Tattered Walls

It's like I've climbed a mountain and there's no peak Like the world's most beautiful bird with no beak A vocalist who can't sing An author who can't write. A cat that can't scratch Or a dog who mustn't bite A black woman with no fight Left in her because despite what you've heard You still don't listen You have the mitt But it's something you keep missing Something youre not catching Like a bitch who's not fetching. Or a couple gay men in a sauna Who aren't errecting And keep rejecting the possibility that maybe the rainbow won't come out after this storm we're having. And maybe we'll catch a glimpse of what earth would be like if the negros on the plantations Traded places with the whites. Or the narcissistic cheerleaders of the typical high school life With their pretty pink laced thongs Got trash talked, bashed and walked on By the poor ugly helpless geek with the band uniform. And maybe if she hadn't of broke your heart and paved the way for others to have to pay for the damage that she had done... Awards for best lying cheating hoe that she had won Then maybe you'd find room in your imbibing punctured soul To grow up & simply let go of these tattered walls. But they don't know These old boats don't float Like it's not cool to be a hoe I mean, iust because niggas are okay with something don't mean nothing Like What good is it to be accepted When you're no longer respected The individual unalienable right Is not even yours anymore You wake up in the morning But your whole life is a snore Nothing is unforgettable Because now you're in a box Things that used to go together &work Stopped Like shoes and socks An odd paradox To a life that seems limited By the standards society sets Reality no longer exists Because the government just won't admit Were all screwed No matter which senate should rule America was built for freedom But was built in captivity We give lives... By killing? Like because we wake up in the morning And say the pledge That makes us a little better? No that's inhumane A bit insane dont you think? The deficit for sin grows everyday And there's no end anyway, Because were too weak and frail To let go of these tattered walls.

Poetry & Music

Im going to post poetry and music on here as well! K? K.

Shake-A-Beat Nation

ok , so i got moved out of the class ,but with my councilor 's permision sooo ,i got in on the LASt project of the 6 weeks , which was the instrument ! mine was sorta of a drum type thing , soo yeaa (: my group created songs using NASYA KING <3 as our voice , while Chaync Wiggins , Olivia Young , and Asaf Perez used their instruments , and Brandi McLeain , Cameron Amos and I , Ja'Kira Richardson used our bodies to produce two songs/beats . #SHAKE-A-BEAT NATION all day baby <3 (:

Critiques(:

1. Shhh Its A Secret : i think our speaker should have spoken clearer , but overall i think it was good. FIX AUDIO.
2. Ocean Rock Flip book : great concept . could use audio . SLOW DOWN QUOTE.
3. The Void : Music is great , BUT it was really basic .! Video is great . MORE CHALLENGING MUSIC.
4. Move Crew  : Filming was good, except for reading the paper off . i didnt seem professional. editing was AMAZING !    MEMORIZE QUOTE .                                    
5. Cherry Bomb : Great ! Funny ! No story to it .... needs to connect to the quote. ALL ABSTRACT NEEDS A STORY 
6. Crazy Hair : no story . but really great. CREATE STORY.
7.  Motion Hands : No story! no point of musicians if they aren't playing music ! great abstract ! NO COMMON IDEA

" The Laramie Project"

Tonight , I went to go see "The Laramie Project" and it really touched my heart . <3


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAYtWUQq68&feature=related

Shhh Its A Secret !

        Ours is about movement - we used just about every quote on the paper. Delon plays saxaphone and kristin plays piano , Imani is singing , and alexis is speaking ... that makes up most of our audio , I filmed and i edited !

5 Circles Project !

Ja'Kira (: