Friday, June 25, 2010

Just Some Thoughts: The Right Woman - 6/25/10

At her simplest, a woman just wants to be loved...and that will show in her actions. Men blow ladies' heads up to make their knees weak...and instead of catching them when they fall, they simply take advantage when they're on the ground. So you end up with inflated egos and bruised hearts...THE recipe for being single. You can't get yourself involved with a woman over some surface trait like prettiness, well-dressed, mixed, or even intelligence; it has to be when you feel as though she, as a whole, is a wonderful person...the type of person that can forgive who you've been, accept who you are, and help you grow into who she'll love in the future, and vice versa. When you love a woman for those reasons, it's real. To forgive, accept, help to grow, and love a woman is to make her feel like she truly matters to someone in this world...and that's really big for them.

You have to find someone that brings out the best in you, rather than appealing to the worst in you. So many times, you see young men pursuing the wrong young ladies...and it's because having her would boost his ego, or give him some form of pleasure. A real man sees this error, and instead looks for someone that will bring out his best qualities...someone that will benefit from how he cares, someone that can appreciate how he loves, someone that can love him like he can.

-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Lust at First Glance - 6/25/10 (from 6/18/10)

"It was lust at first glance...grind at first stance...love at first dance...touch at first chance...the situation faced escalation with no exclamation other than anticipation...physical attributes were focal, carnal desires were vocal...bluntness was coerced through alcohol, inhibitions bound to fall...the trip was made, together we laid...we go through the day lonely, our hearts longing; the price is paid..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Freestyling to Drake's "Karaoke" - 6/25/10 (from 6/19/10)

"I was only tryna get ahead...I didn't mean to leave you behind...while the spotlight made you nervous...you were still on my mind...so many women come my way...but thoughts of you make me stay...if you're looking for a purpose...don't you know what your worth is...you keep a smile on my face...you're the one that can't be replaced...you're the only woman to know me...don't let this love song sound like karaoke..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: You've Got My Heart, Let Me Get Yours - 6/25/10 (from 6/19/10)

"What am I supposed to do when every laugh is as refreshing as a summer's draft...you've blocked the road to your heart, but I'm forging my own path...past the dead end lies and the insecure forks in the road...trust, for you, is a burden, but I'll carry that load...but for every mile I progress, you take your heart further away...you may be afraid of love, but those fears I promise to allay..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Stopped In My Tracks - 6/25/10 (from 6/19/10)

"I saw you then my heart proceeded to stop...I got nervous, so the sweat proceeded to drop...this was unusual, cuz I would always get glances and lascivious advances from who looked like their bras would pop...but you, you had style of your own...with that cross on your neck, I hope you're a child of His throne...you exude class, your body language is eloquent...sex appeal is irrelevant, notably intelligent..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: A Cinder...A Prince Charming Story - 6/25/10 (from 6/21/10)

"We never find the glass slipper until Cinderella's gone...but by then, she's another fella's own...we're left with the 'shoulda, coulda, woulda' talk...most women can't fit the slipper, and those that do can't walk...it's solely reserved for one, and it's her's alone...but she isn't even aware of what's going on...so you carry the slipper, hoping and waiting...while you wish you could go back and change things..."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Boxes, and Black Women's Dating Issues - 6/25/10 (from 6/22/10)

"The problem with placing things in boxes is that they still exist. Sorting things does not get rid of them...it only gives organization to a mess, which is not a solution, but a yet-to-blossom problem; superfluous objects will overrun said boxes, creating a larger mess, calling for more boxes, and the cycle continues." Black women, stop discussing your dating issues. Action cleans messes, talk exacerbates them.


I say that to mean that sorting things (classifying the 'problems' with Black women) only gives organization to a mess (their 'lack' of a dating pool). That is a yet-to-blossom problem though, because superfluous objects (classifications, opinions, etc.) will overrun said boxes, creating a larger mess (the whole 'what's wrong with black women' topic), and the cycle will continue. Let's not keep talking about this...it's not helping. And after awhile, Black women may actually believe they don't have anyone to date. Either do something about your dating life, or leave it be.

-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Class, and Women's Attire - 6/25/10 (from 6/22/10)

"The less you show, the more that can be revealed."- me speaking on women's attire. If you want to diffuse the negative things someone may assume about you, dress with class. It speaks for itself, and will ALWAYS say something good about you.


