Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Paper Cup


Paper cup

“Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup
Drink it up love her, and she’ll bring you luck”
“Danny’s song”

Staring at a blank screen
Hoping words will pop up
Just keep thinking of that girl
The one who holds the paper cup
Asking myself
What is it that is keeping me up?
Up this damn late
Maybe I’m thinking of that wonderful date?
Plenty of spilled beers
A three year long date
Filled with laughter and tears
For now
Hearing your voice will have to suffice
Hoping you return to me
To be precise
Searching for the right words
To sum it all up
When all I really want
Is to be that paper cup

Copyright © 2007. James Velez

Monday, January 21, 2008

Dr King

(Originally posted on 1/14/06)

Today is a holiday. I actually like this holiday. This one is actually worth recognizing. Today is “Dr Martin Luther king's” birthday.

Today once again, I heard a remark about this holiday. "What kind of card do you get on Dr Martin Luther king day? “Not every holiday is a fucking hallmark one. Some have some significant meaning to them. Today is a day to remember a great humanitarian, the greatest human right activist known. I mean this man changed many things in this country, not only for blacks but also for everyone.

Were all first generation American. In addition, whether they realize it or not, “King” had a lot to do with that. Shit would be a whole lot different around here if it were not for him. Therefore, when any idiot cracks a stupid joke about it not being a real holiday, it irks me. I mean is president’s day a real fucking holiday? What type of card do you get for that day? Oh but its kool cause it is for a bunch old white dudes? Dr King’s birthday is not a black holiday. It’s everyone's holiday. When we realize this, the jokes will stop.

Now Columbus Day, that is a joke. Do not get me started on that one. That will be another blog at another time. Read this for a little bit more info on this great man.


Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest catalysts for change the world has ever known. His leadership and efforts provided the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement, which forced American society to end discriminatory practices. During the debate about whether or not to make his birthday a national holiday, racism showed its ugly head once again. Many opponents argued that either his life was not significant enough or that a new paid holiday would be too expensive. Both arguments were only smoke screens for racist attitudes. As far as whether or not his life was significant enough, the answer is a resounding yes. Dr. King’s life was as important as that of Abraham Lincoln. After all, President Lincoln led the country through a Civil War but Dr. King helped to prevent one.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

A lil bit of semen for everyone

A lil bit of semen for everyone.

“Word up!”

If you really think about it, or actually, you do not have to think about it, but we all come from semen. (No pun intended there) As a man, I feel proud knowing that I shoot life. I call it, “The juice of life”.

“The juice of life”, now that is what I call it. I like the sound of that. If Michael Jackson gets to call his “Jesus Juice”, then “Juice of Life” will be mine.

As you see, most women are always going on about “the egg” life can’t be possible without “the egg”. Nevertheless, I ask you all, what do you call an unfertilized egg? No answer huh?

It figures.

I do not even know what an unfertilized egg is called. However, I do know that when a woman’s egg goes “unfertilized” it creates a big mess. In addition, it causes them discomfort with slight aggravation. Ah well, that is life.

Now I will admit that man needs woman just as much as she needs him to create life. I am not here trying to trivialize a women’s position in life. I am only trying to establish man’s spot in life. As it goes one cannot go on without the other. Life would have never come into being without each other.

For example, you cannot have a tree without a seed. Therefore, man shall be known as “the seed bearer” and women are more or less “the dirt” that the seed is planted in. Now I know that might piss off a few women out there, but that is the facts and that was only a metaphor I chose to use for this discussion. Now I might have used a bad one, but for the sake of humor, I will stick with that one. Ah well. Life goes on.

Now you all are probably wondering where “James” came up with this? Well I will tell you. It all stemmed from a conversation I had the other day with this girl where she was going on and on, on how women create life. Well I had to set her straight. She is nothing without a man. In addition, we are nothing without them, we need each other, Moreover, I will admit, we are nothing without them. However, you do not see us calling ourselves life bearers or bringers of life. I just got sick of her saying it repeatedly,
“We bear life” “we bear life”.
Well enough was enough. I jumped up and yelled, “In reality, you do not bear life, you incubate life”.
We as men shooting our “juice of life” actually help bear the life, women are merely the incubators”.

Oh man did that start a discussion. So me trying to lighten the mood, asked one of my boys that was there if they wanted some semen to help with his dry skin. She of course said a big “Ewwwwwwwwwwwww”. That is when I started on my semen kick. I said “Being that we are made from semen, then a little bit of semen on the skin wont hurt” and of course he laughed but she had to put her two cents in. and this is where it got us.

Therefore, to end this discussion before I am lynched, I will leave you all with this thought. We are all nothing but big globs of semen walking around. Now that is a messed up thought for the day.

Till next time….

Copyright © 2008. James Velez

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Perfectly flawed

Perfectly flawed

Everyone travels down their own road,
Ours intersected.
Or so I’m told
Why do the ones you want,
Leave
The ones you don’t want,
Stay?
You ask,
So it could never be one agonizing over his/her choices in life and ponder whether or not they are making the right decisions?
You ask,
I Ponder.
Yes I say.
But don’t dwell
Dwelling only keeps you from moving forward.
Not one cloudy day with you,
And it rained the whole time.
We were perfect,
In all our flaws
That was
The true beauty
Of it all


Copyright © 2007. James Velez