Teach The Youth

Teach The Youth

 We must try to teach the youth and above all understand

That if hatred rules in the schools, it will ultimately rule man

Our children are caring guns and killing nuns for fun

Yes, mean at sixteen and sentenced to the maximum

Thrown in jail because we failed to teach them right from wrong

All day long singing a song, lifting weights to make their bodies strong

Their fantasizing, not realizing that it’s the mind that’s out of shape

Since learning leads to earning, pick up the books kids drop the weights

But children don’t understand, they’re just trying to be the man

But what they perceive to be a man is really much less than

It’s the epitome of stupidity, we need not be confused

When the trust put in us we simply choose to abuse

A sad sign of the times when we glorify crime

Cause unlike fine wine it gets worse with time

If children loved their reflection it might change their perception

It’s guaranteed to lead them in a positive direction

But sometimes we get fed up but we just can’t let up

Speak the truth to the youth say “keep your head up”

If we search in the church we’ll find the ultimate goal

To pray everyday will help cleanse our soul

If we believe we can achieve if we enhance the picture

With the word that is heard when one reads from the scripture.

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Crash And Burn

Crash And Burn

Some people always seem to stay on our mind 

When the truth is, they really aren't worth our time 

Though I really believe we are in no way better than any man 

It is clear to me that certain people are better left alone, now I understand 

You see certain people misinterpret compromise for weakness in some form 

Perhaps it is because it is not a everyday thing, no it simply isn't the norm 

That misinterpretation is a sad mistake to make, yet many of us do 

The sad part is, we know not what we do, we simply haven't got a clue 

So we continue being the same and the lies remain the same 

Then for some strange reason we expect the outcome to change 

Well, this time the outcome changed for all eternity you see 

As of today, I am proud to say, thoughts of certain people no longer consume me 

I wont say the politically correct thing like, "I truly wish them well" 

That is just another lie that I am simply not willing to tell 

Nor do I yearn for them to crash and burn but I do hope they learn 

That when they cause pain, they too must feel pain; eventually it will be their turn. 

Written by 

Emerson Welch

We All Have A Place

 WE ALL HAVE A PLACE

 Children are without a doubt God's gift to us

Nourish them encourage them; yes, I feel we must.

Teach them discipline; teach them all we know

Until it comes natural from within so as a race we'll all grow

I speak not of the black or white race but of the human race

On this earth for what it’s worth, I feel we all have a place

We must all realize children wont learn on their own

So each day of their lives they too must be shown

How to always respect thyself and love the man in the mirror

Do the same with everyone else then perhaps it’ll be clearer `

That if the concept in this poem is bought then taught

Then perhaps my friend we can end this war being fought.

Written by

Emerson Welch

A True Friend

                           A TRUE FRIEND

A true friend does not judge someone he considers a friend

A true friend is always there to lend support to someone he considers a friend

A true friend always has the best interest at heart for someone he considers a friend

A true friend will never betray the secret of someone he considers a friend

A true friend stresses the importance of faith to someone he considers a friend

A true friend always respects the privacy of someone he considers a friend

A true friend is there in time of need for someone he considers a friend

A true friend is always happy, never jealous of someone he considers a friend

A true friend not only hears from but also listens to someone he considers a friend

A true friend will be there till the end for someone he considers a friend.

                        

                                                                                                                             Written by

                                                                                      Emerson Welch

Trying To Get A Rep

Trying To Get A Rep

 I spit words you try to deny you heard from me, an urban poet

You’re conscience gets the best of you, your actions now show it

You’ve got your finger on the trigger to make your rep bigger

But you body begins to quiver because you know you can’t deliver

Trying to act like you hard, trying to play God when you are no better than me

You think you rough and tough now that hand-to-hand combat is obsolete in the street

If you think you got the biggest gun son trust me, you don’t want none

Cause he got a sawed-off shottie, caught a lot of bodies, you better run

Trying to play the game of life right? But you don’t even know the rules my brother

Perpetrating a fraud, trying to act raw as you break the law trying to impress another

You need to put the gun down and throw your hands up if you think you tough

Cause all this bloodshed is making my eyes red with tears, think there has been enough?