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Disregarding Race vs. Looking Past Race - 6/25/10 (from 6/22/10)

"Whosoever confuses disregarding race with looking past race shall be wrought with malcontent displeasure and even animosity from the oppressed, and with a snobbish disdain from the oppressor. His only solace will be with those as confused as he."


-A. Lewis

Just Some Thoughts: I Love Women - 6/25/10 (from 6/22/10)

"I can't help it...I love women. There's just something about a woman that allures you...pulls you in with the sweetest noose, only to hang you with your own affection...not to the point of pain, but to the point of helplessness, leaving you as a hopeless romantic."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Your Wish Come True - 6/25/10 (from 6/23/10)

"You sit up at night wishing on a star...hoping for Mr. Right to come to you from afar...I'm no genie but I can make your wishes come true...but that's only if you don't let your fears come through...don't worry about being hurt again...we'll go slow and become close; I could never hurt a friend...I only want you happy, which I know you're not used to...but breaking your heart is something I refuse to do..."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Enabling Misfortune - 6/25/10 (from 6/23/10)

"At times, we know when something bad or unfavorable is going to happen. However, we take the possibility of it not happening for granted. The likelihood of something not occurring does not supercede the fact that you are making the situation conducive to it occurring. If something is possible, and you're making it easy for it TO happen, don't be surprised when it does."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Greed - 6/25/10

"Greed, even more than hate, is the most dangerous of all human feelings, for there is no way to check it, nor is there an end. Greed in itself, is simply the desire for more. No matter what you have, you will desire more. There is no appeasement nor abatement. It will consume you, unless you COMPLETELY do away with it by shifting your entire paradigm. Like hate, it will hold onto YOU until YOU let IT go."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Who We Are, Who We Aren't - 6/25/10

"The things we do make us who we are; the things we don't make us who we're loved for. Our actions establish us, while our decisions define us."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Public Indecency Flow - 6/25/10

"I'm a true gentleman, I refuse to sway...like a feared batter, I don't take what's pitched; I just walk away...that's a reference to those women searching for love through sex...they lack balance, so they're searching for love through checks...the double entendre was effortless...if lies are veils and the truth is naked, my rhymes are never dressed...call the flow public indecency...exposing myself with frequency."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Freestyling to Drake's "The Resistance" - 6/25/10

"What am I afraid of...this is supposed to be what dreams are made of...but this just seems to be a nightmare...you were supposed to be right there...you promised me things would be the same...but now you act like you don't know my name...your friendships now go by fame...you've become someone I can't claim...you changed the game, but it reciprocated...my heart was your home, but you've relocated."


-A. Lewis

Just Some Thoughts: Intricacies - 6/25/10

I can say that he would like someone that he can lay and babble incessantly with about the day, life, and whatever else until the Sandman says he'll have no more of it and knocks us out. Intricacies can be shared when the Sandman approaches, for we are at ease, in comfort, near silence.


-A. Lewis

Thursday, June 17, 2010

A Freestyle Piece: Confidence Is Like Cologne - 6/17/10

"It's interesting when people hate as soon as they see you...thinking they're better and assuming they can be you...excuse me, but you've never set foot in these shoes...and you would need LASIK to comprehend these views...I apologize for making you feel inadequate...but it's not my fault you saw my style and had a fit...confidence is like cologne...it'll meet you before I greet you, and linger when I'm gone..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Freestyling to Drake's "Show Me A Good Time" - 6/17/10

"Look at honey over there, shaped like an hourglass/you can call her thirsty, she's trying to sip out of our glass/she was very fresh man, trying to get to our class/her friend was a lemonhead, hating with her sour ass/our past, just keeps coming back/just last night I was surrounded by women who didn't know how to act/trying to do us favors/wasted off different flavors/couldn't save her, so I just played her."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Unrequited Love - 6/17/10

"An unrequited love is like a well-requited hate...because when someone turns down your offering, you tend to question your own plate...we never question their taste, or ponder their decision...all we do is hit ourselves where it hurts, with deadly precision...enough blows lead to long-standing bruises...while focusing on pain, we fall for ruses...we end up hurt and jaded...but taking responsibility can negate it..."


