Surface love
Never lasts
One day of attention
Toast a glass
All smiles
Until day done
Back to same ol’
Next day, less fun
High expectations
Without inner love
Leads to empty
Surface hug
Materialised states
Comparisons made
Bitter tastes
It’s not what you get
It’s time you waste
Valuing things
Without a real place
The moment counts
But should be felt
Beyond a day
If real love is dealt
P…
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I Am Nobody’s Nigger by Dean Atta by deanatta. Uploaded with SoundCloud iPhone
On April 22, 1993 Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack by a gang of white youths as he and friend Duwayne Brooks waited at a bus stop in Eltham, South East London.
In light of yesterday’s court hearing, where Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty of murdering Stephen, spoken word artist Dean Atta conveys his passion and frustration with a poem, written in just 30 minutes, outlining the use of the word ‘N***er’ within Hip Hop…
Powerful words!…
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