Thursday, March 26, 2009

Right here. Right now...


Ok So i get to interview people [it's kinda what i do for a living], but since i don't have an album that’s gone double-plat, or $160,000,000 worth of living space, noone’s goin’ to interview me. Yeah, not just yet – except ofcourse it’s for a new job. Speaking of which... i think i need one! Ok, here goes

p.s: hope i’m not a bore

What are you doing?

Lying on my bed [keisha’s playing in the background], and i’m typing away on my laptop

What mood are you in?

A calm, soulful one with a touch of blasé ...

When was the last time you cried?

Don’t remember, but i shed a tear this morning. Saw a dead body trapped under a ‘molue’ bus on my way to work; it hurt to see that the 2 uniformed men -controlling traffic - were more concerned about traffic building up than if the man were still alive; i mean, he really could’ve been unconscious or something and to think that that could’ve been my brother, my fiancé, or even my dad!

What book are you reading?

‘I live in your basement’, one of my lil’ brother’s ‘Goosebumps’books [yeah yeah yeah, laugh all you want, ‘blasé’ remember?] but honestly, this afternoon I dumped it briefly for 2chapters from ‘The Gateaway’ by AB&B. Amazing stuff

What/who are you digging?

[without even stopping to think...] I’m sooo loving my newly found ‘long nails’. [smiling just thinking about ‘em]. Have had the habit of biting my nails since forever, but thank God for cold turkey [lol...and uncle Eddy], i was able to stop some months ago, and now i’m a proud owner of long girlie nails

What’s the best thing about being 24?

Lying to myself that before the year runs out i’ll be married to Mr. tall-dark-rich-smart-and-handsome, have 2cute 2year olds, a house on the hills and 2 Chihuahuas

...and the worst?

Stumbling on my old photos and pieces, and wondering if i’ve grown prettier and becoming a better writer or vice versa. And OMG! Is that a wrinkle on my left cheek? lol

What mischief are you up to?

Thinking of wrapping this up and going to bed with some sade adu... and not waking up ‘til it’s probably 11am, the scorching sun is in my face [yeah the windows will be very ajar thanks to PHCN] and my eyes can take it no more, but ofcourse i’ll get a memo, and if a massage, Spain and shopping are not involved, then that memo ain’t worth it! [so er... let’s just say the thought remains what it is; A thought!]

The Battle They Won



I am the wife of an unfaithful man… the life of a lovechild
I am a soul snatcher… a lesson teacher
If I chose, I could teach the King a lesson, because I’m a respecter of no person
I am A – I – D – S
Looking for how to clear out Japan, UK, and even the U.S
I’d been around the globe: China, Poland… Sri Lanka

But when I stepped into Africa
I knew I’d found home
Africa: massive like Rome
But its people are caged like lions in a den
Exposed, yet naïve like cavemen
Religious, yet they played around with blades, syringes, and semen
To them… sex was like lemonades
They found it hard to believe that they could ever get AIDS

To me… sex was an aid
How hilarious! An aid for AIDS
In Finland, I finished them in twos
In Trinidad, I cleared them out in threes
But in Africa… they were cheaper by the dozen

They thought they could sin with impunity
The Scholars schooled them, taught them, and almost gave them a creed
But ‘black & proud’, foolish & ignorant, they hissed, ignored and even totally disagreed
Now, decades past, millions gone, and dignity lost
Africa has decided to pay the cost;
Partners are faithful again
Pins, blades, and syringes are now personal pain
And with condoms, drugs, abstinence and carefulness

Looks like I’m done with, more or less
Is this it… am I done with this land?
They haven’t found a cure yet, but with sound minds, togetherness, a drive & passion to find a solution

It’s definitely the end of my pollution

I’m as good as finished. Over and done with
A battle half fought is half won
I’m happy though, that I have victims still;
Those who are foolish and still want to have fun
Without a cure, the battle is a continuous one
But in all honesty… I’m the battle Africa has finally won.

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