-A. Lewis

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A Freestyle Piece: Impossible vs. Improbable - 6/16/10

"Impossible and improbable are two different things...much like love and in love are two different scenes...one is a place where you give your all and hope for a return...the other is a land of peace with room to grow and learn...but rather than take a chance on what could change your existence...you say it'll never happen and build a resistance...improbable became impossible...'never' is unstoppable..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Freestyling to Drake's "Miss Me" - 6/16/10

"Plenty of these women tend to miss me when I'm gone/but more of 'em seem to miss me when I'm home/tryna spend time alone, but I'm out in the nightlife/I'm married to the game but they don't think she's the right wife/I love her though, she shows me love with every check/these girls want me to cheat with some footage, Belichick/but for my city I'm a patriot/a star and earned my stripes; my banner you can spangle it."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Love Is - 6/16/10

"Love is. It's that simple. If it's complicated, it isn't love. Yes, you can love someone but not be in love; that requires reciprocity. The lack thereof is, along with insecurity, what almost always causes the complications. If you don't feel the same way about each other, or your feelings are falling in the black holes of insecurities, love won't prosper: love can make a way, but it can't bridge a gap."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Don't Wait for Hate - 6/16/10

"Fall not into the trap of depending on a response. Technology allows for co-signing, as well as opposition. However, the two have been misconstrued. Agreeing is seen as validation; opposition seen as 'hating.' This molds the subconscious: you will now see those that don't agree as 'haters,' rather than simply those that don't agree. This creates an aversion towards them, and a propensity to only validate or hate."


-A. Lewis

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Freestyle Piece: Love Is A Team Sport - 6/15/10

"It's not my job to make you feel like the only woman in the world...there's just too many out there. Instead, my job is to be sure you KNOW you're the only woman in MY world. Not another can compare...my heart's in your hands, my happiness in a symbiotic relationship with yours. It's us against the world; love is a team sport, and we're winning the (wedding) ring over the haters."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Black Tears - 6/15/10

"Every time a black tear falls, another dream dies...and a wet face supercedes a set pace for letting men between thighs...between cries and unseen why's, her insecurities rise...but her security in guys is where her insecurity lies...because every lie she buys pays the water bill for her eyes...she tries and tries to see the best in these guys...but the lack of reciprocity feeds her hope's demise..."


-A. Lewis

Monday, June 7, 2010

A Brief Philosophy: Respect - 6/7/10 (from 6/6/10)

"In life, it is not about what you do to attain respect, but what you do to retain it. Much like money, any man can have it, yet not all have what it takes to keep it and gain more. And like with money, once you deplete it on frivolous 'spending' such as lying, stealing, and the like, it becomes difficult to get it from anyone. Respect is to be kept and built on...a fortune of respect a down payment on trust."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Condoms Don't Stop Pain - 6/7/10 (from 6/5/10)

"Condoms stop the sperm, but what about the hurt...they never care about you, so they put pleasure first...of course they could burst, but that would only make things worse...your self-worth is so low you even treat yourself like dirt...the men only follow your lead...using you to satisfy their lustful greed...every night, as they suggest you to their peers...you sit and cry, closer to drowning in a pool of tears..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Young, Black, and Intelligent - 6/7/10 (from 6/5/10)

"There's something about being young, Black, and intelligent...in the eyes of your peers, you seem to be irrelevant...most guys are playing ball or playing women...or rapping about the vaginas that they've been...and women eat it up, looking at their earning potential...using fame as the discerning credential...then they get hurt and complain there's none like me...though the odds of you noticing me are unlikely."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: I'm Waiting... - 6/7/10 (from 6/4/10)

"I laid it all out, gave you the path to me...but there's a problem that you're the last to see...you won't cross the threshold of love...because that's what you're afraid of...to you, it's so very frightening...but love rarely strikes twice, like lightning...so if you don't seize this chance...we may never have romance...my door is open, you just have to take the step...which is to conquer your fear by yourself..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Do I Have The Right To Be Wrong? - 6/7/10 (from 6/4/10)

"Do I have the right to be wrong? I know that I messed up...but it was just a mistake...don't keep making me feel bad...there's only so much I can take...silence is violence...and right now you're abusing me...I said I apologized...what will it take for you to see? I'm tired of being punished...this has been going on too long...before I leave, answer this question...do I have the right to be wrong?"


