Speaking From Where I'm At

 

 

If you came here to tell me

how I should speak

but not help me out when I need

it,,,,,

 

If you came here

to tell me

what not to call that b***h

down the way

that you never met,,,,,,

 

If you came here

to tell me

What not to say

what I see

when I see it,,,,,

 

Then you want me to not be me.

 

See,,,

 

I set the standard

Your kids live by

and you try to sell.

 

I tell you "up in here it's Hell"

when you say

Your house is cool.

 

If you think every body is like you

then your a number one fool.

Reviews

[Sarah]

Fun read, never lose yourself or let others change you to their ideals. ^_^

[P_evg_poet]

no matter wha you must always be yourself

[Crazy Cat Man]

Yeah thats right........speak from the heart......don't let me tell u what to do......or to tell you how to speak.........skrew em.......you are your own man.

[OceanK.]

this had a surprise ending, nice.

[D . R . Marais]

I set the trend you advertise.
I set the standard your kids live by

haha... I love it... Kinda like all the people who don't give a s**t about following the trend are the people who end up setting it? I love the way you worded those two lines cause it leaves it open to quite a bit of interpretation. I feel sorry for all the girls who think the secret to life and love is in a cosmopolitan magazine, and for all the guys who think being a man is to try and look like and abercrombie and fitch model... ur last two lines, I understand what you mean't by those lines, though i must say, most people in the west do just mimick each other or hollywood

[Nicole M. Isabella]

The world is a rat race, isn't it? There are so many "experts" out there...authorities on how to think, speak and act...you took the issue and threw YOU into it...fantastic...there is a great natural flow...your voice remained constant and strong through-out!
with respect,
N*

[Rose Downing]

Such anger and discontent in this poem. I've had this same feeling before. Everyone tells you what to do, how you should be, what to think, what clothing you should have how you should look, and so on and so on, without ever stopping to think about why. Popular media tells us we should be some way even if some if it is totally wrong! F**k popular media, and f**k those who follow along like good little robots.
"There is a new price on individuality you cant afford to miss. Be the first person on your block to be unique"

[Sethunya]

Beautiful! I like music and besides, my father is a composer. I feel enough rythm in this poem to be entertained. Very fast tempo, with odd punctuation to mark frustration or anger?

[Esra]

I like the emotion in this poem! i especially like the lines 'I set the trend you advertise. I set the standard your kids live by and you try to sell. ' The fragemented lines also add to the emotion, it leaves you wanting more