I have seen both sides of America - the ghetto and
Wall Street. Unfortunately, the past decade has not
shown America in a good light. I would like to apologize
to the world, also to the American middle class, poor,
disabled, and senior citizens for enduring an America
that has been un-American. My writings reflect the bad
and good in America and I hope it inspires America to do
better. My style of writing is not poetry, but rather
hip hop on paper. For example: I don't know what to do I
can't tell angels from demons Demons from angels Don't
know if these women wanna be loved or strangled Don't
know if they wear chains or bangles Don't know if
they're strippin' or tango All these dudes flossin' They
say they got paper, but when they walk, they jangle
Don't know if these politicians for real or got an angle
Don't know if these preachers married to the church or
sangle America, she doesn't know the Lord's Prayer But
she knows the Pledge of Allegiance and Star Spangle I
would like to apologize in advance if some of my
writings seem harsh and offensive. However, my writings
reflect the external world as I experienced it. My
experiences have influenced and shaped my internal
world, the way I think and feel. I pray that you have
had many more positive experiences than I. Welcome to my
world, the world of URBAN Poet. I am in love with a
country that sometimes doesn't love me. I am
disappointed in America and angry at government,
politicians, religion, and citizens who have chosen
greed and selfishness over humanity. Furthermore, I am
disappointed in the world and all the evil, injustice,
prejudice, poverty, and corruption. Today we live in the
new age of Sodom and Gomorrah. An environment where
money is god, sex is casual, and love conditional. These
are the things that motivated and inspired me to write
this book. Writing as the URBAN Poet, this is my first
book. My next two books will be titled Diary of a Mad
Poet - Volume 2 and From the Ghetto to Wall Street. My
parents lived in a very poor community in Grenada,
Mississippi. In search of better living conditions, they
moved to Chicago. I was born in Maplewood Projects, on
the West Side of Chicago. I had a physically abusive
father. I ran away from home at the age of fifteen, but
still attended high school for food and shelter. After
high school, my life went on a downward spiral for many
years. When I fell to the bottom, I wondered, "Why was I
poor and the rich man rich?" I came to the conclusion
that it had to be more than race, it had to be
education. Shortly afterward, I enrolled in college and
started receiving an abundance of loans, scholarships
and grants. After tuition and rent were paid, I invested
in the stock market. I continued on this course for
seven years and received a bachelor of science in
accounting and a master's in finance, while managing to
develop a large investment portfolio. I've been working
on Wall Street since I graduated. Currently I live in
Atlanta, my income is well into the six-figure range,
and I have traveled around the world. Publisher's
website: http://sbpra.com/URBANPoet
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