Soldier rags and ‘flags’/Taisol

pDIV align="left" TABLE cellpadding="5"TR VALIGN="TOP"TDIMG SRC= "../sites/default/files/arch_img/533/photo_3_feature.jpg" //td/trTR VALIGN="TOP"TD/td/trTR VALIGN="TOP"TDTR VALIGN="TOP"TD pby Staff Writer/p pbr /Half-staffed fo a twenty on gun ‘salute’br / br /silent cries in my heart fo being ‘confused’br / br /at times alone in my room isbr / br /not knowing what to do a smallbr / br /moment in prayers is due tobr / br /every youth that lost they lifebr / br /for being part of the that street life hustlingbr / br /overtime by the code do or diebr / br /holding back the demons that arebr / br /locked inside.br / br /Hear me Lord why is itbr / br /the good are the ones to die. I’m onbr / br /the outside of the world looking inbr / br /watching time pass by walking in thebr / br /hands of time puffing on the healingbr / br /herb to ease my mind. Followin intobr / br /footsteps of a lost ‘tribe’br / br /educate yo ‘mind’ know yo ‘rights.’br / br / They say increase da ‘peace’br / br /but how can ‘we’ when all webr / br /is deceit. Where’sbr / br /da ‘equality’ when brothazbr / br /shadows get swept from from beneath theirbr / br /feet. I’m on my kneez looking upbr / br /to heaven praying fo mybr / br /unborn seeds. Hopin they don’t growbr / br /up to “see” da shit thatbr / br /I’ve ‘seen.’ Creator please help mebr / br /wit dis situation.br / br /Pacin back and forth realizin we allbr / br /God’s children in dis babylon ‘war.’br / br /I’m juss a youngsta upbr / br /in dis ‘world’ down tobr / br /die fo what I stand ‘fo’br / br /and that’s helpin out mybr / br /community and da ‘poe’br / br /God Bless/p pSituations sometimes bebr / br /‘critical’ with all deze hatersbr / br /suckaz and ‘foez’ sobr / br /I hit da ‘studio’ droppin songsbr / br /usin my mentals andbr / br /getto ‘instrumentals.’ Hopin onebr / br /day that it paysbr / br /instead of sittin around waitinbr / br /fo judgement ‘day.’br / br /I got to keep my head upbr / br /and ‘maintain’ holdin onbr / br /to my ‘faith.’ Cuzz divide conquerbr / br /and ‘assasinate’ is howbr / br /we was ‘raised’ earnin mybr / br /‘ranks’ by bein threebr / br /steps ahead of da ‘game.’br / br /Earnin mines by da nationwidebr / br /‘fame.’ If U want be a thugbr / br /U gotta have heart andbr / br /know ‘why.’ Its either Ubr / br /fall victim to ‘genocide’br / br /or hustle to ‘survive’br / br /thugging til my lastbr / br /Its either U fall victim tobr / br /‘genocide’br / br /or hustle to ‘survive’ plan out and ‘strategize’br / br /obiding by da code ridebr / br /or ‘die.’br / br /Thugging til my last dayzbr / br /in da West ‘Side.”/p pbMarcello “Taisol” Lopezbr / br /Bio:/b/p pBorn August 9, 1981 Marcello Anthony Lopez. Oakland California Native, a graduate of Oakland Street Academy. Multi-Cultural background, so diversity is no stranger. Anthony has had the unfortunate experience of association with racial profiling, poverty along with social acceptance. Too light to be black, too dark to be white but his lyrics apply to all. At fifteen Anthony began attending the San Francisco Boys Girls Club and was introduced to a state of the art recording studio, and Taisol was incarnated. Fundraisers, festivals, protests and political awareness campaigns are some of the experiences under his belt. Older and even more knowledgeable, Taisol is here to put it on the minds of his generation. Jogging our memories to acknowledge, accept and create positive feedback on continuous unlawful and unfair acts surrounding the communities. Taisol will continue to provide consciousness to those whom are unconscious by building and strengthening the new generation. Opening the eyes of those blinded by constant casualties steamed by political injustice, empowering his generation with information pertaining to reality and longevity. A long lasting mental impression, food for mental intellect, and dialect everyone understands. As a young adult he has established his own publishing company, Poetic Hustla Foundation, is a member of ASCAP and is exploring all aspects of the Entertainment and Performing Arts industry. An artist, a lyricist with business savvy, a product of poverty, a statistic to the government but a prodigy to the ghetto.br / /p/td/tr/td/tr/table/div/p