I remember back in the day we would all play and the stories we would tell

I get pissed as I reminisce about what momma use to say as I sit in my jail cell

As I stare at the skies, tears roll from my eyes as I’m wishing I had listened from the start

It’s a fact that I can’t go back; I can’t take that bullet out of that man’s heart

I’ll never again see my children or wife because I’m serving life with no chance of parole

My actions on that one night ruined my life now I’m begging the lord to heal my soul.

Written by

Emerson Welch

A Mother's Anguish

A Mother’s Anguish

 Though it’s no longer the latest sensation sweeping the nation

The drug called crack still sends negative vibrations

It’s just a potent form of cocaine

Feels twice as nice when it reaches your brain

When it reaches your brain it feels like you are on cloud nine

You don’t want to come down because you feel so fine

So you run down to the corner of your block

You're on your way to the nearest crack spot

When you get there you pull a five, ten or twenty

Cause when you want a good thing, you got to have plenty

So now you're on your way home to smoke the crack

Not realizing, it’s your brain it attacks

So you smoking it till the break of dawn

You smoke the crack until all is gone

When all is gone your eyes run water as if they were rivers

Your now wondering what is going wrong as your body starts to quiver

Your mouth is dry as you are coming off the high now you want more crack

Your dealer says, you’re like a stray cat he once fed; you keep coming back

All because you hung out, now you’re strung out and it’s your habit he’ll feed

And since he is on the devil’s level he’ll give you whatever you need

You think he’s your friend but then he doesn’t pretend

To care about the fact that you’re eight months pregnant and your carrying twins within

Because you didn’t listen when you were warned, your kids are deformed

Now you’re sad as you sit in rehab, wishing you had listened before they were born.

  

Written By

Emerson Welch

Child Abuse

CHILD ABUSE

 If you’ve suffered physical abuse as a child

You were probably confused as a child 

You were all alone to fend for yourself

You could tell no one, so you spoke to yourself

You probably asked yourself why me, why me?

Since why me means why not he or she, you no longer ask why me?

Night after night you cried yourself to sleep

And night after night you awoke from that sleep

In a cold sweat, still crying and shaking

Trying to forget about the dream but you can’t stop shaking

The violent beatings in the dreams seemed so real I even hurt

Not just physically but emotional as well I hurt

Why does he hit me repeatedly with any object in sight?

Does he really mean it when he says, “ Get out of my sight”?

I have evil thoughts of my own, like I wish he were dead

For sure I wouldn’t have to endure these beatings if he were dead

But would the nightmares end when his life ends? Or will they continue?

Will I always be afraid to go to sleep for as long as my life continues?

He has now passed on and I am now a grown man with many issues

The physical and emotional abuse I endured is at the root of my issues

If I had one wish granted, my roots would be re-planted and showered with love

I’d have more self-confidence and intelligence; for those qualities emanate from love

At least that is what I hear because I’ll never know what it is to be loved by another

He told me he loved me too; thus I am confused; I no longer want to be loved by another.

Written By

Emerson Welch

Stars

STARS

  

The stars in the sky illuminate with such beauty

I can see them every night, yet they always seem new to me

I ‘m often amazed as I gaze at the stars twinkling in the night

There’s so many ways I give praise and all of them right

The beauty I behold is that of an empty space

I’m a part of this darkness thus the smile on my face

For I’m part of creation and I am a star in my own right

Like the stars in the skies, I too will shine bright

Deep within us all there is a star waiting to shine

While you search for yours, I’ve discovered mine

So now I appreciate the beauty of the stars for they are

No longer new to me, just true to me, that we all possess a star.

