T-West - "Power To The People!"

[t-west]

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Titled: Power To The People!
Author: T-West



"Equality!", The strongest word that people pronounced...
As they clogged the blessed street, up n' down signs bounced,
Onlookers from balconies, kids neglected their toys...
The marvelous revolution...great hands were joined...
But I was puzzled to be honest...by the message we sent...
Drawing pictures in my mind of what "equality" meant...
If every man is different...then how are we the same?
"C" stands for contradiction, Capital in Christ's name
We're made in God's image...The symbol of peace...
But if God is everywhere, then we're all a different piece
of the picture...makin' one differ from the next life...
no two snowflakes are ever alike...

[Emotion increases as the verse progresses...]
took the back of my hand, wiped the sweat from my face...
"Equal" written on my forehead, invisible in place
Yellin' even louder now...this was it...it was time!...
Sirens in the distance...Red lights at prime!
"Power to the people!...Power to the people!...
Power to the struggle...The fight for equal!"
Brilliant energy released, shows the strength of a person...
That no man is weak...to stop his own hurtin'...
Tires screeched...Men in blue, flew onto the streets...
Pepper spray wielded...attackin' the fleets
It was a war...showcasin' true humanity...
How our minds suffer from what is called insanity
We diagnosed ourselves...with this mental diease...
cuz we see book covers...but we hate to read
so we don't have knowledge...Ignorant is man...
Always lookin' down on things that he can't understand
"ahhhhh!"...Victory sprayed into my eyes...
I fell hard to the ground, momentarily blind...
Got onto my knees..."Bam!"...kick in the stomache
On ground rollin'...sooth the pain as I rub it...

[Calmin' down...]
Picked up...punched in the face...eye was swollen...
On the ground again...my damaged face I was holdin'
An officer on me...pinned me down...
strapped on handcuffs, picked me up from the ground

[Talking calmly...]
He walked me to the back seat of a police car...
with my lil' vision left...saw people with scars...
Black youths...only 12, on grounds, broken bones...
But a smile from their faces...is still what's shown...
Signs scattered on the streets, people gladly arrested...
Proud looks on everybody who had even protested...
A white man head's nodded...he whispered "Not evil..."
raised my fist in the air...n' shouted..."Power to the people!"


"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" - Quote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


pz. god bless.
- T-West.

[eyeVSeye]

I really dig the content, like it works really well. You could get a little more complex with the rhymes but I definitely dig it overall.

[Ron B. Vicious]

Wow@ this being overlooked yet 'dipset killah' getting replies but hey thats how shit goes sometimes, this is a dope joint the shit about god being everywhere was dope, overall u get a thumbs up congrats.

[t-west]

yay...thx for the feedback ya'll. Now go nominate this for an OM of the month.

[TheGhettosShakes]

ok dogg im back again i really love your stuff sun.is you gonna put a book out?holla at me so i can buy it.this was some good shit again and another powerfull topic fo show i like the drop alot but you still aint topped Nigger i dont think youll be able to this month.good shit keep it up and ill check for you.1!

[LM]

Dope....

This played on the topic of racism which obviously has been done before but you did it in an original and creative way. Flow was flawless all the way through but I woulda liked to of seen one or two more internals but that isnt a major downer on the piece...

This will be nominated for OM of the month.

[Endeva.]

i quite liked ti, but ive read loads of this sort of thing... you handled it well, but it wasnt anything new... sorry man.... but yeahyu hit it straight... with a good way of writing, that was good, just id rather a diferent concept o it.... well not on it,,, just completely different... but props for the angle

[Nique.]

This was good. Very emotional piece, but it was a little too simple for me. I thought you could of used a lot more imagery than you did, but this was an above average piece. Keep writing.

[DKA]

Being the first piece I chose to check out on RB, Im glad I chose this one, the concept was awesome, the flow was perfect. I dont think you needed to get anymore complex, I think that you did the message justice the way you did the piece, I look forward to reading your next pieces, or finding the old ones.

[Standard]

Really good read here, I was really into the concept and you played it very,very well. The structure was very nice and the flow went good. The vocab was there and so was the imagery, im guessing you had that last line planned out from the beginning, eh? anyways, good work man, i hope to read alot more from you.

[t-west]

^haha...nah, sometimes during a piece tho...I will write the last line...and actually write the story backwards...it's madness...

But nah...for this one...I just knew where I wanted to piece to be headin'...Good looks on the feedback ya'll. Really Appreciate it. Once I find the beat...this is bein' made into an audio track. Fuck a chorus...

[Standard]

^^yo can you take a look at my piece ''equal reactions'' and tell me what ya think. some people might just look and see its long but dont bother responding. thanx man