My Own 2 Feet: a poem - Def Poetry Jam

[CharlesLouisJohnson]

youtube / charleslouisjohnson



[VisualAidify]

VERY TRUE BRO!!!! Nice poem

[fatboyjunkie09]

this is art. "next level shit" to quote a guy i know

[ibechuckp]

Great poem!

[Ieatcereal01]

SO!!GOOOOOD!!!!

[gummybear1662]

very good, 5 stars

[kornfreak0naleash]

Very nice. I love it. It is deep if you close your eyes and listin. Very nice. 5 rate.

[MashaelAlMisbah]

that's exactly what i did Korn... closed my eyes...

I love it Malik... :D

[vampb1tch]

wow that was so amazing & beautiful

[AbuMalikPresents]

Thank you!

[Annaconda1984]

what a wonderful poem (-:b thanks for posting it as a response

have a great day (-:

[AbuMalikPresents]

Thanks so much! I'm going to do a live version of it sometime soon.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

five stars and favorited - this is great!

[surfnakd23]

I too sleep to dream. Man I have so many questions about this. I love it. im never satisfied with my dreams tho. At "later tonight god and I will finally meet," i want to ask if its because you're dreaming or... but id rather not know.

[TheRavenOfPoe]

Beautifully read and written =) I loved it!

[VulnerableAngel103]

i really liked this poem. I keep hearing it over and over and i get something different eachtime. thank you you are very talented.

~Jennifer

[randyflats]

Nice voice, Good content.....Heavy stuff, man.

I like your style & what you feel.............

and your expressiveness....Solid...onwa­rd

[KenwoodKlown]

Dude that was cool yeah man very nice...

[7sGate]

I work in downtown Chicago and see this everyday. Many I can help by telling them where they can find the different shelters or missions. Just knowing where those places are in your town are; then supporting them if you can with donations, etc, will let us help in an effective constuctive way. PS. The homeless and helpless NEED our help. It isn't always as easy as "just go get a job." (Was it for any of us?)Thank you Abu, for that thoughtful poem.

[AbuMalikPresents]

Hey, thanks a lot. I really appreciate that.

[PeaceProfit]

Creation

Across the heavens, impressed upon my soul comes the cold dark power creation lends to her bidding, the absolute love given unto her results, the serene peace within the spark of her thought, the simple glorified art of her being, the striking giddy humor of her will, the gentle tenderness of her scaled touch, the unforgiving nature of her reality, and the unlimited giving of her openness, across this infinity shall I forever be drawn to you.

©Bruce Larson*Moore

[LordTempist]

Mankind isn't ready to act "mature" yet. Maybe someday we can be civilized.

[meth00in00venice]

Nicely done.

[summers57]

really good

[AbuMalikPresents]

Thank you Summer.

[peppergod]

Oh yeah, there is art on youtube! I knew there had to be some good here. Nice.

[AbuMalikPresents]

Thanks PG.

[Bizzy4000]

Form + Content = you nailed it! A+

[monkwhy]

seriously dude.. i love this kind of creative writing & visuals. Kinda abstract. (my favorite kind) hey check out my "i love you styrofoam box" film its my first abstract short. anyhow. love your work!

Have Fun

- MonkWhY -

[tubemonkeycomputer]

aw thats..thats..THATS WONDERFUL!

[gurlygirly123]

beautiful :')

[LisaNova]

wow Abu...beautiful...really...zip­doodah seem to hit the nail on the head...

[Ciaela]

Did you write this? You are so talented, and you surprise and impress me with every movie you make.

Never give up, AbuMalik!

[AbuMalikPresents]

Thanks! You're too nice. Yea, I did write it, and that's me reading it too. Unfortunately, the audio didn't come out quite like I wanted it, and it's too quiet, but I think it works otherwise.

[zipdoodah]

Here is my interpretation of the poem.

Tell me if I'm wrong.

You use a homeless person as a symptom of a larger problem, which is the lack of love in this world. You use homelessness to show the lack of caring in this world. If there were love a homeless person would not be looked down upon and ignored by society when instead he/she would be embraced and helped.

If there were love in this world there would be no inequities like racism, homelessness, etc.

Beautiful poem. Well done.

[AbuMalikPresents]

Thanks Zip! That's a very good reading of the poem.