Written by

Emerson Welch

Poetry From A Dead Man

Poetry From A Dead Man

I would climb the highest mountain in search of the truth

 I would drink from the fountain if it restored my youth

 I would then travel a different road, thereby changing where I am today

 I would appreciate all beauty my eyes behold if only I had my way

 But hindsight is always twenty-twenty or so I’ve heard before

 And if I could, I would change plenty; I’d be different that’s for sure

 I would lead by example for I realize it’s my example some would follow

I’d take heed to the words of the proverb; never put off what you can do today till tomorrow

 At sunrise I’d start my exercise routine to make my body stronger

 Yes at mornings first light I’d start my day right so that I may live longer

 I’d live everyday as if it were my last for it may very well be

 I wouldn’t dwell on the past or the lies some people tried to sell me

 If only I had a chance to live life all over again

 Perhaps I’d find romance; perhaps I would even have friends

 But instead I lay in the dark and I must admit I think often

 About the attack that stopped my heart as I lay in this coffin.

Written by

Emerson Welch

A Homeless Man’s Faith

A Homeless Man’s Faith

As I awake from a good-night's rest, I can’t help but see people staring at me

Is it because I lay on the ground downtown that they are glaring at me?

I haven’t had a shower in weeks and a home cooked meal is a thing of the past

Shelter is what I now seek as people stare at me as they walk; some slow, some fast

Some look with sorrow in their eyes and some look surprised, I can tell

A homeless man is what I am and some can’t take the smell

I would bathe every night because it’s right if only I had a place to call home

It doesn’t have to be as cool to this dude as the condo in the Pocono’s I once owned

It was only a year ago, two years before my mortgage was to be paid off

I walked into work, got my feelings hurt when told I was being laid off

Though I didn’t expect it, I had no choice but to accept it

Now as I struggle to live; I beg others to give, who could’ve expected it

My savings have been depleted, because my boss decided to downsize

But my soul hasn’t been defeated as a matter of fact, I’m on the rise

You see you can’t keep a good man down and a good man is what I am

So says the man above who has shown me love; though some don’t understand

Why I still believe he guides and provides for me, though I now live in the streets

My faith in him as a friend comes from within because he is a part of me

Yes even in the face of adversity he will always come first to me that I’ll never deny

I am never alone because to me God has shown he’s always at my side

So as I pray every night, I try to live right to change the way in which I live

I’ll get a chance to change my circumstance and it’s an opportunity only he can give.

Written by

Emerson Welch

The Children

The Children

Children in our streets are starving to death

We've got to find a way to improve their health

Now, I don’t know how it started in the first place

But I know, that there is a way

That we can lend a hand to supply what they need

For we are the fruit; they are the seed

So people in the world, let’s join the fight

Together we can help keep their dreams alive

You see the children of today are the leaders of tomorrow

So let’s set a good example for them to follow

Let’s teach them to help one another

And love each other as if they were brothers

And just maybe, we will see

The whole world live in peace & harmony

Written by

Emerson Welch

Gone Too Soon

GONE TOO SOON

Gone too soon is a phrase that comes to mind at this time

I never thought his life would be cut short before he reached his prime

 He wasn’t perfect but then again neither am I

But when a crisis would surface he was right at my side

A few people would know a few weeks ago my vehicle would not start

In my time of need he rescued me and he did it with a kind heart

Whether it was a kind word I heard or a deed to be done

My friend had it in him that from work he would never run

He had a lot of problems and as a friend I tried to help solve them

Others only pretended to be his friend and said his problems didn’t involve them

But he didn’t make a fuss because he knew his true friends

Since he knew whom to trust, he knew I’d be there till the end

 Unexpectedly the end came in the rain on a dark afternoon in May

A lighting bolt is what we were told that ended his life that day

Even though I try to keep my eyes dry, I can’t because he was a part of me

My big brother was like no other and I hope he rests in peace

Written by

Emerson Welch

My Destiny

I envision myself climbing this mountain we call life

Never quite reaching the top but one day getting it right

Since I control my own destiny, that day shan’t be much longer

For through my trials and tribulations, I’ve gotten even stronger

Having gone through learning experiences that will be forever treasured

I now have an inner strength that just cannot be measured

Rooted deep within my soul and in my soul are deep roots

I believe in me, so I am free so speak the truth

So whenever I hear someone say “what will be will be”

I must disagree you see, for I control my destiny.

