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A letter to myself
bf etlifi nann
I’m writting this letter
To express how I feel
Then maybe you’ll see
That I’m the type that’s for
real
I’ve experienced many things
in life
So I can’t stop now
I have to go to the top and
strive
For what I want or just chill
Until I can really survive
Because someday I know I will
Relate to you and you will
know
That time waits for no one
unless
You get it together and be
prepared
To adjust and stay on the go
1 say to you and you’ll know
That I know myself and have
nothing to hide
I’m telling you this so you’ll
understand
That the only thing that
matters to me is PRIDE
I wrote this letter to tell you
To be wise and stay on top no
matter what you do
Now, I close this letter with a
thought to see
If you can understand yourself
or me?
Flow
IdediatBil to Mt$r)
by michsil nlekenon
Unlike a faucet
which can be turned off
My love and my life
like rapids, continuously flows
Yet like a faucet
can be directed
and must be controUed-
like currents, so must be the
strengths of the dam.
Still, like a faucet
which isn’t maintenance free
should be routinely checked-
looked at on the inside, for true
faults.
Also, unlike a faucet
with two distinct settings
that have to be manipulated for
desired outcome
I’m blessed with continuously
flowing versility
Phfing the nie
(MiattJ fo BCSU)
hf miehsil niekmon
Look at you nigger
Try’in to play the role.
Say’in stuff you don’t mean
Have you no conscience; no
soul.
I see you rapp’in to them
freaks
The one’s with no pride or
class
If you should be for real
Maybe you could get some ass
There you are swimming
In your sea of pretend
Why don’t you come down-to-
earth
Like us real men.
If my words don’t help you
That’s fine.
You’re walk’in ‘round with a
dozen “maybe” women.
I’m sure the one I got is mine.
Take a Moment
by debbie Mson
I See
I See...
Even in The darkest moments
When silence covers us
like a blanket.
I see within you
The warmth of your love.
Walldiij
bf riek jones
To yoa
dedioifed
fo miss gloria gmes
bf miehetl n niekerson
To you wherefire
radiates and warms my soul,
whose slightest actions
cause major reactions
- in me....
Whose life is continuously
touched
by beautiful beings.
I am drawn to you
as morning is to night
slowly, surely, yet beautifully
And with all that — a
naturalness
a naturalness of my feelings
a naturalness of your body
a naturalness of our minds
and a naturalness of the
future...
At which point all things
COME TOGETHER!!!
I walked a mile today.
It was filled with confusion
causing me to stumble.
I kept my balance and con
tinued.
I walked another mile tonight.
I could not see my path.
I fell twice. It seemed as if
the world fell on me.
I got up and continued.
I walked another mile this
morning.
My path was stable. I had no
problem.
My sight was clear and my
mind
was free. All day, my walk was
filled
with joy and merriment.
Night approached. My sight
began to blur.
My body began to tire. I needed
to
rest. There were so many
places to
stop. If I stopped, I would not
start again.
There were so many temp
tations.
Some made you think high;
some made
you think low. So I sat, rested,
and
indulged myself in everything
except my walk.
I felt myself falling. I did not
want
to start my walk again. I began
to think of
who and what was waiting for
me at the
completion of my last mile.
My thought held all my
dreams. I remembered
the previous miles; how some
were hard and some
easy.
I had to walk the last mile!
I pulled myself up by the rays
of light that
shined from my DREAM. It
was still dark and I
was tiring again. I will not
stop; for my eyes
look at my dream. The sight of
it will strengthen
me to keep walking until I have
walked the last mile
Those special moments that we
have shared have meant so much
to me, I really wanted much,
much more; but I knew that
couldn’t be.
To be with you when I need you
most, is the greatest gift you
could give For I know without
you in this world, it would be
even harder to live.
Those bad memories from the
month of December are the ones
I wished were gone.
So I picked up my hankerchief,
wipped away my tears, and ...
“There’s no need to moan.”
It was the good times in Oc
tober, when the memories began
to get nice.
But things got even worse, and
for that I paid the price.
I don’t know if you really care,
i if things work out or not.
But I want you to know that I
care, not some, but a whole lot.
Thinking of you day in and day
out has made me want to shout,
The hurt and pain and
everything, that’s what life is all
about.
To live my life and be happy, is
all I want to do,
But to do that, I must have you
to help me make it through.
Sometimes it seems as though
you really could care less.
Because of the things that
we’ve been through, maybe you
think that’s best.
I don’t think that’s the attitude
that will help us run this race.
For we need more of the good
things like love, joy and grace.
Sometimes I sit, think, and
wonder how things would really
be.
If we would get on accord, on
all things we would agree.
It’s really sad when two people
like us, really love eachother.
And are scared to admit it to
people or even to one another.
We need that strength,
wisdom, and courage, that will
help set us free.
To live our lives with peace and
happiness, as they should really
be.
This feeling of love inside of
me, makes it hard to say good-
bye, I
But no matter how hard and |
how much it hurts I would never |
be able to cry. |
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Because I know somebody |
cares about the feelings in my |
heart, I
I guess I should have known
that right from the very start.
I wrote this poem just for you,
because you were on my mind,
I really hope you like it, for it
took quite some time.
But time is not the problem |
when it comes to you and me, |
It’s just hard for you to un- |
derstand, that my God is the key. |
If you ever decide to try Him p
again, you will get a chance to I
see, I
That He will do the same for |
you, as He has done for me. |
For without Him in my life, I |
wouldn’t have made it through, |
The problem that we had, when |
I didn’t know what to do. |
Since I have Him now, I put my "
problems aside.
