Set My Sights

As I looked out on the sea today
The waters were oh so blue
And as I looked out I thought of you
You once walked on water they say
Sometimes I wish I could do the same
If only I was Peter, no I’m John
Still a name of thunder I don
I want this to mean something for me
I have a request for the son
Wash away the meaningless I see
I long for the day my journey’s begun

What a man am I
Oh no man am I
What a man am I
Oh no man am I

Make me a man
A man of God

There lies a mirror in front of me
The mirror’s character is not there
I only wish a reflection of thee
For this I never cease to stare
You were a man of lived devotion
You gave it all, all your attention
To pray, and live and love and die
In this you revealed your Godly intention
In Christ now, I want follow suit say I
Let us die, let us die
Then from our graves we will fly

What a man am I
Oh no man am I
What a man am I
Oh no man am I

Make me a man
A man of God

Help me to see the broken sod
The narrow road is winding down
I will follow the path you have trod
And soon we will hear your trumpet sound
I will be like the father I’ve found
We will hear his trumpet sound
Let us see his true life’s reflection
Even in this broken mirror
The broken mirror that lies on the ground

A Rapper and a Poet?

And 2Morrow 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  I find this poem to be very interesting, coming from such a controversial rapper as Tupac.  I did not know he had published poetry until I was reading an article from the NY Times and happened upon this information.  It is not surprising that a rapper would write poetry, but what is surprising maybe, is that he recognized the problems of his society, of his day, that these issues apparently worried him.  It is easy to think of rappers as mere thugs, to assume that they live a life of mere ignorance and luxury.  I think that works such as this can serve to remind us of humanity, and that we are indeed all dynamic, we must remind ourselves of this before we pass judgement on our human brothers and sisters based on the image we think we know of people.

Scorpion’s Liberation

When I crawled out from my rock of hiding
I saw all things under a whole new lighting
I thought even then I was living with the lion’s mane
The truth is I still fought not with teeth but with tail
Lost I took a wrong turn off the plain
Even as I saw myself on a dark trail
I continued to sting using only my tail


Though the lion is also brave
The scorpion has his stave
A man can be both kind and cruel
To others and himself he may be a fool
An odd creature he is, that can change
Yes we can be changed, we cannot be tamed


You see there is needed a catalyst
Yes I see it
It will set us free
Yes I see it
There is a light coming down from a heavenly tree
If only to get there, all new men we are now
And once again new we will be

I feel the weight of life bearing down
But even now there is a hope that resounds
It is light it is love, all things from above
Now so fast my lion heart beats
Even as my scorpion body bleeds
The lion’s mane from that wound leads


Right up until the end
A message the light will not send
Even as the lion is bursting forth
Only when it comes will my heart head north
There is a battle for the grounds of you too
Listen to the light it’ll set you free soon