Things seem to be happening very quickly. Some things were secrets. And I knew these secrets would never be appropriate, for any conversation, in any lifetime. However, it was my reality. Was anything good going to come out of this? There was too much to tell, and no one would understand. I didn't even understand-so how could anyone else? It seemed improbable that I would get what was inside, out of me. It wasn't how I was raised to discuss this negativity . . . to "air out one's dirty laundry," it just wasn't accepted. Was it all my fault? These vulgar and unprecedented events that were beginning to destroy me. I decided to block it out, keep it inside and keep moving with my life. Trying, waiting for the day I would get past it and walk through the door of the other side. The other side of all this madness. In the meantime, I had to do something with my emotions, my secrets and my feelings. They were locked up, tighter than tight. I began to write in journals. Entries that were poems and anecdotal stories of what was happening in my life. I had to become my own inspiration. I had to somehow get what was inside...out. A young girl's life filled with devastation, tragedy and self-destruction was all on its way. It was already here! Still maintaining a happy, ambitious life but harboring guilt, anger and resentment. And dealing with the world and its own evolving. This is the story of over ten years of writings, from the ages of 14-26 years. Someone leading themselves out of the dark and into the light. This was my way and this is my story. My story . . . in poetry.

Certification This content is Rated TT, for Totally Tolerant, and also Rated FL, for Fun Loving, indicating that this material is meant only for those who are very tolerant or fun loving. Parents and Teachers Strongly Cautioned that studying this work can have wonderful moral effects on their young ones. Reader discretion is advised. Components Part (I) is a Confusion about “Being Human” - that is, it is a Contemplation about “Being A Human Being”. Part (II) is a Composition about “Being A Human Being”- that is, it is a Clarification about “Being Human”. Part (I) - the Confusion - attempts to give better Context for the Composition in Part (II). Part (II)- the Composition - tries to provide Clarity for the Confusion in Part (I). Part (I) - the Confusion - is expressed as a Question. Part (II) - the Composition - is stated as an Answer. The answer in Part (II) is conveyed as a Poem. The answer might hold many questions. The question in Part (I) also contains many Poems. The question might reveal several answers. Any question can be composed of many questions. And any answer can be comprised of many answers. To try to provide Clarity to a question is to try to Clarify with an answer. Questions and Answers are usually intertwined in ways which are not easily deciphered. Part (I) and Part (II) are deeply interconnected. The prominent feature in Part (I) is a Poem that is not very prominent. The prominent feature in Part (II) is the Poem which should be very prominent. Concise Conspectus: Abstract - But Abstruse, Hope Not We introduce King-Kong Shake-Sphere by presenting a composition titled “Being A Human Being”, which describes the trials, tribulations and triumphs we face in our lives. One of the longest poems in the English Language, its melodious verses are meant to educate children of all ages. Reading these Lyrics, Is the Recommended Routine for Kids, Of Any Elderliness … This Description Encompasses, Even you, Parents, and your Parents ... One of the most important works - if not the most important work - thus far in the English language, simply because it is closest to the truth regarding the lies in our society. That it is being presented in a highly engaging manner is the Bonus. This is part of a larger work on love, peace, justice and truth titled: King Kong Shake-Sphere in a Business Jungle. When younger readers have such material to groom them, they will produce even better works. To see that happening is our most cherished dream. Collection This is part of the series, King-Kong Shake-Sphere, which is part of the series “Science without Borders, … Combined with the Arts …”. Context A resident of Hong Kong, King Kong Shake-Sphere is also known to several individuals as King-Kong, Kong, Shake-Sphere, Shakespeare, Sheikh, Sheikh-Spear, and so on. King Kong fights to establish justice, peace and the truth using two powerful weapons - love and honesty. The more complete - but still incomplete - King Kong story is narrated in King Kong Shake-Sphere in a Business Jungle. The essence of King Kong's adventures - and what he fights for - is that: 1. We cannot have peace without justice. 2. We cannot have justice without the truth. King Kong struggles against several adversaries - from academia, the business world, the legal system and everywhere else - helping them overcome the allure of the Seductive Siamese Twins: Bias and B.S.

Marketing headline: What is The Purpose?Understanding is The Purpose, that without it you can't really say you Know The Purpose. Understanding Him is the Spirit You Live in given to Me only via Him of Himself. For Life, like Understanding is given you by Grace and not of Works. Now if I ask you "What is the Purpose"? You can't just say"Understanding,"forWhat is, or better than that,Who is,that do you truly..., Understand? LIFE TRUTH Yah - Weh WAY John out in 14:4-9 I Kings (3:7) 3rd To truly know if you've found the"Way"can only be found in the pronunciation of His Name, for theWayinand theWehoutis how you know it is theTruthin your breath.., ofLife. Psalms 150:6

A talented pianist and composer in his own right, Sun Ra (1914 - 1993) founded and conducted one of jazz's last great big bands from the 1950s until he left planet Earth. Few only know that he also was a gifted thinker and poet. Sun Ra's poetry leaves everything behind what's called contemporary, and flings out pictures of infinity into the outer space. These poems are for tomorrow. This is the only edition of Sun Ra's complete poetry and prose in one volume. The Contributors James L. Wolf Earned a music degree from Carleton College, and studied ethnomusicology at the University of Washington, Seattle. Now works at the Library of Congress in the Music Division. Active musician in various bands in the DC area. Many contributions to Sun Ra scholarship. Hartmut Geerken Oriental studies, philosophy and comparative religion at the universities of Tübingen and Istanbul. Writer, filmmaker, musician, composer. Since the 1970s, close relationships to Sun Ra and his works, setting up the world's most comprehensive Waitawhile Sun Ra Archive Sigrid Hauff Studied oriental languages and arts, philosophy, and romance studies at the universities of Tübingen and Istanbul. Free lance writer on literary and philosophical subjects. Klaus Detlef Thiel Studied philosophy and history at Trier University, Ph.D. Philosophical author, focussing on theory and history of writing. Brent Hayes Edwards Teaches in the English Department at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Author and Co-Editor of works on jazz and literature.

Over the years people have wondered about the importance of a name. This book illustrates in many examples that your name is the primary controlling factor of your destiny. We show how you can control your destiny to a desired goal by your name. With that as a premise, we show how names in the Bible and throughout American history have shaped our current course. Through our names, starting with the first President of the USA to the current President, there was a plan for America. This plan included every dominating facet, of American living. One will find the conclusion of this plan shaped by our name, amazing.

This book interrogates the meeting point between Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies. Whereas Afrofuturism is often understood primarily in relation to science fiction and speculative fiction, it can also be examined from a sonic perspective. The sounds of Afrofuturism are deeply embedded in the speculative – demonstrated in mythmaking – in frameworks for songs and compositions, in the personas of the artists, and in how the sounds are produced. In highlighting the place of music within the lived experiences of African Americans, the author analyses how the perspectives of Black Sound Studies complement and overlap with the discussion of sonic Afrofuturism. Focusing upon blackness, technology, and sound, this unique text offers key insights in how music partakes in imagining and constructing the future. This innovative volume will appeal to students and scholars of sound studies, musicology and African American studies.