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    WHO I BE (Dee)

    i dont need a spotlight baby

    but i appreciate it just the same

    im just the man momma made

    and the spirits forgave

    humble i shall remain

     

    i dont walk in the shadows

    when its time 4 my voice 2 be heard

    aint never aspire 2 be a writah

    the spirits blessed me with these words

     

    i dont talk without listening

    my detractors teach me more about myself

    but the love i recieve from the collective

    betta believe that vibe is felt

     

    i dont like 2 be front and center

    but if you call me i speak with eloquence

    im a soul that was blessed by the spirits

    when i learned the meaning of repent

     

    i dont enter where im not welcomed

    i start dont follow trends

    positive passion equates 2 power

    my back dont break just bends

     

    i dont tell my dear momma

    about this gift i have recieved

    she knows i represent barbados worthy

    and will tend 2 her every need

     

    dgreaves the poet is me

    i am the dee

    is who i be

     

    i wont  dance unless i hear music

    wont bend my kness unless i pray

    from the break up of my marriage

    2 when justice suffered a miscarriage

    made me who i am today

     

    i wont smile without a reason

    the ghetto confiscated my joy

    cuz in the grit of the concrete jungle

    you are a man before you can enjoy

    being a boy

     

    i wont say i love you

    unless the words carry plenty weight

    though i have been hurt 2 my core

    when i say i love you

    i dont procrastinate

     

    i wont climb up the ladder

    if my soul is in solitary confinment

    the mirror reflecting my inner circles expectations

    is what i view 4 additional refinement

     

    i wont speak quietly

    when it is time 2 own my words

    a man not willing 2 live 4 his motto

    will die in ways rather absurd

     

    i wont seak out a conflict

    from a bullet i never ran away

    i was taught by the elders run staight at a man

    a faulty aim is why i can proudly say

     

    dgreaves the poet  is me

    i am the dee

    is who i be

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    • 3 February 2011
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