Check out this young man. The remarkable thing about him is that he is alive in the spirit sense. There is a light in his eyes. As you watch, what you will see is the "building" of a "self", or a "self under construction". To put it in plainly, he ain't bite'in off a pop image.

As you will see, he's quite fond of the term "don't sleep". This term (borrowed from 1980's hip hop culture) is about being engaged in what's going on around you. I agree! Don't sleep! Wake up!

DJ88

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Here's Derrick Ashong

WHO'S THE REAL ME

This poem was written by Margaret

do you know you?

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THE REAL ME

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As I stand here and look at my reflection

what do I see not me

this person in the mirror is not who i want to be

I'm yelling release the real me

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I am a beauty stuck in this body that I hate

wanting, wishing, hoping to escape

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In this world of pretty faces and nice tight bodies

where do I stand

I'm the face under a mask of sadness

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Because of how I look

I'm a person behind a lifetime of fear

I am the fat girl that no one hears

the skinny girl to whom everyone stares

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It's not like anyone cares

But why should they

I don't love myself enough to be loved

so maybe I should work on me

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A LOST SHOE on the SIDE of the ROAD

This poem is written by Shekiah

can you feel this?

A LOST SHOE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

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I was walking as fast as the wind could take me

My skin is as smooth and as cold as ice

and I knew those qualities could break me

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I though I saw a cat sitting on the side of the road

instead it was a lost shoe as if someone was really mad

and had a little episode

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I stopped to look at it and had a vision

it brought back a memory of a bad collision

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I threw the shoe down to clear my head

whom ever lost their shoe was surely dead

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I FEEL SAD WHEN

This Poem was written by Jasmary

Let her know what you think of it.

I FEEL SAD WHEN
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I feel sad when I realize the truth

when I have to grow up and leave behind my youth
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Life is hard the past is dull

the present's tragic the futures untold
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you lose someone special and what do you have left

words unsaid and secrets still kept
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It's sad you have to accept the worst

death, fear, and even more remorse
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We live life everday just like we should

We get through desasters the best we could
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Nobody's perfect but we try our best

We will truly make it above the rest
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I feel sad when they doubt us and take away our pride

But if we believe we can acheive then we'll survive
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So what can I say, everyone feels sad

There are things in this world that are just plain bad
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The world's a ticking bomb, bombs to explode

But if we made it this far, there's a story to be told
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