Sunday, May 19, 2013

Able, Talented But Black Comments

Rating: 5.0

To an african mom
born a child
with black skin
from his father
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Vishal Sharma
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Freewill Amon 25 June 2013

I love the truth you penned down here bro. The way we see it is not always the way it really is.

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Freewill Amon 25 June 2013

@Bri Edwards. I've read the book (Gifted Hands by Ben Carson) . I look forward to seen the movie.

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Bri Edwards 11 June 2013

slightly younger ....shouldn't that say OLDER? ? ? if not, i am interested to hear the explanation. but i DO like the story a lot. i just saw a movie recently entitled GIFTED HANDS about a black boy who had disadvantages early in life........but he had a great mother! she said he could accomplish what he wanted in life with hard work and determination (well, something like those words) . and he DID have what most people would consider great success, though he had to resist showing anger when faced with racism after he first became a medical doctor. i don't like when i hear someone say you can be what you want to be. of course it doesn't always work that way, as your poem points out. thanks for sharing. i like that you didn't feel the need to have the same number of lines in each stanza. also, though i DO like rhyming, you didn't rhyme; the poem did not suffer at all. in fact rhyming may have detracted from the message.

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Hazel Durham 27 May 2013

Life doesn't always go according to plan, great wisdom in this story, to believe in oneself is the most important lesson to learn! ! Excellent write!

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