Masking it

I keep thinking about the confusion that comes with not really getting to know someone
Not really getting to know who they are or what they are about
it seems to rampage throughout my folks
I gotta listen to stupidness on the radio
stupidness at the job and stupidness in the church


Get to know somebody. Stop thinking that those who want to know and not just want to keep up with the rappers and the singers and the other people that are basically paid to entertain are the beginning and end all. Look beyond the surface, see these folks are only people. They gotta do number 1 and 2 like we do. They got family issues, money issues, and relationship issues. Some of these folks got drug issues. They are just people.

I have always admired those who had the fortitude to be themselves more than those who are paid to enterain me. That is their persona, just like the persona we put forth when we report to work. Get outta here with thinking that these folks are gully like that 24/7. Grow up. Everything on the TV ain't real. They are struggling with their lives on some level just like us. Trust.

I have been reading blogs and keep hearing about T Owens. If he tried to take himself out, do you believe that he is gonna tell us? Get real. I read about the stupidness black men do to each other when they do not all come out looking like they will kill ya tomorrow if you breathe too hard. Get real and get outta here. Ya'll ain't ready to die just yet, just little boys running around pretending to be the super thugged out heroes you see on videos. Nobody WANTS to live like that. Get real. If they did why are they trying to get some paper, why do they move on time they do? Later with that stupidness.

Women, on the real, I do not want a man who lives like that. If that is your type then do you and turn up that Destiny child song. I. DO. NOT. WANT. THAT. IN. MY. LIFE. Some man coming thru the door mean mugging 24/7 unless he is trying to get you to give him some money or some booty, naw that ain't for me. I do not want a rudeboy or a gangsta or nonna that. Look good on tv, in real life it will get you KILLED by some fool that wants to prove that he can come harder. I want a grown man in my life, not someone still playing dress up I am a super thug for your azz. I want someone who is intelligent and knows how to treat a woman with sweetness, kindness and respect. Fo' reala. Nothing else will do. To each their own, but that is not for me. I want a man who can handle life when it comes at him, with his BS monitor on high alert, yeah, but I do not need a fool who keeps trying to prove what he is all of the time. When you are secure in your manhood, proving it is not even necessary. You ARE it, that is why you DO it.

My point really though is, get to know the folks, not just the persona, not just what they lay out there. Nobody is only one or two dimensional unless they are brutally abused as a child and/or are seriously disturbed. Stop looking at the TV and seeing stars, or looking at the every day person and seeing enemy etc. Start looking beyond the scope of the mask you wear and beyond that of others.