It Ain't Me

[pinerow]

It Ain’t Me

Ramon Pinero 10/13/2003


It ain’t me…

I thought for
some time
that there
was something
wrong with me.

I kept hearing
“It’s all good”
and continue
to wonder
what’s “all good’?

Is it all good
that more
and more
of our young
people are
disrespecting
themselves
and ignoring
all the
good things in life?

Is it all good
when there
are more
latinos and
“African-Americans”
doin time
than going to
school
and supporting
their families?

Please don’t tell
me ‘bout the
“white man”
keeping us down
and puh-leeze
don’t tell
me
not to
“playa-hate”
unless you
can tell
me
just what the
fuck that means.

It ain’t me.

I’ve seen
too much
shit
in my
lifetime
to
believe
in fairy tales.

I know
hard work.
I know
about having
sick
babies
and
being turned
away
‘cause
there was no
insurance

So please…
don’t give me
that
“Its’ all good”
bullshit
when
our women
are
treated as
marketable
commodities
and our
little one’s
are used
as amminition
and their
little bodies
desecrated
throughout
the world.

It ain’t me.

Not when
we look
away
at the
suffering
of our
children
as they
count
your crack
money
and our
daughters
are turning
tricks
for
food
or
drugs.

Sorry my friend,
it ain’t all good
until
needeless pain
is lessened
and
self-respect
is
more valuable
than
bling-bling.

It ain’t all good
when you
tune in the
news
and Ben & Jen
get
press
than the
children in
Liberia
and
Appalachia,
or Kobe
buys his
wife
a
four million
dollar rock
so he can get
the support
he needs
from her.

Why is it
‘all good’?
have you
seen
the news today
oh boy…

Brown folk,
Black folk
Asian folk
Native Folk

It is hardly
“All Good”

[Steel City Slim]

1. It's All Good

If a lie is repeated often enough, people will come to believe it is true.

[KaliTracy]

2. there's nothing wrong with the speaker -- he is the one seeing

clearly, and the lies all around....

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. thank you

this is powerful