-A. Lewis

Sunday, June 6, 2010

A Poem: A Tale of Two Boxes - 6/6/10

There once were two boxes on the side of the street
One was decorated, the other unmarked with the contents discrete
The plain one sat and sat, as people continually passed it by
The other received all the attention, with no question as to why.

Sleet or snow, rain or shine
The boxes were there, time after time
Some would take the decorative one, but the other was neglected
Both seemed to be empty, so no personal gain was expected.

I passed by the boxes often, and of course I was curious
My curiosity got to me one evening, as I walked home furious
I picked up the unmarked box, and shook it near my ear
I heard nary a rattle, the box's purpose was still unclear.

I figured I'd open it, and see if there was anything within
After some jostling, I opened it, and there was a small diamond, pinned
I then opened the gilded box, to find only a small, pinned, ugly rock
Leaving me standing there with a diamond, still in shock.

I returned to that spot the very next day
And sure enough, there did a decorative box lay
But the simple box wasn't there, and I began to worry
I wanted to get the diamond back to its owner in a hurry.

Then I saw a young lady that left me in awe
She was stylish, gorgeous, and confident, I swore she had not a single flaw
Upon walking up to me, she asked was I the one that had won the prize
All I could muster was "I guess" out of confusion and surprise.

She said "Everything that glitters isn't gold, as you can see"
"They all take the pretty box, but that's all it will be"
I asked about the diamond, and what she planned to do
She said that I got lucky and that she did too.

If a woman had been in my position, she would've given the diamond to her
If it had been another man, the same thing was going to occur
But since I was attractive, we agreed to go on a date
We also agreed that we were worth each other's wait.

She was a diamond in the rough, much like the one that I found
No longer do those boxes lay on the ground
The purpose was served, the superficial received not a thing
But I, the person that cared, received what would turn out to be love: the greatest bling.

-A. Lewis

Thursday, June 3, 2010

A Brief Philosophy: (Can't) Forgive and Forget - 6/3/10

"Due to human nature, 'forgive and forget' rarely occurs. Men don't forget, women don't forgive. Men are fragile mentally...and when that fragility is brought to the forefront, they don't forget it. Women are emotionally charged; when their emotions are toyed with, it tends to leave some type of mark...and to prevent a recurrence, they harbor at least a modicum of resentment."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Inspired by Trey Songz's "More Than That" - 6/3/10 (from 6/1/10)

"You have your idea of a dream man...but I can do more than a dream can...I won't just be there while you sleep, I'll be there when you're awake...I'll be there when you shine that smile, and when you have more than you can take...my heart was made for your hands...and your heart was made for this man's...your head needs not know another shoulder...our love will be firm, with God as the boulder. I got you..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: I Want You Here - 6/3/10 (from 6/1/10)

"No one wants you like I do...some may yearn, but I pine for you...they may want to buy your love, but I'd wait in line for you...it's no obsession, you're no possession...I need you in my life as a blessing...you're a breath of fresh, invigorating air...my sails need wind like you, of that I'm aware...most appease to be pleased...but I'll please until your heart is seized...I want you here...have I made that clear?"


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Love Like Math - 6/3/10 (from 6/1/10)

"Love should be like math; problems and solutions. But your insecurities and frivolities are like inequalities that I can't solve...you tend to spend to have more on the out than you do within, and on the inside, your self-esteem is on the thin side...those variable complicate things, and I can't compute things I didn't put into the equation...leave that Algebra alone and simplify: me + you + faith in God = love."


-A. Lewis

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

A Freestyle Piece: Music of the Heart - 6/1/10

"The heartbeat is a metronome for love...so have you heard the melody of our destiny? Pianos play the passion of having you next to me...violins and guitars string a song of ecstacy...whenever we may disagree, the horn section blares...but when we embrace, enter the smooth bass, and we no longer care...the saxophone belts affectionate eloquence...I heard the jazz of our future, I've been hooked ever since..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: So Charming, So Disarming - 6/1/10

"You've got so much class, I bet you could teach it...you've set the bar so high that you think no man can reach it...but I'm no average joe, more like extraordinary larry...for any jab you throw, I've got the perfect parry...my passion makes me relentless, so your defenses will inevitably be crossed off my hit list...my cool puts your attitude on ice, leaving you defenseless...I'm just so charming, so disarming..."


-A. Lewis