our desires
so i want you to strut with me right now
yes, even now, before winter retires
lisa j
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How’s the view from the clouds?
My heart is filled with joy and I shout so loud
Often I ask myself how can it be?
Are all of these emotions are suppose to be for me?
I've felt this for a while
Yet I'm very in touch with my style
Cart before the horse
It's hard to endorse
I want to love again,
But how do I begin,
The memories of past pain
So much like a stain
On a bright white cotton shirt
The perfection of the fabric I can remember no more
The image of the stain is what I abhor
In order to save myself,
I decide not to put my feelings on the shelf
I choose to feel the breeze and enjoy the view from the clouds
I will learn from my past, but I won't use the past as the reason
A life fulfilled is truly how I want to live this season
May you continue to soar but never ignore that the ground is underneath you.

Jeff Krider