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    Poetry for the Hip Hop at Heart: N/A
    Poetry for the Hip Hop at Heart: N/A
    Poetry for the Hip Hop at Heart: N/A
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    Poetry for the Hip Hop at Heart: N/A

    By Mickey Bey

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    THE NEW KKK

    Kids killing kids,
    Killing not knowing the meaning of life,
    Kreating strife with a gun or a knife

    RIVER OF JORDAN

    No one flew to the rim like him,
    Curled straight hair way he flew thru the air

    I HAVE A DREAM

    The dream of how Ill be judged,
    Really I dont care,
    Im not ashamed of my hair

    INTERVENTION

    As spring produces flowery growth,
    Cosmic kindness joined us both,
    In time, and place, and circumstance,
    And miracle of new romance.

    DOUBT

    You see the sun, still you ask,
    Will I bake, or will I bask?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJun 30, 2011
    ISBN9781462016839
    Poetry for the Hip Hop at Heart: N/A
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    Mickey Bey

    Mickey Bey was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1948. He is a graduate of Cuyahogo Community College and attended Cleveland State University. He is as a lifelong poet and dreamer. He still lives in Ohio today.

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      Book preview

      Poetry for the Hip Hop at Heart - Mickey Bey

      Contents

      DEDICATION

      Chapter 1

      * THE NEW KKK *

      * OBAMA! *

      * HIP HOP HOORAY *

      * CORRECTNESS *

      * CRACK PIPE *

      * IMUS *

      * OKRA *

      * SAGGIN’ *

      * I HAVE A DREAM *

      * ILLOGICAL BIOLOGICAL *

      * REGGIN *

      * PULPIT PIMP *

      * BUZZARDS ON THE BLOCK *

      * MICHAEL VICK *

      Chapter 2

      * SKINNY MINNIE *

      * COFFEE BROKE *

      * LUCKY DAY *

      * RIVER OF JORDAN *

      * DINNER DANCE *

      * JACK AND JILL *

      * THOROUGHBRED *

      * JUNGLE JIVE *

      * SILVER FOX *

      * NIKKI LIES *

      * AMERICA THE BOOTYFUL *

      * MILES DAVIS *

      Chapter 3

      * THE MOVEMENT *

      * JR. HIGH *

      * EMMETT TILL *

      * CATS AND DOGS *

      * KING OF KINGS *

      * MRS. FENTON *

      * GOOD IN THE HOOD *

      * JOB NOTICE *

      * WISDOM OF A CHILD *

      * ALI *

      * SOMEONE ELSE *

      * OXYMORON *

      * WORLD PEACE *

      Chapter 4

      * MOMMY AND GEOMETRY *

      * HOLY WATER *

      * POWER *

      * THE TENDER TOUCH *

      * CONFLICT AND RESOLUTION *

      * IMMORTAL *

      * THAT SPECIAL RAINBOW *

      * ANAHATA *

      * SHE *

      Chapter 5

      * THE WOODED PATH *

      * SILENT PARTNER *

      * MAY FLOWERS *

      * BUSHES *

      * BRITTLE BRANCHES *

      * THAT EMERALD NEGLIGEE *

      * SHADOWS *

      * THE BUTTERFLY *

      * MIGHTY HUNTERS *

      Chapter 6

      * REALITIES *

      * DOUBT *

      * AROUND THE CLOCK *

      * SYNTHETIC *

      * THE YELLOW ROSE *

      * ECSTACY *

      * OPPORTUNITY *

      * PERSONAL PRONOUN *

      * CORRINE *

      * PREPARATION *

      Chapter 7

      * FALLEN EMPIRES *

      * MUCH LIKE YOU *

      * BLACKNESS *

      * JOHN COLTRANE *

      * BRIDGES *

      * ZEROES *

      * TIGER *

      * REUNION *

      Chapter 8

      * SUNSHINE *

      * THE OTHER SIDE *

      * SKELETONS *

      * SECRETS *

      * MISERY *

      * FRECKLES *

      * FORBIDDEN FRUIT *

      * UNWRITTEN *

      * INTERVENTION *

      * COMPLACENCY *

      * DARK GREY *

      * LONELY *

      * WHO *

      Chapter 9

      * UNCLE TOM *

      * JACKIE ROBINSON *

      * PATRIOTISM *

      * ROCKY *

      * CHOSEN PEOPLE *

      * MY MAN RICHARD *

      * ROOTS *

      * INNER CITY *

      * DON’T SNITCH *

      * THE LIBERTY BELL *

      DEDICATION

      I thank all the poets who have given their poetry to the world, especially Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Hafez, my favorites. I also thank Smokey Robinson, Tupac, and all those who put music to their poetry. I have learned from, been inspired by, and derived great pleasure from their works. For all the poets who have not had time to write their poems down, I have read them and enjoyed them. I hope you will enjoy reading about some of the things I have overheard you saying, and some of the things I’ve seen you do.

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       *

      THE NEW KKK *

      Kids killing kids,

      Killing not knowing

      The meaning of life,

      Kreating strife

      With a gun or a knife,

      Kaught up,

      Baby momma drama,

      No husband or wife,

      Want to be real,

      Kooking in kitchens,

      Not serving meals,

      Don’t have a job but work as

      Actors in the worst movie made,

      Playing the part but not getting paid.

      There was no one around to tell you

      What you could really be,

      So you play the game the same

      As you see it played on T.V.,

      Tragic imitations,

      Self-fulfilled prophecies

      Of limitations,

      Angry tones,

      No safe haven among your own,

      Why you kannot learn in school,

      Konversations far too cruel,

      A mean mode, silly notion,

      Sick devotion to some krazy kode,

      That’s only real in the video,

      And fake dreams burst like balloons,

      From illusions created

      By klip klop buffoons.

       *

      OBAMA! *

      Loved seeing Barack get elected,

      Change is a mysterious thing.

      Was it we, or he,

      That reached the mountain top?

      Used to feel that way about Ali,

      Victories nourished me.

      Still have my own mountains to climb,

      Must find my reason for living,

      My rhythm, my rhyme,

      But this was a moment in time,

      The pyramid on the dollar bill

      And the all seeing eye,

      Why should anyone be surprised,

      The march on Washington was a prophecy,

      But is this the promised land,

      Do I get my forty acres and a mule?

      Let’s get real.

      Sam Cooke also had a prophecy,

      Seal reminded us recently,

      A change is gonna come.

      After his buddy got arrested, Obama said:

      The Cambridge police acted stupidly.

      Before that, I was beginning

      To wonder why I cried.

      Firsts don’t quench my thirst,

      That First 100 days speech

      Got stuck in my throat,

      High tide lifts all boats don’t float

      When I’m stuck on dry land

      With only lines in my hand.

      If the Gates fiasco was a teachable moment,

      Here’s what I learned:

      As a role model for my son,

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