Letters2TheMic: "Origins"

Origins.

     Many times, in entertainment (or any art form in particular) many of us are unaware of how that art, show or movement came to be. I am big on history, even though my high school days did not reflect this fact. So when I was approached by the founding members of "Letters2TheMic" in regards to the upcoming show at Kat's Cafe on January 29, 2014. I was curious as to who they were and where they came from...

After we talked over brunch, we thought it would be great to share the details of their movement on this blog...

     Letters2TheMic was created from the combination of our individual entities, The Remedy and Poetic Reservoirs. we, DeCoide and Jasmin, individually had hopes of one day hosting and/or performing in our own poetry events, but feared failure. We attended the same high school, but didn't know one another too well just from walking the halls. Friending one another on facebook started a communication base between us. The start of Poetic Reservoirs (Jamin's website) in 2011 revealed a similar interest between the two of us, poetry. TWO years later, we still shared the same venture and vision! That vision being hosting, performing and giving back to the community, all in the the name of Letter2TheMic. Our dream is large and we hope to gain many supporters to share as well. Letters2TheMic will start in Atlanta, GA; but we do not plan to stop here!

Thank you for supporting us thus far!

- Jasmin DeCoide

Could it be because we trust each other?

So many speak on trifle hoes and why dogs stray - So few speak on dignified Queens and the Kings that stay...

She makes other girls look bad/ Just with conversation/

With the wisdom to overthrow a mighty nation/

Cupid shot us both/ double homicides/

Now it's Heaven on Earth with her by my side/

Showed her the way of the streets/ and taught her how to move/

She gave me books to read/ so that I could improve/

Ain't no female dog/ just a grown woman/

Started on a high level right from the beginning/

knows my every move/ because I chose to tell her/

We run our family sorta like the good fellas/

No outsiders or weak chit chatter/

And only f*** with family that really matters/

So beautiful before you come and spit your game/

With a number on a napkin right next to your name/

Selling Cat for a track because you can sing/

Know when I get home I'm telling Wifey everything/

She said I could read her mind/

But she's fucking with me/

She says I'm one of a kind/

And she's touching on me/

She says I was on her mind/

And she's hugging on me/

Could it be because we trust each other?

Like a lemon to a lime/

On a drinking glass/

As fine as a dime/

With the perfect ass/

Ordained and designed/

And we're moving fast/

Could it be because we trust each other?

We have our bad days and our cold nights/

And I’d be lying if a fronted like we don’t fight/

We’re both passionate/ we both wear crowns/

And neither one of us really likes to back down/

No ratchet bars tho/ No yelling and cussing/

Our arguments are sorta more like a discussion/

Between 2 who have each other in check/

And won’t go there simply out of respect/

After the storm passes and the rain stops/

We find a clever way to make our own rain drops/

From tears of joy/ and the throes of passion/

Through sweat on sheets from animal attraction/

This is what love looks like with out fear/

This is what love looks like when you care/

Enough to keep it real and play your position/

Knowing the power of dominance and submission/

She said I could read her mind/

But she's fucking with me/

She says I'm one of a kind/

And she's touching on me/

She says I was on her mind/

And she's hugging on me/

Could it be because we trust each other?

Like a lemon to a lime/

On a drinking glass/

As fine as a dime/

With the perfect ass/

Ordained and designed/

And we're moving fast/

Could it be because we trust each other/

The moral of the story is this/ we are at war/

And anything worth loving’s worth fighting for/

The Devil works hard to get his point across/

Love is light and the dark want’s it turned off/

Working hard, rain sleet or gloom of night/

Never takes a day off and his game’s tight/

Wifey and I ain't mad tho at what he do/

The Devil’s just doing what he is supposed to/

We both know Love is a battlefield/

To win you've gotta keep it so real/

Trust is the foundation if nothing else/

If your insecure you better get over yourself/

Ain't no time to bare false witness/

Against your other half and that's square business/

Relax your mind and let your conscious be free/

And get down to the sound of 

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