On My Mind

By Joseph Baxter

"Taking punches on life's big screen
Able to absorb, but what does that mean?
This might sound profound, but I bet you this...
You never really duck what you thought had missed."
"...pondering, wondering, wandering through one's mental. Love, Faith, Society.
The fi rst in a series of events."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 2, 2010
• ISBN: 9781456815202

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ON

MY

MIND

AROUND THE BEND OF THE CEREBELLUM, IN THE CUL-DE-SAC—OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS THERE IS A DRAIN PIPE FROM WHICH CEREBRAL DROPPINGS’ FLOW THROUGH COGITATION. FEEL FREE TO FILL YOUR MENTAL RECEPTACLE.

PART ONE

Joseph Baxter

Copyright © 2010 by Joseph Baxter.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2010916915

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Contents

GIVING PRAISES TO HE WHO GUIDES US ALL

TESTIMONY

I SEE, I SEE

IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WAY YOU’VE BEEN BORN

RIGHT THERE (FOR YOU)

PRAYER HATA’S

I BELIEVE (DO YOU BELIEVE)

CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A GAME

RESOULVATIONS

SHADES OF LOVE

IN MY LIFE

I UNDERSTAND

TOO DIVIDED BY LOVE

MY LOVE IS YOURS

I LOVE YOU

NO MORE LOVE FOR ME

THE LAST ONE TO BE LOVED

LOVING ON BORROWED TIME

TO JUICY, THANKS

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GROOVE

LAPSUS MEMORIAE

WANNA BE TREATED LIKE A LADY . . .

JUST

AN AVENUE

BOYZ . . . NIGHT . . . OUT . . . !!

UH—HUH, UH—HUH . . .

MESSAGES . . . 1

REACTIONS

WHO AM I?

THE FEMALE PLEDGE [MY OPINION]

EXPECTATIONS

ME

PIGEONS, NIGGA’S AND FLIES

PIGEONS, NIGGA’S AND FLIES

ME . . . 2

FEMALES

FAITH

THE GREATEST [written in 1998]

MESSAGE TO MY GIRLS

FAMILY

THE POWER OF YOU [ambiguity in my pen]

THIRD TIME AROUND

TURNS . . .

LIFE

REMEMBER THAT TIME

REMEMBER THAT TIME

GRIPING . . .

ON MY MIND ON MY MIND

STAND UP BLACK MAN

SCENERIO

GLORIFICATION AND PRAISE

BABY DADDY

WHO I AM

JUST WONDERING . . .

A SLIP . . . MY BAD

JUST WONDERING

BATTLING AGAINST THE ODDS

STUPIFIED TEACHERS

LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO ME

THE LOAD

TUPAC

IT WASN’T ME

FUNNY . . . HOW THINGS WORK OUT

AT WHAT POINT . . . III

AT WHAT POINT . . . II

OUR CHILDREN

AN OCCURRENCE

SLEEP WALKING THRU A SEPARATION

AT WHAT POINT . . . I

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. ALL PRAISES TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER FOR BLESSING ME WITH THE GIFT OF EXPRESSING AND OF SONG THROUGH MY PEN. I HAVE PUT MY UMBRELLA AWAY, LORD CONTINUE TO RAIN THE BLESSINGS DOWN UPON ME. THANK YOU FOR MY FAMILY; MY EX WIFE, JENNIFER, MY TWO GORGEOUS PEARLS, BIANCA AND COURTNEY FOR THEIR VOICES WHEN I WANTED TO HEAR HOW THE WORDS SOUNDED IN SONG. AND WHEN THEY SING . . . THEY SING. MY SON COREY WHO HAS REMINDED ME ON A DAILY BASIS THAT I HAVE A JOB TO DO. TO ALL THE FAMILY THAT OPENED THEIR EARS OVER THE YEARS WHENEVER I STARTED TO GO ON A RANT. A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FRIEND JUNIE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PULLING ME BACK INTO THE GAME, BROKEN LIMB AND ALL, THANKS FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND SPIRITUAL INJECTIONS. NOW I SEE, I SEE. THANKS RAY FOR BARKING AT THE MOON WITH ME. YOU TRULY EPITOMIZE WHAT A FRIEND SHOULD BE LIKE. BILL, YEAH WE HAD SOME FUN. MOM, I LOVE YOU. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO EXIST. YOU MADE A GOOD CHOICE.

GIVING

PRAISES

TO HE

WHO GUIDES US ALL

JOB 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the

Almighty giveth them understanding.

USE IT OR LOSE IT

TESTIMONY

In November 1998, myself and a co-worker were carrying an armoire down

a flight of stairs. It had to be all of 400lbs. I was on the lower side, walking

backwards down the stairs, hands on the legs as I navigated. All of a

sudden, I felt the weight of this wood cabinet shift. I did not know at that time

that he had let it go. The armoire was slowly pushing me back. I called out to

my co-worker. Silence. That’s when I knew something was wrong. Had he

warned me, I could’ve put a shoulder under the base, but there was no

warning. I glanced back to see what kind of space I had. There were 8 steps

to go. And at the bottom of the stairs was a wall about 4’ back. I pushed up

on the piece, ’cause I didn’t want it to topple over and top ending me. As I

began my descending I tried to get a feel for how close I was to the wall.

Bam, just that quick. The legs of this monster pinned my wrist to the wall. I

was dazed. The piece of furniture rested half on the steps and the other half

on the wall with me underneath and the base of my neck on the wall flush.

When I opened my eyes, yes, I