I Will Raise My Voice

I Will Raise My Voice (My first poem every publish by Tim Hall of Struggle Magazine)

 

David Smith he was a good friend of mine

He worked next to me on the assembly line

He said his goal was to set man free

I won’t sell my soul to the factory

Oh yes my name is David Smith

I’ll give my life if it comes down to it

 

And as we worked all day long

He would softly sing this song

I will raise my voice until they hear

I will raise my voice I’ll have no fear

I will raise my voice both day and night

I will raise my voice till they see the light

 

After work sometimes we would go to the café

Dave would speak wonders of a better day

Capitalism is crazy with greed insane

The rich get richer the poor get pain

But the workers one day will unite

And the workers will make it right

 

And between drinks of domestic beer

A soft song I would hear clear

I will raise my voice until they hear

I will raise my voice I’ll have no fear

I will raise my voice both day and night

I will raise my voice till they see the light

 

Well Dave hated the union he hated the job

He hated the rich and he hated the mob

I don’t know who but some one did poor Dave in

When I heard I cursed and said what a sin

And when I was at the grave saying goodbye

I just couldn’t help but to cry

 

And as they lowered him in the ground

The wind blew a familiar sound

I will raise my voice until they hear

I will raise my voice I’ll have no fear

I will raise my voice both day and night

I will raise my voice till they see the light 

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Deneen the Queen

 Deneen the Queen

 

It’s me and Deneen

Checking out the scene

Between the past and present

And things never been

Well we’ll come together

We’ll sit out the weather

Come rain or shine

I know we’ll be fine

 

We sing for a better thing

We pray for a better day

We always try to do our best

Then we let God do the rest

 

It’s Deneen and I

Watching the setting sky

When the sun is gone

There’s strength to carry on

We dance in moon’s pale light

We embrace rather than fight

And if we hold tight

It makes it feel allright

Yeah it makes it feel allright

 

We sing for a better thing

We pray for a better day

We always try to do our best

Then we let God do the rest

 

If I play my cards right

She’ll spend more than a night

I’ll take her as a wife

Share the rest of our life

Do I really have a chance

To make it in romance

But I’ll settle for a dance

And a loving glance

 

We sing for a better thing

We pray for a better day

We always try to do our best

Then we let God do the rest

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The Revolutionary Legacy Of Allen Ginsburg

The Revolutionary Legacy Of Allen Ginsburg

 

In the glory of City Lights

Howling through the darkest of nights

Walking, ever walking the beat

Robbed on a New York Street

A young man from Paterson

Perturbed, disturbed

Yet still widely heard

He was vile and obscene

So declared the machine

But I am happy to report

That even in their kangaroo court

They heard free speech’s call

As with a clenched fist

We squeezed to resist

Crushing Moloch’s balls

And so Allen’s works sits upon the shelf

A perverted version of our inner self

A man who strove for the common good

Like all men should

A man captured in time

Mostly for his alleged crime

Oh the misery of this revolutionary

He also wrote good poetry 

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We Are A People Proud

We Are A People Proud

 

We are empty in the land of plenty there’s no food on the plate

In the name of the God of love they delivered a world of hate

Promising friendship and freedom for all they made us slaves

Early to toil to earn the master’s spoil we descend to early graves

 

We are not a colony we are a people proud

We demand our freedom clear and loud

A few greedy men are always a crowd

We are not a colony we are a people proud

 

The furnace has raged for long centuries do you embrace the flame?

My skin is like the midnight sky on high and I feel no shame

Africa’s the place I embrace mother of civilization

Listen to the score once more I am sure we’ll rise to a great nation

 

We are not a colony we are a people proud

We demand our freedom clear and loud

A few greedy men are always a crowd

We are not a colony we are a people proud

 

We were living in mighty tall towers while Europe was in caves

In the illusion of cruel confusion you made us slaves

Well seasons change my friend and it’s time for terror to end

God has a purpose and God has a way there’s no chance to defend

 

For Arica I fight I pledge my life and all

Freedom is my delight I answer the call

For Africa I sing a blessing forever more

We are a people proud of that I am sure

 

We are not a colony we are a people proud

We demand our freedom clear and loud

A few greedy men are always a crowd

We are not a colony we are a people proud

 

Let’s celebrate in unity of the family of our home

To you who have wandered so far away I say cease to roam

Side by side hand in hand let us join our minds to the day

See in the east the rosy rays of dawn God’s answer to what we pray

 

