I think I Forgot How to Cry

"I Think I Forgot How to Cry"

By Ruhudeen Ali

May 27th, 2013

I think I forgot how to cry

Water running down my cheeks' sides

I think I forgot how to cry

I remember it was revealing my tender side

I think I forgot how to cry

Involving connection to something greater

I think I forgot how to cry

Like the moment I found my savior

I think I forgot how to cry

When feeling pain and hurt

I think I forgot how to cry

When my face is in the dirt

I think I forgot how to cry

Over what I allowed in myself to die

I think I forgot how to cry

Falling short of values on high

I think I forgot how to cry

When wishes go unmet

I think I forgot how to cry

When something is wrong I can't detect

I think I forgot how to cry

When love was first put to the test

I think I forgot how to cry

And when it was laid to rest

I think I forgot how to cry

The love that could never be

I think I forgot how to cry

And how it hurts to remind me

I think I forgot how to cry

When saying your final goodbye

I think I forgot how to cry

Saying "I'm okay" knowing its a lie

I think I forgot how to cry

From feeling pain inside

I think I forgot how to cry

Accepting failure after I tried

I think I forgot how to cry

From life's precious moments

I think I forgot how to cry

When speechless with condolence

I think I forgot how to cry

When innocent people die

I think I forgot how to cry

When victims of injustice decry

I think I forgot how to cry

At the sad human condition

I think I forgot how to cry

When I forget my purpose and vision

I think I forgot how to cry

Having lost my sense of pride

I think I forgot how to cry

Searching for something special inside

I think I forgot how to cry

When reminiscing the better days

I think I forgot how to cry

When accounting before Judgment Day

I think I forgot how to cry

When convening with the Divine

I think I forgot how to cry

I'm demeaning with time

I think I forgot how to cry

When brooding over past misdeeds

I think I forgot how to cry

When I can no longer weep

I think I forgot how to cry

Water running down my cheeks' sides

I think I forgot how to cry

I wonder why? ::sigh::

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Thank you for The Doors and all the years of great music!

Rest in Peace Ray

February 12th 1939 - May 20th 2013

Break on through to the other side

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"Muzzies"

"Muzzies"

by Ruhudeen Ali

May 17th, 2013

I see you and smile, with a beard on my face

you think I beguile searching me for a menacing trace

You see, we have to represent positively for our people

though in a negative light, you see us all as equals

As terrorists and fundamentalists- that's all the picture you see

its not hard to see why you're not friendly with me

but bro I don't know a single violent Muslim

I could care less about fighting the "infidel," let alone kill him

Don't get it twisted, terrorists are wicked

and I stand against them, in spite of who is depicted

on the media and TV, they got the wrong profile

probing our community, I think they should search a new locale

You see it ain't us that's starting wars

or using suicide vests nor planting bombs in cars

think of who it benefits and follow the trail

open your eyes and see the devil's lair

No Muslim with faith could ever do these crimes

cuz this is not jihad- nor sanctioned by Allah - The Sublime

some evil people are in this world with an agenda

claiming they want peace but behind the screen they're just pretenders

Allah the Most High says "Make not mischief on the Earth"

but they don't realize they're the ones spreading the hurt

to them its all about making money no matter the cost

even if it means killing other people, with their souls lost

And guess who's the number one victim?
Muslims- that's who. But how come they don't depict 'em?

"hey gotta catch that boogey man in the sleeper cell

and while we're at it might as well make some contract sales"

So before you judge our community as untrustworthy 

learn about the life of Muhammad - the praise-worthy

he taught that if a Muslim left his neighbor hungry

while he got his own fill, he was not a member of this community

Islam shows us the importance of humanity

so please distance us from this insanity

I do not need to defend my religion

cuz those with open minds will see its peaceful vision

To those who hate us, we pray for you

hoping God cleanses your hearts anew

cuz you see we're all sisters & brothers

struggling together as a single human body

with time you'll realize there is no "other."

Photek - Solaris

Nine Inch Nails - Sunspots

Weeping Planet

Weeping Planet

by Ruhudeen Ali

May 12th, 2013

Chop down these trees

we need more factories 

acres upon acres in miles of greed

cuz you see they're stackin these

with more mouths to feed

that exotic cuisine not that mac n' cheese

they mack and make cheese

roll up their sleeves

industries seeking G's

so bullets they squeeze 

at the animals in leaves

chop off their heads 

leave their bodies to bleed

in livestock farms consecutively 

kill the poultry it aint nuthin- its paltry

we need more leather for upholstery

and beef for our teeth

We say we want peace 

but we just want our piece of meat

like depleting the world's fisheries

what about the birds & the bees

not sexually- I mean the species

we call our sweeties 'honey'

but honeybees sufferin lately

thanks to pollution from our luxuries

and our need to chase the money

mankind killin off species

piling up our feces

new diseases- how do we treat these?

i'm saying please reconsider your itineraries

Dwelling only on our human dramas

what about the pandas & iguanas

big cats might disappear

maybe within fifty to a hundred years

dog is man's best friend cuz he doesn't bark

unlike some scary ones, that's why we kill the sharks

and what about the dolphins and the whales

forget about them man- focus on the jails

destroying the environment

saving for retirement 401ks

not saving 401k kWh on Earth Day

digging mines & blasting mountains

for man-made projects, paradises with fountains

not realizing we're terrorizing the planet

corporations approve and stamp it

destruction of ecosystems

ensuring we'll be the last of them

puffed up in our egosystems

claiming we're the victims

why do we hate mother Earth

when we were created in her womb from the dirt

going back one day to lay in rest

we were sent here to be the best

life is a test and we're the vicegerents of this home

lets work to fix the roof in our ozone

I'm not really sayin anything that hasn't been said

lets revive the planet before life on Earth goes dead!

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