Written by

Emerson Welch

Another Act Of Murder

ANOTHER ACT OF MURDER………We can prevent it.

I read the headlines only to find

Sad but true another act of murder

Another star that will no longer shine

Committed by a man no one has ever heard of

Should not someone had seen the warning signs

Sure some looked, but they should have looked further

I would like to think I would have, had the opportunity been mine

So perhaps in today’s headlines, one would not find yet another act of murder.

Written by

Emerson Welch

Ancestors

I never went to college, yet I share knowledge

Not a professor, just my ancestors to them I pay homage

Through their fears, I know they shed tears

Because they persevered, I am now here

I hold my head high as I reach for the sky

Pro black that’s a fact, no need to ask why as I

Face reality, I’ll conquer most adversaries

Destroying the slave mentality with a keen vocabulary

A non-violent soldier; I kill with only kindness

To me, a victory not contradictory as some would find this

They just don’t understand how I’m a man in this land

I’m not crying or dying, just trying the best I can

To show appreciation to the past generation

 Success nothing less is my interpretation

So when you look into my eyes, no need to wonder why

I’m just a man with a plan yeah, I’m on the rise

But on the past I reflect, so I’ve come to expect

The worst to come first so I will accept Any challenges that may come, I will not run

It was survival upon my arrival, it will be till I’m done!

Written by

EMERSON WELCH

The Essence Of My Presence

The Essence Of My Presence

I feel joy when I destroy a stereotype that isn’t right

You think you know me? I’ll show thee, I’ll make you see the light

You may think I want to be a man on the corner

Selling drugs, getting no love; nah I don’t think I’m gonna

See the essence of my presence comes totally unexpected

For what you perceive me to be, in my mirror it is not reflected

If you study history then it’s not a mystery as to why I’m so driven

Constructive, productive is indicative of how I’m livin

So if you are amongst those who just don’t want to know

Stay confused for only you lose, I’ll continue to grow

See I’m positive I got a lot to give and I know you have doubts

So take the time to read between the lines to find out what I’m about

Since I was born I was warned that nothing in life comes free

So while you contemplate, I’ll concentrate on how to please me

Now if you try to deny you fill your head with lies

And while you think I’m going left I choose to go right

I’m a leader not a follower and all followers I’ll lead

The essence of my presence is my ability to succeed.

Written By

Emerson Welch

Men & Women Of Tomorrow

MEN & WOMEN OF TOMORROW

Sitting alone in this empty room, I write these words

Provoking thought, leading to positive change, I will be heard

By a multitude of people, who I’m sure will soon agree

This world isn’t about them and it certainly isn’t about me

It’s about the children who need our guidance and our love

Give them protection, love and affection for they are gifts from above

Bestowed upon us, which is why we must keep the love flowing

So as I live, I constantly give through the words in my poems

We should lead by example; for it’s our examples they will follow

To each we must teach for they are the men & women of tomorrow.

WRITTEN BY

EMERSON WELCH

When I Look In The Mirror I See

 WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR I SEE

When I look in the mirror I see

A person who can accomplish anything staring back at me

I can climb Mount Everest if only I chose to

I work hard and pray everyday because I am suppose to

I’ve got the strength and courage to gain the wisdom I need

With God’s help and the belief I have in myself, I’ll always succeed

Regardless of the challenge or the obstacle before me

In my mind’s eye I can’t help but see that image staring back at me

The image is a reflection of an individual whose potential has no limit

If overcoming life’s adversities is a race, then you can believe I’ll win it

This is how I perceive the image in the mirror to be

I am so very happy that the image of which I speak, is an image of me.

Written by

Emerson Welch