"Planting Seeds" is a collection of spoken words that have been brought to me over the years. These words are from my heart, mind, and soul brought upon to reflect change. All of my Spoken words are based on my personal experiences. Experiences that have touched my life in one way or another. This collection attempts to breakdown the five sides that GOD has revealed to me. These five sides will help the world understand change through my thoughts and philosophies. My philosophy on life is to empower the minds in our black communities. The first of the five sides that GOD has given me is the bless side. The blessed side shows that nothing is possible without Christ. For he has given me the gift to inspire others. The second side is the love and healing side. Through this side, GOD has shown me how to love. Love is the first essential key to winning others over. A testimony brings about the healing. The third side is the political side. The political side examines the eyes of the oppressed showing them alternatives to their setbacks. The fourth side is the life side. Life is the side I have experienced my trials and tribulations. This is the side that led me to the righteousness of GOD. The final side of me is the personal side. This side allows the reader to come in contact with the author. In conclusion, this collection of spoken-words would help rehabilitate the roles of the black males and the black females. It's positive RAP. This book is essential to the development of our black communities. The media has displayed a sense of falsehood through the disrespect of the Black woman as well as the negative representation of violence within the Black male, through TV as well as Radio. Hopefully this book of spoken-words will inspire a positive change through the wisdom that GOD has bestowed upon me. Now that the instructions has been given, I feel that it's my duty to educate all of my blacks peers at large. In comparison to other books of poetry, this book of spoken-words relate to issues of life. That causes the mind to ponder, In essence, producing a change. This collection takes every aspect of life by sides and shows the reader how to change. The result of change is in understanding the sides of who you are. Every side must be understood. - It speaks to the youth. - It speaks to the community. - It speaks to modern day dilemmas. - It offers youth and community an answer to these dilemmas and invites them to talk, think and work together to bring about a positive change. - It speaks to Spirituality. -A strong relationship with GOD as an anchor. - Its proactive and anti violent. -A positive out-look on life.

Planting Seeds

By Marc Worthy

Trafford Publishing

Copyright © 2011 Marc Worthy
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4269-8197-5

Chapter One

(Blessed side)

Planting Seeds

(PSALM 1:3 "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper.")

    For yes indeed,
    He's truly planting seeds.
    Throwing wisdom
    And understanding out, hoping we feed.
    Out on earth come beautiful trees.
    Now all we have to do is bite
    And take heed.
    Then our future will bring
    About beautiful leaves.
    Doing away with those bad weeds.
    Now he's watering us with our needs.
    We should feel so blessed as this unfolds
    As he turns me into this handsome rose.
    Strengthens me hour after hour,
    As I link on to another blessed flower.
    As I sprout up in this satanic world
    That's driving me crazy,
    He tells me not to worry
    As I link up to a daisy.
    Through my vines I manage to escape
    This wintry storm that brings hate.
    You can hear me gently murmur,
    The Son comes out,
    Today is summer.
    My father lights the sky,
    With this great big smile
    From on high.
    That's my cue,
    To have courage and faith,
    Making sure that we get water
    From rivers and lakes.
    Oh it's wonderful,
    It makes me feel
    Like a secure daffodil.
    But it wouldn't be complete,
    If he didn't send us through a loop,
    Inheriting all good fruits.
    Those that leave a bad taste
    Are left on the side of the curb for waste.
    Now through it all
    I look around and it's fall,
    Leaves are scattered
    Here and there
    Leaving all the trees bare.
    Seems like he's left us
    And it's not fair.
    But believe me he cares.
    For the love that he brings,
    He protects us
    And all of a sudden
    It's spring.
    The tree has more green leaves,
    For yes indeed,
    He's truly planting seeds.

Open Arms

The Lord comes through me
To help fight off harm.
I welcome him with open arms.
This place has been affected,
And filled with neglect.
All of his soldiers must come together,
To serve and protect.
To beat down this worldly mess,
In order to gain back this land's respect.
Satan has corrupted this land
With his many germs.
Wriggling through the weak people's minds,
Like a foul worm.
But God comes through the heart.
Encouraging us to stand firm.
Testing our manhood,
We are stern.
Temptation lingers around
Here and there.
He's trying to devour our thoughts,
Out of thin air.
So we must declare
WAR!
Knocking Satan to the floor.
Now the spirit can soar.
The Lord comes through me
To fight off harm.
I welcome him with open arms.

It's just that simple.
We are God's holy temple.
It can be a miss or hit,
Depending on what you choose
To put into it.
If you fill it up with destruction,
He will break it down,
Like an old building construction.
So take heed to God's instructions.
Haven't you heard?
Your temple stands tall
Through the word.
That's how we can score
And defeat Satan in this war.
It will not be easy,
As we weather this storm.
The Lord comes through me,
To help fight off harm.
I welcome him with open arms.

    The Man That I Am

    Please believe me
    When I tell u this is not a scam,
    U made me
    The man that I am.
    U took me under your wings
    More than twice,
    U breathed into me
    The breath of life.
    U broke me down
    And then built me back up
    Like a building construction.
    U taught me
    To live by your ways
    And instructions.
    Now that I'm starting
    To get a peace of mind,
    I owe it all to u
    For bringing me out of those binds.
    Now I need u
    To let me shine
    Like another bright star
    In the sky,
    Put me up there
    With u up high.
    As I look down on the peasants
    Underneath my feet,

    I see the ungodly people
    In pain as they weep.
    Wishing that they
    Should have listened to u, God,
    Now their backs
    Are against the wall facing all odds.
    But I told all who would listen,
    That u weren't a scam,
    U made me
    The man that I am.
    Through my many sacrifices
    And obedience to u
    I stay cool,
    Those who didn't believe
    Talked down on me
    And called me a fool.
    I used your words as a study tool,
    To accelerate me higher
    And higher on that pedestal.
    Now I find myself in the clear,
    Jesus has surrounded me
    With godly people,
    So Satan can't ever get near.
    No longer will the beast
    Be a threat to me,
    As my heart is filled with love
    And I'm content as can be.
    So all u nonbelievers thinking
    This is just a scam,
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