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Poet Bar: Poetry Slam!

POET BAR IS MAKING HISTORY WITH POETRY SLAM FOR MLK CELEBRATION!!! Mon Cherie is gracing the FRONT COVER of Phoenix Urban News Source, The Write Up Newspaper (December 15th Issue) featuring her commitment and dedication to providing academic scholarships to inner-city youth representing five (5) Phoenix-based high schools honoring the life work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through poetry. This event will be hosted by Comedian Extraordinare, BIG BABY, as seen on BET's Comic View, Comedy Central and Steve Harvey Show with SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES in Spoken Word, Hip Hop, and Greek Steppin! The Poetry Slam is on January 19, 2008, at 2pm at Betty H. Fairfax High School (59th Ave. & Baseline), Laveen, AZ. ADMISSION is only $5. ALL AGES are welcome so bring the entire family. You are also invited to SPONSOR a CHILD and/or FAMILY to attend this amazing event. TO PURCHASE TICKETS or provide SPONSORSHIP contact: Poet Bar

EVENT: Poet Bar Poetry Slam
DATE: January 19, 2008
TIME: 2 p.m.
PLACE: Betty H. Fairfax High School - Auditorium
8225 S. 59th Ave., Laveen, AZ

Awakening the Dawn

In the night,

when darkness is rich and deep.

The moon and stars are the only existence of light.

I awaken the dawn,

my subconscious soaring with endless possibilities.

I awaken...

For I am most alive when I am far into rem sleep,

my mind embracing all that my physical state cannot grasp.

Having more awareness of what is than anyone could possibly imagine.

I am the dawn...

The realization of something beyond what I can see or feel,

healing and rejuvenating myself to welcome another day.

In the night,

when darkness is rich and deep.

The moon and stars are the only existence of light.

My soul travels,

to places I would only be crazy to remember when conscious.

Does things beyond imagination,

because I am the dawn...

The existence of limitless energy,

soaring through subconscious plains free and un-inhibited.

I awaken the dawn,

I awaken myself as I sleep.

I awaken the reality that I am beyond flesh,

at least in my dreams,

I Awaken the Dawn...

I Awaken Me...

T- Mobile: Rebate Hell

So, I'm on the phone right now with T-Mobile in regards to a rebate I submitted that they apparently have no record of. I'm talking to Chelsea a rebate supervisor because I am frustrated with their apparent inability to assist their customers. I submitted this rebate back in August and they are telling me that they have no record of it and my only option would be to mail it in again and wait another 6 weeks for them to satisfy my request. I'm now speaking with Chelsea's supervisor Leslie and I'm receiving the same information. So the result of these conversations you ask? Lets see, after waiting three months I am to send in the rebate once again, wait another 6 weeks and see what happens...ooh and they apologize for not having any other options.

Disgracing the Dog: Bounty Hunter Reveals himself

Oh the tangle web we weave, I recently listened to the audio on Dog the Bounty Hunter's racial slurs to the black community. He forbade his son whom was the person that released the phone call to the press for a nice fee by the way from dating a black girl because they use the N word and she apparently threatened to record his wife Beth using the word. Generally I don't have a problem with anyone using the word as long as it isn't said in a negative manner and had his sons girlfriend made such a tape the context in which the word is used would have been more important to me that the fact that "White people" say it. The context of the conversation between Dog and his son Tucker leads me to the conclusion that their use of the N word is less than becoming and Dog's concern for his career is a valid one. Not all are like myself and permit that word to de used period, and to add fuel to the flames he used it poorly. Wrong time to be making statements of that manner with the lingering anger over the Jena 6 still eminent in the minds of the black community. As a result of the leak the show Dog the Bounty Hunter which airs on A&E has had production halted due to the negative image that now surrounds the Dog. Its quiet ironic that his concern in the tape was to maintain his image by not allowing Tuckers girlfriend in their presence has been tarnished due to his own inability to be the brand he was trying to protect in the first place and avoid such statements that would ruin his career. below is a link of the audio if you would like to indulge yourself, be advised that there is vulgar content and the N word is used rapididly throughout the conversation.


Dog Conversation

How Long has it been since you've Spiced up your life?

Apparently the Spice Girls have decided release a new album. Aside from the fact that i think that we've all had our fill of them the first time around they also made no attempt to evolve musically. The only thing thats changed is they are 10 years older, the new single Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) is beneath mediocre and a replica of their past songs. So, excuse me if I'm not jumping out of my seat to show my support. But its nice that they are still friends, I'm just not very sure if they should be so excited that they would try and bring back the era of pop music and cookie cutter groups.

