The Bumps in the Road
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The Bumps in the Road

Poems

Robert Swain Lewis

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28 February 2011
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The Bumps In the Road is about life. It's about my life and it's about your life too. In part one, Reflecting Back, I reflect back to the soldiers that gave their lives for this country. There is a dedication to Rosa Parks, the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. 'When There Was A Cause' is dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. Millions ouf watched Jamie Foxx win the Academy Award for the movie "Ray," the poem Tears is the result of it. 'Where Have They Gone?' is a poem dedicated to the black great writers of the past.Part Two opens with the title of the book, The Bumps In The Road. After trying to do things my way and getting no results, I turn to the good Lord. He gave me strength to make it. "Now this road is easier to ride, because the Lord is on my side, off into the sunset... I'll glide, with the Lord's arms embracing me with a hold, avoiding the bumps in the road. "I Have Been" was entered into the National Poetry contest in 2005 and won the Editor's Choice Award. In the poem, They Left Me For Dead, was not a nature death, but a financial death. I was fired from three important jobs/positions in my life. I gave each position my all and then some. I worked 50-60 hours a week, getting paid for 40 hours. During these difficult times in my life, I couldn't send my children money for their birthdays or holidays such as Christmas. As a child, I was told to be strong, walk with your head high. But at the end of thh day when I came home the same way I left, this motivated the poem Black Men Do Cry. I Have Seen, Men in Power, Thorns in My Side, and Not Guilty, are must read poems.Part Three begins with The Streets Are Calling Me. I was raised in the church but grew up in the streets. It's hard to let some things go, but when you realize that there is a purpose for you being on this earth, you change the way you're living. I remember Those days and The Game because Papa was not a rolling stone, he was the only stone rolling. Stay-At-Home-Dad is dedicated to my friend Nicole. I was watching Lady O show. There were women crying and upset because their husbands thought they were too fat after having a baby, thus, If A Man Could Have A Baby was written. After listening to some of the highest paid and influential sports figures on not being a role model 'You're Right, you're not a role model' was created.Part Four is all prayers. In My Prayer, I thank the good Lord for protecting and keeping safe and holding back danger that could have come my way. In "Your Man," I communicate with the Almighty. I want him to know that in his presence I stand, trying to do the best I can, instill in me thy Holy Spirit that I will become the man, whom you are calling for his day, let my eyes stay on you instead of the pay.
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The Bumps In the Road is about life. It's about my life and it's about your life too. In part one, Reflecting Back, I reflect back to the soldiers that gave their lives for this country. There is a dedication to Rosa Parks, the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. 'When There Was A Cause' is dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. Millions ouf watched Jamie Foxx win the Academy Award for the movie "Ray," the poem Tears is the result of it. 'Where Have They Gone?' is a poem dedicated to the black great writers of the past.Part Two opens with the title of the book, The Bumps In The Road. After trying to do things my way and getting no results, I turn to the good Lord. He gave me strength to make it. "Now this road is easier to ride, because the Lord is on my side, off into the sunset... I'll glide, with the Lord's arms embracing me with a hold, avoiding the bumps in the road. "I Have Been" was entered into the National Poetry contest in 2005 and won the Editor's Choice Award. In the poem, They Left Me For Dead, was not a nature death, but a financial death. I was fired from three important jobs/positions in my life. I gave each position my all and then some. I worked 50-60 hours a week, getting paid for 40 hours. During these difficult times in my life, I couldn't send my children money for their birthdays or holidays such as Christmas. As a child, I was told to be strong, walk with your head high. But at the end of thh day when I came home the same way I left, this motivated the poem Black Men Do Cry. I Have Seen, Men in Power, Thorns in My Side, and Not Guilty, are must read poems.Part Three begins with The Streets Are Calling Me. I was raised in the church but grew up in the streets. It's hard to let some things go, but when you realize that there is a purpose for you being on this earth, you change the way you're living. I remember Those days and The Game because Papa was not a rolling stone, he was the only stone rolling. Stay-At-Home-Dad is dedicated to my friend Nicole. I was watching Lady O show. There were women crying and upset because their husbands thought they were too fat after having a baby, thus, If A Man Could Have A Baby was written. After listening to some of the highest paid and influential sports figures on not being a role model 'You're Right, you're not a role model' was created.Part Four is all prayers. In My Prayer, I thank the good Lord for protecting and keeping safe and holding back danger that could have come my way. In "Your Man," I communicate with the Almighty. I want him to know that in his presence I stand, trying to do the best I can, instill in me thy Holy Spirit that I will become the man, whom you are calling for his day, let my eyes stay on you instead of the pay.

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