.:COME BACK FORWARD: By Taalam Acey:. We need you to come back forward Sorted into the monolithic mysteries of missing links Between cotton fields and killing fields These brothers need rebuilding Whether they�re burned out in cubicles Or burned up on blocks Whether they�ve been pushing pencils Or pushing rocks They done tried to go from capital to capitalist But it wasn�t enough action in their auction So they been walkin� into prisons Like roach motels And the prison industrial complex Done eliminated the division Between slave quarters and cells And look at him sitting there Still thinking that this is a white man�s world When his cell mate is white And his cell mate is thinking if we could just Get rid of these niggas I could economically improve my trailer-park life, Become a father to my children And a husband to my wife He has yet to figure That he�s just a flesh-colored nigga Who can�t even afford the luxury Of being white Both of them blaming each other Living in the same cell Living the same life Meanwhile the Net is destroying the minds Of all colors of young men The Net, Nigga Entertainment Television, Constantly broadcasting the crippling passions Of the at-risk young population Showing videos and shows That make seventies blackploitation films seem like the work of August Wilson That�s why I needed to have daughters To give Ida B. Wells, Harriet Tubman and Queen Mother Moore The opportunity to come back forward I tell them they think they can�t get past �Her breast�her ass� But you gotta make�em Take�em under your wings Make�em rise Make�em understand that the heaven between your thighs can�t compare to the salvation behind your eyes Revolutionary negotiation He can�t get wet if he can�t get wise Remind him of the late nineteenth century and southern reconstruction When black women made a pact not to touch him if he wasn�t about nothing What happened then? Brothers couldn�t smoke sess on corners Cause they were too busy smoking sessions in congress But in this millennium the next could�ve been Malcolm X Is somewhere right now taking a swig off of a malt liquor Called Black Death Talking about �Damn that Billboard was right This here do put hair on a nigga�s chest.� Tell�em your not impressed. He can go home and feel his own damn chest If he can�t take the kids then he can�t take the sex. Like Fredrick Douglass �No struggle. No Progress� You can�t process his request Till he stops confusing his manhood with his baguettes Tell him to tuck in his long-ass chains And pull out some self-respect Holdin� up street signs Like somebody�s paying him overtime Grown-ass men gotta run like a coward everytime the police comes And cause he calls himself a player Now your son wants to be one The cost of clowns in the community is buildin� And our children simply can�t afford it Tell his backward ass to play the bottom Till he�s up and ready to come back forward!

Shout outs to my soca family, Ignition, Double Dutch, Challenga, Nat'ral, Energiza, Uh-Oh & Madness!, especially 'di pahty starta' and 'di skip rope champion'. And I know what y'all are wondering.... "What kind of nicknames are those? What do they mean?" Well if yuh have to ask, den you ain't a soca head! Those that know us, know what these names represent, so if you really, REALLY want to know...well...too bad!! You'll have to come out to a soca fete and find out for yuhself!

And much love to the 2002 Queen of the Band for Toronto's Caribana! You know who you are!

He know's whose in charge!====>






I am going through a lot of trials in my life right now. I'm at a point where I need to re-evaluate everything around me; family, friends, lifestyle. There are alot of things that people don't know about me and they will never know unless they take the time to get to know me. But if you remember nothing else in your life, remember these things:

*ALWAYS listen to what people say, and listen even harder to what they don't say. You never know when someone is asking for help.

*ALWAYS show compassion to those who may hate you. It's hard to hate someone who shows you unconditional love.

*NEVER judge someone EVER. Regardless of whether you have been in there shoes or not, you can never understand what a person is going through in there life. The decisions a person makes for their lives are chosen for them to live with and you to accept. Not understand, but accept. Thats what friends and family are there to do; love you regardless.

*NEVER turn your back on someone in need. That is when they need you the most.



Sorry I had to put his picture up again....makes you set goals in your life....
Now I've been told that I should post my picture. I'm a little uncomfortable with this idea but I'll consider it. Don't hold your breath though (unless I don't like you. Then you can hold it all you want)