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Outside Out by Wayne Hall
from Black Folk Art 02
by NeFesha Ruth
Lord, to be out outside again its like: a win when you haven't been playing; Its like; a bounty hunter rewarded for a bounty he didn't know was wanted What can I say?; Thank you, Lord, but that ain't nearly enough; How about my life is given to you. well, it is his already.
I feel like Casey at the bat except that I hit 2 homers in every inning our team is winning and still I'm coming up short I humble myself before his court and thank him for letting me out to go outside and I will continue to do all I can rather What is right according to his plan to get in the inside. I've followed his charges as best I can stood the aches and breaks of being a man and even when I was let down as long as it upheld his name the hurt or shame is nothing compared to what awaits beyond those celestial gates. I cherish being out;
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I Love being outside enjoying both of your so(u)nds but the day will come when I go out of the outside back into the inside, well...
The old outside will be the new inside therefore outside will be no more.
I waited many times in this life to get out just so, I could go outside but the day that I step in the inside the day that out becomes in not only I; BUT we all win
ALL by Wayne Hall
(to my friend Abbas and family) For a man to have a mind is normal For a man to fill his mind with knowledge is right But for a man to share his mind is wisdom; the first step toward truth and understanding. Communication of the minds, hearts, and souls of all peoples Can create a better today and give birth to a stronger tomorrow, but selfishness and greed feed the things that strangles us that entangles us in our own nets but if we take notice before the regrets get to far out of hand, off course, out of focus we can fix it…. Not just me, not just you: but all hands-on deck!
When a man shares his mind, he tends to find that life has a rhythm and when we come together the interrupted flow finds that missing harmony; that harmony that has been here all along but never seen by looking out of the window instead of the mirror anger, hatred, and aggression moves farther away as peace and understanding draw nearer. Let men understand themselves before trying to understand others;
Let him first question his actions before trying to question the actions of the world. If a person enjoys attaining knowledge of the world instead of registering complaints about the world; if a person helps place a little knowledge in the minds of our sons and daughters; these daily slaughters can decrease, and peace can become more; than just a perspective it can become more than just an elective; it will be the reality of ALL.