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My Eyes (ft. Sandbloom)

from P​.​O​.​E​.​T. by TONY B. CONSCIOUS

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This Poem was inspired by Mary J. Blidge's song "My Eyes" and features KEVIN SANDBLOOM.

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EYES

When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?
When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?

When I look into someone’s eyes, sometimes I see
Beyond the outer person, into the mystery
The soul, the essence, the being, the deepest darkest part
The nature of an individual, the innocence, the heart

When I look into LIGHT eyes, I used to often stare
And wonder what I saw and why I saw it there
After years of being bewildered, I now know why
I see what I see and feel what I feel, when I look into someone’s eyes

When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?
When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?

When I look into BLUE eyes, I see the seas
The oceans wide and dark, the waters cold and deep
I think of slave ships rolling, a captain and a crew
With my ancestors who were packed like cargo, trying to make it through
I think of all the ones who died, when I see eyes of BLUE
I think of the Atlantic and Pacific, which they often went into
I see the skies and I see the Creator, somewhere up above
And I wonder why my people suffer, and if it’s out of love
I see the BLUE that’s in the “American Flag” and the freedom once sought
That same freedom my people fought for and died for, but never, ever got

When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?
When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?

Now when I look into GREEN eyes, I first think of leaves
Grass, plants and animals, then I think of trees
Trees on which my ancestors hung, because there had to be
People GREEN with envy, hate and bigotry
GREEN eyes to me, what do they symbolize ?
Dead presidents who once owned slaves on GREEN dollar bills
DAMN THEM GREEN EYES !!!

When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?
When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?

Now when I look into BROWN eyes, LIGHT BROWN, let me explain
I see the sands of Egypt and fields of golden grain
When I see DARK BROWN EYES, I think of Egypt again
But I also think of Kenya and Ethiopia, for, I think of the motherland
I think of the originators, my ancestors, and their demise
Due to others with recessive genes, and also recessive eyes
I think of how people make-believe every other color is worth more
BROWN EYES symbolize the beginning, the genesis, the core

As I look into all these eyes, one thing I truly see
Is how America has programmed most eyes to be as blind as can be
I see the future and what could be, If the consciousness would rise
If someone like me could give people vision
And they could see like I see through these eyes...

When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?
When you look in my eyes, do you see what i see ?

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from P​.​O​.​E​.​T., released September 9, 2012

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TONY B. CONSCIOUS Los Angeles, California

A renaissance man (Harlem Renaissance that is), TONY B. CONSCIOUS
is the personification of AFRICAN- AMERICAN culture.

He is (amongst other things) A B-BOY, BEATBOX,EMCEE, GRAFFITI/VISUAL ARTIST (known as “THE GHETTO VAN-GO”), Poet/ Spoken Word Artist, Vocalist, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST, VEGAN VEGETARIAN and PHILOSOPHER.

ALSO a member of THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION and THE TEMPLE OF HIP HOP. ... more

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