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Me Then and Now - Llando Obrian Shaw

Llando Obrian Shaw - The Pure Black Poet - gives you a tour through his soul with his first submission to the IREP Community - "Me Then and Now"

I remember the very first day I told myself, I love me for me,
And I respect me for me, honor me for me,

There was a time when I was a just a boy,
Not even a man, so many things I couldn’t understand,
Fooled and tricked into what this world should be like,
Fooled and tricked into what this thing called love feels like,
Took the jokes people once made of me,
Took the hate people had against me,
Took the scars that people placed on me,

I remember the very first day I told myself, I love me for me,
And I respect me for me, honor me for me,

There was a time when I was just a boy,
Stupid now that I think, Polo, Nautica, Guess,
Got dam, these are the things that makes me,
Now Prada, Gucci, Armani, can make people praise you,
How can I have hunger for things that are of no value to life,
For I should die today, what served its purpose,

I remember the very first day I told myself, I love me for me,
And I respect me for me, honor me for me,

I turned the music off, and said it wasn’t for me,
Tried to start calling my boys, another word,
Besides, “My Nigger�?, making a fool of myself,
My ancestors would be ashamed of me,
Like all that suffering for you to call yourself that,
What kind of idiot would I be, or should I say was?

I remember the very first day I told myself, I love me for me,
And I respect me for me, honor me for me,
I took a walk down the path of life, backwards and forward,
Evaluate and investigate the times passed and times now,
See how as a man I must grow, and that growth must show,

I remember the very first day I told myself, I love me for me,
And I respect me for me, honor me for me, Let the world be and I’m just going to be me……..

Copyright ©2007 Llando Obrian Shaw

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Comments (17)

1 Written by anonomous, on 01-12-2007 22:19 , IP: 66.181.234.99
wonderful poem!.....keep up the work my brother

2 heavy, yet upbeat!!
Written by abby, on 06-12-2007 00:02 , IP: 64.12.117.130
i like the words...i like the beat of it...i like the message

3 Written by ziya , on 06-12-2007 00:07 , IP: 75.50.110.134
i got chills down my spine as i read this. now if only everyone can go through this self-actualization and really see things as they should be. very touching..thank you for sharing

4 Written by DEBRA BEST, on 06-12-2007 07:23 , IP: 64.25.25.7
BLESS UP BRO.... GREAT WORK OF ART FOR A BLACK MANN, YOU ARE SPECIAL IN YOUR OWN WAY, KEEP PRESSING ON. DEB. AKA.DDREDDYGYRL

5 Standaman
Written by Staneasy, on 06-12-2007 07:43 , IP: 64.25.16.250
I enjoyed it pretty much. thank you for introducing us the other side of you

6 Written by LyteSkinPrincess, on 06-12-2007 08:10 , IP: 64.25.25.7
Im luvn it shaw!! keep em coming!!!i cant tell you that youll get far ...YOU ALREADY ARE!!!

**hara**

7 Written by Ryan aka L.E.U, on 06-12-2007 08:31 , IP: 64.25.25.7
Thats a tight poem kid, remember me when you make it!

8 Written by V. Moses, on 06-12-2007 09:35 , IP: 64.25.25.7
Nice. This is what poems are supposed to be and feel like. It has the essence of that which can potentially reverberate in anyone who allows it to. Again, Nice.

9 Written by Carlos G., on 06-12-2007 10:16 , IP: 64.25.25.7
blown away, wow, this is true inspiration for many. this poem makes one dig deep into their soul and ask oneself if we really love and respect ourselves in this very era thats made of fakes.

10 Written by Larry B., on 06-12-2007 10:33 , IP: 64.25.25.7
Strong insight into the mind of a young urban man....very true....im really feeling the piece.

Llando Obrian Shaw - The Pure Black Poet - gives you a tour through his soul with his first submission to the IREP Community - "Me Then and Now"

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11 Written by Alltyme , on 06-12-2007 13:26 , IP: 64.25.25.7
Yo Llando that poem is tight!! Thats some writing right there where your not just speaking for yourself homey!! Your representing a people. Do it right on your journey!! I'm riding wit you!

12 Written by duke , on 09-12-2007 03:16 , IP: 24.189.22.4
Nice poem, keep up the good work, don't let them stupid niggas/ignorant motherfuckers who can't read and understand how great this poem get you down, (for this or any other poems you might have) keep it hot

13 Written by sasha, on 19-12-2007 14:58 , IP: 216.220.217.155
great poem
Wow llando, that poem is very deep and tru today. Many people feel that what u wear makes u and dats not da case. I love it. It shows me that people today need to sit and think about how they want to be remembered

14 Written by germericana, on 23-12-2007 22:09 , IP: 24.189.23.73
Great poem. Hopefully you can bring out a collection of poem in the form of a book.

Have a blessed one.

15 Written by emir, on 28-12-2007 02:32 , IP: 64.25.25.7
Another great one... I hope all this praise that people give you will be an extra motivation to finally publish your work. It would be a damn shame if it would never get out of your notebook!

16 Written by Felly, on 28-01-2008 10:54 , IP: 216.220.216.172
Keep doin what you do baby boy. Your ability to write, is a gift.

17 Written by tae, on 23-02-2008 17:51 , IP: 24.118.115.119
LOVE it Llando! it's fabulous. and i can tell that you really believe it too!!! great work.