Am I Somebody?: Slam Poetry by Brooklyn

By Baruch Santana

All Alone

Im falling Im brawling to survive Im calling but theyre ignoring to help save my life Desperately out of strife I scream Ive fallen and I cant get up Discouraged and stuck up I try doing it on my own Thats why Im falling all alone Im perspiring Im trying to finish this race Its tiring I feel like retiring but I keep my pace With sweat on my face I spit on the ground On this track I go around Breathing heavy I raise my tone Why oh God must I run all alone Keep your lives free From the love of money And be content With what you have Because God has said Never will I leave thee Never will I forsake thee. So we say with confidence The Lord is my helper And I will not be afraid What can man do to me? Hebrews 13:5-6

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Dec 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781462062027

Baruch Santana

Baruch Santana was born in Lower East Side of New York City in 1984 and a few months later moved with his family to Brooklyn, where he grew up. He has two beautiful children, Matthew and Elena, whom he loves dearly. He has no greater passion than writing and slamming poetry.

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CONTENTS

14

A Friend In Me

Abortion

All Alone

Am I Somebody

Angel Of Death

Artistic Antibiotics

Baruch

Blessed is The Son

Break It Down

Cornelius

Cries Of Rape

Dream Girl

Dream My Dreams

Elena Rose

Enlightenmentality

Eyes

Faith

False Prophets

For The Cause

Government

Hollow Wean

Hypocrite

I Do I Do

I Don’t Want This No

I Know I Know

I’m Um

It Can Be Better

Just A Poet

Kids And Wife

Lips

Matthew

Mirror Mirror

My Lady

No Go So Low

Ode to Billy

Open Eyes

Poetic Equation

Poetic Equation 2

Poison

Poisoned

Pray For Us Mom

Prejudice Justice

Queen Of Quality

Rose

Seven

Silent Little Voice

Silly Young Poet

Super Cali

The Lighthouse

The Phoenix Of Poets

Time After Time

Times Are Drastic

Up

Vengeance Is Mine

War

X Commandments

Young Suicidal

Your Brave Heart

Zion

This book is

dedicated to my family

that came before me and

to my family who will come after me.

14

My abilities are deep and wide

I have told so many have I lied

How can I see past my pridE

I need Humility on my side

And I long to grab and thrust

My self in her as I kiss her bust

If only I could have just

Used Chastity against my lusT

I need Diligence for I slotH

In dirty rags black and Goth

I should wipe away this froth

From my mouth with a cloth

Get up and work for what I see

Instead of lay in bed and be

Full off envY well maybe

Kindness can set me free

Free from this terrible math

Where problems plus my path

Times my past equals wratH

Can Patience stop this blood bath

The thin line between greeD

And the things I really need

Is as fine as one single deed

Of Generosity can I heed

Or will I proceed to party

Drinking and eating excessively

Exercising only my gluttonY

Or will Abstinence be good to me

A Friend In Me

A true friend a good friend is a great friend indeed

Not a friend to push you to always smoke weed

Always getting high ’til your eyes start to bleed

A true friend would have helped and freed

You from any form of evil when you’re in need

So that you can stand firm and you can lead

Other friends into good friendship indeed

A good relationship starts with a small seed

A single act of kindness for growth to proceed

A good friend will always say a prayer indeed

And on your behalf that friend will intercede

Maybe ask God to protect you please even plead

For your freedom from hate lust sloth even greed

So you can run along lively like a young steed

And fly high like an eagle but please take heed

There are many fake friends out there indeed

Who pretend to want to help you but just feed

Off you like you are a flower and they’re a weed

Without them maybe you too would have believed

In friendship but they lied and you were deceived

The truth for you is out there it has to be retrieved

So protect your light and life listen there is a new breed

Of so called friends going against every creed

Every belief and principle of friendship indeed

I try to be the best friend and even strive to exceed

Writing enlightening poetry for me and my friends to read

A true friend a good friend is a great friend indeed

Remember the truth about yourself is all you need

To be a good friend a great friend a true friend indeed

So take care all my friends who read this God speed

Abortion

I am an egg

On my way out

Attacked by a million sperm

Fertilized

I am a fertilized egg

On my way out

Slowing growing now

Developing

I am a human

On my way out

Arms a heart and eyes

Alive

I am an abortion

On my way out

Attacked by my doctors

Dead

Why would my mother

Why would my father

Why would my doctor

Why would they allow this

The womb is my tomb

All Alone

I’m falling I’m brawling to survive

I’m calling but they’re ignoring to help save my life

Desperately out of strife

I scream I’ve fallen and I can’t get up

Discouraged and stuck up

I try doing it on my own

That’s why I’m falling all alone

I’m perspiring I’m trying to finish this race

It’s tiring I feel like retiring but I keep my pace

With sweat on my face

I spit on