I ♥ ♫

In The Realm of Music
By Shatera G. Fahari-Libertad Spring 09 - Technology/Communication Issue

I can depend on you
I’m assured that you won’t let me down
You’re not selfish
You cater to my every need
You constantly give and never take away
Instead of draining me of energy,
You lift me up and make me feel better
You take me away
Far away to another place
Where everything is fine,
I’m loved and happy
A place where no one else can go
A place where anything is possible
I can be myself
There are no false pretenses
I know exactly what is going on
You won’t deceive me
There is no confusion
Unlike people, I can trust you
I can live forever in the realm of music

Since I wrote this I've realized that I cannot live in the realm of music, no matter how hard I try. Real life is complex and attempting to hide from it in my music doesn't allow for much growth.

Face Reality

press your lips against mine
all I want is a touch, a caress
can I have a piece of you?
in exchange for a bit of me?
just for now, all I want is a taste
for I know I can't really have you
but this shall suffice
this temporary love
tomorrow you'll be hers, and I'll be his
this feeling will be gone
all I take with me is the memory,
your lingering scent
wait, this never happened...
or did it?

Untitled

Listen to me
I need you to hear me
I need you to care

There Goes My Sex Object...um, I mean Baby

I’ve been hearing good things about Usher's new single “There Goes My Baby.” And from only hearing the chorus a few times, I thought the song was cute. It’s good to hear a man declare his pride in being with his girl. But then I actually listened to the entire song and realized it was about fucking! Oh but of course! He’s not proud to be with her because she is a beautiful, intelligent, humorous, independent, sexy woman. He’s proud to be able to fuck her! What the hell is going on with our music? It really frustrates me to hear songs like these. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying having sex with someone or making a song about it. I get that part. The part I don’t get is why are the only reasons listed physical? Is that all a man can love about a woman? “Ooh baby I love you so much because your breasts are so gorgeous and you know how to ride my dick just the way I like it.” Um, is this what we’ve come to? SMFH

Also, on another note…who is this woman he is so proud to be with? He says, “Like waterfalls, your hair falls down to your waist.” Not to say that Black women can’t have long hair (cuz they surely can) but how many Black women do you know with hair falling down to their waists? Well…ok a lot of women have weaves nowadays. So if that is the case, he loves her because she has a nice weave? Come on now…we can do better than that.

Listen for yourself and tell me if I'm overreacting or not lol