Tupac Shakur: The Man, The Mystery
The mystery I am writing about is why did a young,intelligent,thought-provoking and talented man conform to the stereotypes the white man labelled on him and his community.
'Thug Life' He was who he was. I understand why he felt he 'owed' something to this life because this is the very life that raised him. The missing father figure in his life was compensated from the brothers on the street who loved him unconditionally Tupac rapped, "showed a young brother love".
Regardless, after the 1993 sex assault charges to which he adamantly denied (to which I believe him) everybody he loved or felt a connection with turned their back on him like MTV and the black community. You wonder why I believe him, I know I wasn't there hell! I wasn't even conceived.
But watching countless interviews and stories from people who knew him best, Tupac was a sweet man who only wanted to be loved, listened and appreciated doesn't everybody? His infamous stepfather, Mutulu Shakur wrote an open letter to Tupac my favourite line was this...
"Many couldn't see your dreams or understand your nightmares." :(
Tupac's death hit home because his songs touched a generation of young people who lived the lyrics he rapped about.
Nonetheless, Tupac inspired me to love my heritage which is being a young black girl like he said Marvin Gaye made black be the thing to be.
He made me proud to be black and I can't thank him enough.
Rest in Peace Tupac, have a good rest.
Lend me your ears
I speak words, but it comes out as noise
I speak with dignity,grace and poise
but you don't care, just stare straight at me
Blankly.
Lend me your eyes
and Lend me your ears.
Everytime I'm happy about something or someone
You don't care, you look at the time
And think when will this end.
God knows why I try
Why I even bother to send
You my opinions, my heart and me
Lend me your eyes
and please Lend me your ears
Just a poem on how I'm feeling. It's good to write poetry reminds you that your human and you need to write how you feel instead of keeping how you feel.
Rwandan Genocide
1994-2014
20 years ago 1994 was full of bloodshed, revenge and evil
Rwanda was a peaceful country but underneath laid separation of two ethnic groups, Tutsis and Hutus
There was tension since the Belgium colonized them 200 years ago.
One group oppressed the other, vice versa like a vicious dance.
Read this article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26912158
Rwandan's Presidence, Paul Kagame an ethnic Tutsi accuses France and Belgium of implicating themselves during the Genocide.
I believe that.... the world turned its back towards the Genocide especially America, 'the world's police'
Why do you think? Belgium and France are allies of America
No-one intervened especially the UN (its biggest provider America)
Back to the topic at hand, I hope Rwanda is at peace and I know it would take centuries for the tension to dissolve
but people of Rwanda please put the effort into it.
"In violence, we forget who we are." Margaret McCarthy
Don't forget who you are Rwandans.
be happy for nothing.