Because I know He will be
there to be my leader and guide.
I dedicate this poem to you, to
show you all my love.
That was a gift to me from God
up above.
I hope you will put this poem in
a special place in your heart,
And remember how much I
love you, and that we shouldn’t
be apart.
by mj
General Elegy
the flit Dead
by mike moore
The years of our fathers
In past years we’ve seen
The warring of brothers
As strangers they seem
To pass in the night,
To fight in the day
For forgotten causes
Be of worth if they may;
They lived and died
And thought of things
That on Earth will never be.
The ends to roads
Be trodden by
Mere mortals
And their dreams.
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Rumor Has It That.
The VIKING still doesn’t have Chester is a total flop as a
an office. Tacky, tacky!! teacher (or else his pupil is
ECSU is really a home for
wayward cats.
Miss Murph still has that
special something that always
made Rick “weak at the knees.”
Guess who’s moving to the
Capitol city?
The Business Dept, will
receive air conditioners in
November.
B.H. has a new hairstyle.
Pledge period will be eleven
weeks.
Mr. L.A. Wright and Jayne
Kennedy are second cousins.
E.B. will receive a new
Chevette for Christmas from J.C.
R.M.W. has found a new love.
E.S. and P.E. will tie the knot
July 4,1985.
The Gospel Choir is going to
the Bahamas in March.
The football team will crush
Livingston in the Homecoming
Game.
Slave and Tom Brown will turn
this campus out at the
Homecoming Concert.
slow)!!
The SGA is really The SAGA.
The band couldn’t make it
without the “Winged Avenger”
and “Manny Sousanny Un
canny.”
Only two certain Deltas know
what terrorizing means.
Miss Mouth doesn’t want to or
intend to fool around, so BUG
OFF!!!!
T. from DC. doesn’t like
someone.
Who are MA & PA Kettle of
Womack?
D.B. is not the only man S.J.H.
is talking to!!!
Red has her eye on #9.
D.T. is grooving in E1202.
J.R. got shot in the cafe.
Who is §21 on the move after?
Mark wants to start a rumor.
T.S. is about to be taken and R.
is about to be hooked.
The band is five and zero.
The band will be number one in
the CIAA.
Donald Clark will hold on to his
baton for homecoming.
Patricia Clark is being wat
ched by an admirer. Keep your
eyes open!
For Homecoming, the cafe
will be serving Gaines Burgers
instead of Alpo.
Nell’s trying to become a pool
shark?
Jay will become an alcoholic
without Sheila around.
Duke always seems to have
back aches; Could it be from too
many group sessions?
Miss Rockerfeller should keep
her mind off finding a man and
let one come to her.
Miss Rockerfeller’s girlfriend
didn’t really spend the night with
R.A.J.
Quentin kept seeing little
birdies that whistled on his birth
day.
Rook is really the incredible
Hulk in disguise.
Koolaid is really unsweetened
J.R. and T-Bone took a course
in hitch hiking.
Ham and d’wife hear wedding
bells.
Miss ECSU is having to pay for
her own gown. Her parents are
footing the bill.
The editor of The COMPASS
has a new title. “Boss.”
The AdMan has a new title --
“Tatoo.”
Nino is really Marvelous.
J.C. loves Charlie.
The people from Detroit don’t
have a Homegirl.
Renate Jones’ car is really a
bomb.
The Colorguard section is
called Sexets.
The Drummers “Ain’t Had
None” since last bus trip.
B.L. has mastered all the
Babes but one.
D.C. thinks the Cafe is a
modeling run way.
D.M. doesn’t really have L.H.
Studd is much lighter than he
appears.
The members of G-phi-Q are
successfully on the upswing.
The entire student body loves
Miss ECSU.
AMBA pays GQ for having a
good time.
Miss Murph stiU has that
special something that always
made Rick “weak at the knees”.
Prince really loves Angie and
vice-versa.
Mr. Tyler is the only ad
ministrator brave enough to eat
in the caf.
D. Stapleton wants to take
some lucky lady home for
Thanksgiving.
Two senior band members
have been struck by Cupid’s
arrow.
Mr. McElroy knows only one
word- SWELL!!!
Donald’s Earth, Wind, and
Fire dream came true.
SGA officers will be going to
Paris after Homecoming.
The Duke has lost his fair
maiden. Is it because of Lady
Gwenuevere?
The band is still without
uniforms.
“Harmony” mixed with
“Melody” at the coronation.
Mama Smurf has been ex
tremely nice to “Innocent Face.”
At night in a certain dormitory
the second floor turns into the
Greyhound Bus Station and
Steak-n-Eggs.
Sylvester and Tweety are still
trying to work together.
Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins will do a
fantastic job as Chancellor.
A Circle K sister is going to the
Bahamas for Christmas.
A Swing under the intial of
D.B. is Engaged.
G. J.’s attitude will change.
Lisa had triplets last months.
JAWS is changing her nam& tp • -
Margo the 2nd Homecojning.
Day. ; ^ ^
BJH has a new hair-do for
Homecoming.
Addie H. will run for SGA
Treasurer next year.
The boy of the 80’s will be
leaving in December.
Lawrence Wright is going to
Texas January 9,1984.
A certain pyramid is being
watched by Mr. Law?
Tony will spin his girl Top in
the Homecoming Parade.
Georgia Peaches will be
singing Gloria Gaynor’s hit
entitled “I Will Survive.”
Iceman should learn to talk
softly and consider not giving
away pictures of that rock star,
to that person who came close to
getting banged.
R.A.J. will be making that
move to New York for the life of a
semi-married woman. Boy, will
she be loving it.