Subliminal

SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES (Spoken Word with Music) Society says Don’t be Don’t be Don’t be the odd man the odd woman the odd child that stands out Don’t create anything original just jump on the last beat of the last Hip-Hop or R&B song that was a Hit when it first came out Don’t be creative Don’t be innovative Don’t think for yourself Don’t have your own opinions or a strong sense of self Don’t be a free spirit a real poet who cares about the meaning behind your words instead be like this or that celebrity or this or that musician or top model strung out on crystal Meth this visible in invisible well known unknown human being Don’t be a leader be follower and don’t have a unique sense of style instead watch “What not to wear” and meditate daily on People Vogue Elle or Star magazine For advice on what to model at church next week And ladies - sweet ladies forget about your wisdom and all the power and beauty that you might possess instead focus on your booty and those sexy thighs and hips don’t worry don’t bother just forget about your self-respect and what your really worth because that really intimidates little boys who are really looking for little girls Don’t be a strong out spoken Black White Asian Portorican Aboriginal Middle Eastern Jewish Metis Mexican Spanish ect…ect…ect woman And don’t admit that his infidelities and endless years of abuse are serious transgressions and crimes against your soul don’t you ever think of fighting back or saying enough is enough don’t step into your Queendom and prove that you are not some whore Don’t have the self-esteem to wait patiently for a real man that will respect you and protect you with his life instead be passive and never aggressive and remain silent instead of living out loud forget being real for real or singing songs that really matter songs that might inspire a couple troubled kids into changing their distorted perceptions of this self-serving world Don’t start a revolution a revolution that will never be televised on any major T.V. station sponsored by lies and don’t ever speak out against the war or wars that are always happening on the other side of the world Don’t speak out against The Judicial system The politicians or the social system That has been failing us for years Don’t speak out against any of the bullshit you see, feel, and hear because life is just too short to really stop and care Don’t be Don’t be Don’t be The odd man The odd woman The odd child that stands out Don’t stick to your vision and compromise compromise compromise compromise compromise your standards your convictions your voice your health your strong sense of self until you are a graven image all over the world and a complete stranger to God to God and to your self