Wednesday, April 4, 2012

A Mahogany Moment; Detroit Bleu

We are so lucky to have one of the original cast members of Mahogany Dreams Bilal Malik on board for the 2012 production! Balil also known as Detroit Bleu, is a staple in Detroit's artist community as a music producer, poet and original poet of Mahogany Dreams. His poems examine the complexities of life as well as simple pleasures. In this poem he highlights some of his favorite places and spaces... Enjoy this Mahogany moment!


FACES, CHANGES, PLACES, SPACES

I REMEMBER

FACES
CHANGES
PLACES
AND
DIFFERENT SPACES

SPOKEN WORD
AND
TRIBAL DRUMS

I REMEMBER
COLD NIGHTS
AND
WARM WORDS

I REMEMBER
VISIONS REALIZED
AND
DREAMS DEFFERED

I REMEMBER
SIPPING JAVA

TRANSFORMING
AND
BLENDING IN
LIKE CAMILLIANS

THEN
I GRADUATED
TO TRAVEL BACK HOME
THROUGH MAHOGANY TREES

THE MOST PLEASANT
OF MEMORIES

A SANCTUARY
AND
ESTUARY
A GREENHOUSE
OF
POETRY

I REMEMBER
THE FACES
NOW
SITTING HERE
IN FRONT OF ME

IMPRESSIONING
MY MEMORY

WILL YOU
REMEMBER WITH ME?

THESE ARE DAYS

SO MUCH IN SIMILARITY
I CAN STILL HEAR
THE NOTES PLAYING
WITH SUCH CLARITY

SMOKE FILLED ROOMS

MILES
‘TRANE
MONK
AND
DIZZY

THEY WERE
VERY YOUNG
LIKE US

SPEAKING
AND
SPITTIN’

VIBRATIONS
THROUGH
THEIR INSTRUMENTS

DEEP DOWN
IN THEIR SOULS
THEY KNEW
THEY WERE POETS

RHYMIN’ AND RIFTIN’

ONE LOVE BLESSING
ALL LOVE LIFTING

I REMEMBER
THE YEARS
THE FRUSTRATION
THE VALIDATION
THE CONSECRATION

RESERVED

FOR ALL THE PATRON SAINTS
IN OUR CHURCH
SCRIBED IN JOURNEYS
SCRIBLLED ON NAPKINS
OUTSIDE THE BOX

WHERE WE
SING
RAP
AND
SIMPLY TALK SHIT
ABOUT
THE WORLD’S MISFITS

WE
WHO RESISIT
BECOMING
ASSIMILATIONISTS

I REMEMBER FACES
CHANGES
PLACES
AND
DIFFERENT SPACES
NOW
WE FIND OURSELVES HERE
IN OUR INFINITY
ETCHING IN OUR MINDS
ANOTHER DAY
OF BRAND NEW MEMORIES

WILL YOU
REMEMBER WITH ME?
                                                                                                      ---BILAL MALIK ©2005

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