We are not a colony we are a people proud

We demand our freedom clear and loud

A few greedy men are always a crowd

We are not a colony we are a people proud

Listen To WE ARE A PEOPLE PROUD 

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Candy Girl

Candy Girl

 

 

1-8 Verse

Hey my sweet baby Don’t tell me maybe It’s my place

I hold you real tight Let’s welcome the night In Love’s lace

 

9-16  Bridge

We were dancing Sweet on our feet My Candy Girl

You make me complete Inside my Candy Girl world

 

17- 24 Chorus

You are my Candy Girl so fine I love you darling

Dear Candy Girl angel divine you make me sing

I lick licorice slowly consuming heaven

My Candy Girl Never leave me Candy Girl I need Your Love

 

Second Verse

Welcome morning sun We have become one You and I

Down this road of two We walk me and you No goodbye

 

2^nd Bridge

How I need you Oh I need you My Candy Girl

My heart is beating Sugar red My Candy Girl

 

Chorus

You are my Candy Girl so fine I love you darling

Dear Candy Girl angel divine you make me sing

I lick licorice slowly consuming heaven

My Candy Girl Never leave me Candy Girl I need Your Love

 

57-64 Midsection

 

It’s fantasy for sure A dream we possess

Forever and more It’s no silly child’s guess

 

65-72 Midsection

 

Candy Girl never leave me out Oh Candy Girl believe me without doubt

I love you Candy Girl I do From now on it’s me and you

 

Chorus

You are my Candy Girl so fine I love you darling

Dear Candy Girl angel divine you make me sing

I lick licorice slowly consuming heaven

My Candy Girl Never leave me Candy Girl I need Your Love 

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Mammy

 Mammy

Mother wasn’t always old

Wide eyed children aglow

How could they know

Unless they are told

Husshhhhhh and listen

To our wisdom

See Momma’s face dark as night

Your skin paler, more white

 

You see momma was once a slave

She had to behave

Or the mastah would kill

Either way

They say

He would have his will

 

Victorian queen frigid as snow

It won’t hurt what she don’t know

Besides why would the princess care

If she was aware

The fine Methodist preacher does declare

Africans are animals in despair

So mastah having a little fun

Wouldn’t hurt anyone

And if Mommy would speak

Mastah wouldn’t turn the other cheek

Death on the whipping post

A deed most

Cruel

But to those that rule

At that time

It wasn’t even a crime

 

So momma didn’t even utter a single breath

For fear of death

She just laid it upon God on high

In a silent cry

Why God, oh why?!!?

The torture and pain

The guilt driving her insane

A dirty feeling never to be clean

His curses cold his compliments obscene

The sick smile upon his lips

The pain between her hips

Dejection

And then rejection

From Momma’s real man

Unable, refusing to understand

 

Momma did the best she could

See children, from evil came good

Have no fear

Momma loves you dear

Cept every day when she sees your eyes blue

It cuts as if raped anew

But Jesus never done no sin

And look what they did to him

My God, My God why have you forsaken me?

Momma understands that totally

Too well

All the truths of hell

But there’s victory, have no fear

In the one who can hear

Words that have never been uttered

For the heart is discovered

And Momma’s heart is devoted to her children

After all we’re all conceived in sin

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He Laid it Down

He Laid it Down

 

Well if you take a good look

You’ll see a shining light

It’s written in the good book

About a King gentle and contrite

Well he had enormous power

He coulda done as He please

But it was His finest hour

To be crucified on a tree

 

He laid it down

So others could live

And now I’ve found

I’ve got the will to give

Cause he laid it down

 

Oh yes I got the will to go out

To speak the truth and defeat doubt

I shall clothe the naked and feed the poor

I’ll serve in no army I’ll fight no war

And in times of sorrow I shall not frown

Cause He laid it down He laid it down

 

He laid it down

So others could live

And now I’ve found

I’ve got the will to give

Cause he laid it down

 

With wonderful words he did speak

To love your enemy and turn the cheek

He was tempted but never did sin

He died but death could not hold him

Jesus sits in heaven with a glorious crown

Cause he laid it down he laid it down

 

He laid it down

So others could live

And now I’ve found

I’ve got the will to give

Cause he laid it down

 

Well in this world I often suffer defeat

But by God’s grace my hope is complete

It is true I cannot pay salvation’s price

That was done with Jesus’ great sacrifice

Oh yes I’m clean and heaven bound

Cause he laid it down He laid it down

 

He laid it down

So others could live

And now I’ve found

I’ve got the will to give

Cause he laid it down 

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