Im Over It...Lets Talk Britney

For a long time now, the news has been encompassed with Britney Spears and her inability to do something as basic as be a good mother. Sure its hard work but thats what women are built for aren't we? I am tired of her being the headline for the news as if she were something so important. That girl needs something more than what shes ready for obviously or she wouldn't be in the same situation over and over again. Its quiet apparent that she is in desperate need of a life coach and a really good one at that. I actually think that the kids staying with their father is the best thing for them right now and hopefully this will be the event she needs in her life to make a positive change. Seriously, did no one see this coming other than me? She has been giving the signs of a messed up girl ever since her so called hush hush breast augmentation, and having a baby doesn't change who you are though it should. Britney's like the spoiled girl in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, always wanting something but once you get it she s ready for something new. Too bad you cant exchange being a mother or return your kids huh?

Double Standards

so whats todays standard for promiscuity?

are men and women equal?

should we as women be considered equal, held to the same ridicule as men?

maybe so, some may debate this issue, equal rights huh?

personally i find it grotesque that anyone in this day and age can find having casual sex with multiple partners satisfying or even excused.

honestly, seems like every day theres a new and deadly std rearing its head and safety isnt in condoms or any other popular form of "protection".

its in having that one person that you can actually say that you trust with your life...and even at times that isnt enough,

because how many people are actually faithful anyway?

ive thought about the level of standard between the sexes...

and you know what?

i think that ultimately women have more of a responsibility to ensure their safety, health, and future...

now, im not excusing the men... because like i said, i find it disgusting that every six seconds of every minute of the day someone contracts AIDS.

you would think that with all the awareness people would realize that an std is 1 more partner away.

but as a woman i can say that we as women have a responsibility not only to ourselves...

but to our future, our children and families.

i knew a girl in my childhood years that went to my school to talk about her life, and how with just a moment in her life gave her recent newborn at the time a death sentence. sure, there are ways to prolong the inevitable, ways to suppress the symptoms. but that doesn't erase the fact that ultimately pneumonia or even a common cold for most, will be what cause of your last breath. the last time you see your families face, or even see your last sunrise. this was her curse, and she passed it down to the one person that made her change her life.she didnt get to see her daughter graduate from 5th grade, or be there for her first kiss.

so who's responsibility is it to protect the future of our children? AIDS is a big responsibility for someone to young to understand what it is, and what an impact it will have for the rest of their life.

im scared to see what the future will hold for our babies, what will we leave them? what are we cursing them with?

everything that we do to our bodies down to the food we eat will impact the health of our children...

and that scares me, how do you explain to your child that someday they will be to weak to fight off the flu because of one night of irresponsibility? how one day they will fall in love, and will have to sit down with their partner and explain. how the person they love will probably reject them for something that was out of their control?

i cant speak for anyone, or assume to know why we do what we do, because i know that our culture is riddled with sexuality. but is that a good enough excuse for changing someone else's life? someone that ultimately, you will love more than anything else in this world. the one person you will truly love forever...

so wheres the standard?

who is more responsible for the life of a child? the mother or the father...

some men aren't man enough to accept the burden of paying the bills, how can we as women assume that they are ready to accept that one day they will be a father...

and im not saying all men, just some...

but that some are enough to ruin the lives of many.

we as women should be more picky about who we allow ourselves to become vulnerable to, because some day it isnt just going to be our lives that we have to worry about, or care for.

i dont understand how girls can just sleep with anyone, and still look themselves in the mirror and feel that what their doing is alright. or how girls that are already mothers can bring men in and out of the lives of themselves and their children with the slightest change of temperature. and for those who do participate in such acts still demand respect from anyone. i wonder how their children feel about seeing a new guy every other night in their house, in their mothers bed? it must be so traumatizing. and what is the product of that kind of lifestyle?

because nothing you say will change the fact that events such as those leave a lasting scar in the child's mind forever. statistically pedifiles were once the victim, so are we in turn perpetuating the cycle with showing our children that having multiple partners is ok? its vile, and vicious to subject our children to such profanity.

what diseases will be circulated when our children are sexually active? viruses dont just go away, or stay the same...

the biggest problem with AIDS and such std's is that they mutate.

there isnt just one strain of anything, so what will the next epidemic be 10 years from now?

i want a family one day, i want to be a mother...

and more than that i want to know that i did everything that i could to ensure my child s health, by protecting my own.

and i dont want to worry that someday my child will walk in the door and tell me that they have contracted something some freak strain of AIDS or any other std.

this is not me trying to save the world, this is me just saying that this needs to end with us.

be conscious of what you do because we are the mothers and fathers of something much greater than us...

a whole new era