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Sent to Youth Sound by Zakiya McKenzie
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SISTAZ

Problems come and problems go, but Sistaz blood never
stops the flow
Through each others veins
Pumping more life throughout the whole structure
Sistaz always love ya
In times of need and mental re-arranging
My Sistaz never leave, they’re always staying
When my heart has broke
Sistaz turn it into a joke
And we end up laughing at the stupidity of it all
Sistaz like these never allow me to fall
If my fire stops burning, my Sistaz give me a light
If my day was sad and lonely
Sistaz give me happy nights
When I’m making a bad choice
Sistaz raise their voice
Let me know I’m entering into despair
Sistaz show me the exit, and then I see everything,
clear
Sistaz ease my pain and relax my mind
I don’t know ‘bout you, but my Sistaz don’t come in
any other kind
Than TRUSTWORTHY, TRUE
INTUITIVE, know what to do
When our Meditations become One
We laugh under the Sun
Or the Moon and Stars
Whether we’re close or far
Because God shows me Beauty of Heart and Soul
And to my Sistaz Beauty of Heart and Soul is shown
We are High and Majestic
Sistaz like these deserve thrones
Cause a Sistaz love is never replaced
No man, no material would ever face
The struggles that my Sistaz endure for me
My Sistaz depict the faithful meaning of Loyalty
And no matter what time I’ll do the same
From me, My Sistaz get
And from My Sistaz I gain.

      

White nationalism put u in bondage
by Autum Ashante (aged 7)

 White nationalism is what put you in bondage
Pirate and vampires like Columbus, Morgan, and Darwin

Drank the blood of the sheep, trampled all over them with
Steel, tricks and deceit. 

Nothing has changed take a look in our streets
The mis-education of she and Hegro – leaves you on your knee2grow 

Black lands taken from your hands, by vampires with no remorse
They took the gold, the wisdom and all of the storytellers 

They took the black women, with the black man weak
Made to watch as they changed the paradigm
Of our village 

They killed the blind, they killed the lazy, they went
So far as to kill the unborn baby 

Yeah White nationalism is what put you in bondage
Pirates and vampires like Columbus, Morgan, and Darwin

They drank the blood of the sheep, trampled all over them with
Steel laden feet, throw in the tricks alcohol and deceit.

Nothing has changed take a look at our streets

Autum created a controversy in the USA when she recited her poem at a school function
see here for details

Sent to Youth Sound by Zakiya McKenzie
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BUSHWHACKED

Bush Should Get Smacked
Cuz Bush is Whack
Terrorizing Iraq
Black Amercian Lack
Aristide* Kidnapped
The Truth Pushed Back
While American Communities Thrive on Crack
'They' Run it But We Cant See The Facts
High Security Prisons Filled To The Max
Majority Inmates Black
Then 'They' Wonder Why Black Attack
Bush Play the World Not Like G.I Joe But Like G.I Patter-Son**
Another one Slack Son
Kill The Nation With Fat Guns
People Have Nowhere To Run
Nah Stop Sey Di Fire Eva Bun
Fire Blaze Di Bush Hotta Than The Sun
Forest Fire We Dealin Wid When We Done
Cuz Bush is Whack
Bush FI Get Smacked
Bush IS Slack
Bush Goin Get Bushwacked

*Jean Bertrande-Aristide was the former head of government in Haiti. 
He was ousted in Feb. 2004. 
He left the country with is family and it has been alleged that he was forced by 
the American gov. who then put a 'puppet minister' to run the gov.

** Percival James Patterson is the current Prime Minister of Jamaica

Sent to Youth Sound by Farli

I like the drop drop dropping
of the raindrops 
I like the buzz buzz buzzing
of the bees
but what I really like most of all
is knowing that Jah loves me

Sent to Youth Sound by Trudir

 

Weep not Ethiopians! Thy faith is dead not He

Who will always command thy praise.

Those subject to fate can't put end to eternity

Nor timelessness falls prey to transient days.

Let thy eyes push forth no more floods

Like the Nile chaseth forth her waves;

Be not deceived by deception broods

Life's enemies, those virulent, insidious knaves.

Thy King liveth and will ever wear that crown

Preordained to grace His Thought-Inspiring Head.

From David's loins through sage Solomon,

The sacred scriptures have prophetically said

One would ascend to majestic rule

The crowning one will He be to occupy the throne.

No ambition's slave or time's fool

Is He, So Laud You HIM and HIM alone.