| Mike's Writings |
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| Broken Hearted (Tribute to fans of the T&T Strike Squad � November 19th 1989) Sardines canned in the sea of red Hustling to the demise of their hearts Flowing against the tide would be like being heard in the jumble not knowing of the pot that boiled awaiting their trusting hearts Unity apparent but unaware this to be unparalleled in history Young, old, masculine, feminine Surely on the road to the boot shaped land Christening of a new decade in style lie ahead The glory and adorning of patriotic pride Be foretold for the sea of red flows for its side! The crushed few who were not chosen to enter the dome of death be not heart-broken For the endless witnesses on that fateful day Lived to tell of a pain so deep � a nation�s heart sunken. |
| An Apology I wish to sincerely express profound regret To being the cause of your obvious fret Your disappointment sinks my soul I must say I act contrite and seek your ear if I may Ne�er is an excuse justified for one who is loved Nor do I attempt to repudiate this deed upon you shoved Your eyes, though sad, bears astounding beauty This splendor I do not preach off in mere flattery Though I fault I seek your heart and earnestly this be my only ambition For forgiveness may be given but not forgotten, there is never complete exoneration Hence I shall request your heart filled with purity so magnificent Whilst all I offer thee is a pledge today that may seem rather insignificant And though I bow from a position of apparent futility I beg your pardon for no other reason but of my divine love for thee. |
| Somebodiness - Truth Prevails (Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rueben �Hurricane� Carter) Injustice is evidenced by the folly justice that hate breathes But love breaks all chains on a coffin already covered with wreaths Destiny is not destined until we arrive to the destination Nor is there exhaust in the journey if there is hope as the inclination The weak endures pain no soul can experience for courage that is lost The strong in all his resilience sheds no tear but there is always a cost A character whose heart renders neither fear nor feeling lives in idiocy For even in Tzu�s War and rhetoric of revulsion lay a loving simplicity The hunger for right for all will never be fully quenched For predominantly negative are those who falsely accuse with a fist clenched But hear ye for there is love abound and �tis what shall make thy mind free To dwell in darkness of ignorant obscurity would justify their malicious glee A simple mind is but a contradiction, for knowledge starts our complex destiny On that journey of empowerment to secure an end to the intolerable cruelty, To realize the dream of equality, dignity and glory that shall become our legacy. Michael J.M |
| Copyright � Michael J. M 2004 |