AS A CHILD GROWS

As a child grows; so shall s/he dies;

Things I Must Earn (T.I.M.E) is the cliche that defines this nursery rhyme;

look into a new born baby's eyes... and you will fine the end of time;

The pain of life is when a new born baby cries, as he leaves the womb of s/his comforter;

God's gift to life is the immortality of being rebirth;

How wonderful is the mind of a child;

so impressionable but yet so fragile;

As years passes, life's adversity reveals hurdles that are manifested as burdens;

if not conquered, a child's essence is compromised;

life's experience is said to be the best teacher;

but without proper exposure it withers;

As a child grows; so shall s/he dies;

familyhood brings forth prosperity; divison leads only to deficiency;

the unification of a community establishes a common ground that brings forth unity;

Emancipating a child from the core of s/his ignorance;

strenghtens the moral fibers of the purpose of his existence;

shackling down a child's aptitude diminishes his latitude;

opting to change is always embedded in the soul of a child;

whether good or bad or bad or good the concept remains unchange;

So lovable and adorable when young;

the thought alone is mentally framed but hardly expressed or reminded;

during the proliferation phase a child is pictured according to his senses:

synthesist, idealist, pragmatist, analyst, or a realist;

placed into a catagorical paradigm;

the less influential child is ostracized from society and labled special

As a child grows; so shall s/he dies

identified as obsolete a child cannot be complete;

some still in all rise above the odds;

the perseverance to live even when they are weak and unappreciated;

a child continues to seek life

As a child grows; so shall s/he dies

Written by: Ricky Mitchell
mitche230@yahoo.com
Copyright 2008

BUFFALO SOLDIERS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Through the centuries of time African- American have fought along side other nations;

hoping to uplift the blasphemous stigma that has been placed upon their existence;

still within the twenty-first century the legacy continues;

Buffalo Soldiers of the modern day venues your combative prowess, bravery, and your tenacious looks are not forgotten;

When viewed by many as being the minority; your actions are so fill with ambition and fearlessness that you are magnified as the majority;

Appreciated by your family friends and loved ones you are the monumental inspirations of those that have searched for hope and faith when all seemed to have failed;

Knowing that you have made a difference, they pray to see the day that you will be glorified and recognized as being the backbone of the nations whom you have helped to free;

Freedom, justice, and equality awaits you; one of your comrades have been appointed to be your commandering chief; out of forty-four he is known to be unique;

An African- American like yourself he carries the burden of a multi-colored population;

the red, white, and blue signifies his throne; not to mention the fifty stars, and the bold eagle that hovers from afar;

During a time of war he shouts a, "time for change", and, "yes we can"

his political views are corresponding statements of former great minds;

some has called him the memoirist; many has referred to him as the messiah; but you know him as your reflection;

Rising above all odds you stand right for the cause;

even when opposition stared you deep within the windows of your soul;
you always placed the mission first;

you never quit, and you never left a falling soldier;

your history began with time, and so it will continue;

from the dust to dawn you will live on;

never will you accept defeat; when one falls another is born;

Written by: Ricky Mitchell

mitche230@yahoo.com

Copyright 2009