Saturday, January 31, 2009

This black man's thoughts for today

This black man’s thought for today

So I’m sitting here and thinking in my favorite thinking chair in my bathroom “ the John” and just like that it came to me, that all my life people other than me have said what I think and how my race thinks. Well brothers I think I want to have something to say about that and here it goes. No I am not a typical black man and will never be and I wont stand for you calling me typical at all. We have been reinventing ourselves all the time and it took a swift kick in the groin for me to see and accept this. It is insane if you really think of it but we have done so many things in this world and still are we ready? Well the advancement of mankind has taken what we got to give and will not see tat we are not just monkeys but viable part of forward moving parts of all societies. We breathe into this world a sense of goodness that has expanded world accomplishments and been not only inventors but also deep thinking problem solvers. Are we ready? Is not the kind of invitation that should be sent out but lets go now! We have shown how we can be cool under fire and that we don’t just resort to violence as the only arsenal in our bag of tricks, we sing the angry beast away with our music and we have shown that we can love our women till death do we part.

I thought for sure that I had been cursed and that there was nothing good inside of me and eventually I would be passing this to my children and then they would do the same, well where does the cycle stop and the tides change? Thank you my brothers, the buck stops here and our future generations now have a chance to respond to the next set of lies and build up the good response to who they are. I know that for me the aspect of being black means, That I am good and I am the one who sets my course in operation and I call the way this story finishes not another man of another color. I would however like to place this on the heads of our black women the way you speak it is the way it will be, please look into the brother’s soul and practice calling you brothers good Godly things that you want to see in the brother and there will be more good brothers out there for you to chose from. The simple fact is that we need you to see us as good men and I assure you that we will try our best to live up to that. The truth is we can love with the same depth and passion as good and in some cases better than other men can, and we want to. Ask any black man if he would not like to love a sister till death and he would say yes, but it is who and how she is willing to be while on that journey.

The Footprints Great men

The Greatness of Great men comes from tiny footprints pushing a large object to their common goal,
Over a measured time.
With each footprint humbled in spirit and truth,
Echoing grace and possessing a serving heart.
As they leave behind a morel trail of breadcrumbs,
For the future generation to find
so they may make their way back to a place of safety.

by GtW o1-3o-o9 cc


This I think says it all; this is from the eyes of this black man.

It is true

It is true that I love you,
Please let me in what ways.
In the garden when we walked yesterday that was one,
Honey! I loved the way you touched my face and how genteel you spoke.
I do love you.

We disagreed and just like that we made up,
We said and some other stuff.
Then we hugged,
Yeah disagree and still before the sunset we made love.
I know you know I love you!

Love it has been my only desire, my Godly desire,
To love you and you make it easy everyday you please me.
Loving you is immense and I can’t quite the fire.
You are my life, my wife, my lover and my friend,
And I love you, no pretend.

I love you, that is the truth,
I can even smell your hair when you are not there.
Oh honey we can talk and we have been quiet,
Does not’t matter our love is strong and long.
You call me your man and we have no shame in our game,
We are still the same.

I love when you rub my cheek with the back of my hand,
And caress my hands with your lips.
Girl you lift me up and proud to say I am your woman,
Action speaks and loud too,
You never over power me, you are complimenting when you take the lead.
And when that job is done,
You gently place the rains back into my hand.
For that I love you.

I still go crazy knowing that you are my lady,
And the grandest one that I know.
You assist me with my Godly walk,
My lady I so love you!

And even now that the years have said unkind words to you,
We are still in love, and just as strong.
And so when the day comes when the clocks stop,
This love just doesn’t vanish,
I know that I love you and I made a promise.

So for now I will keep on counting the ways!
Its true I do love you.

Jan 28 2009 GtW cc

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The man I want to be and will be

The man I want to be

Well! Here I am telling out to the world the secrets of my brothers and of mine once again, I am probably sounding just like a broken record. And I bet this is the sort of thing that goes on and has been going on for a long time, so the thing is, what is new? And why listen? Well I think I have got a different twist to this or at least I think I do. Well I can remember in the past that I never intended to be considered one of woman’s greatest disappointments and so would like say now for the record to all women young and old that I am so sorry. I can speak for most men that we were boys ones and we did not all intend to hurt you nor did our mothers hate their own kind as to teach us to become Dogs as we are referred to as sometimes. Well I say that with a smile because I have heard that we have some really great names for the woman who are not generally liked by men. I do think that they do the good ones a disservice, and I would like to stop the recycling of that karma, I have a mother and I love her and I have daughters too so if I hold a candle to my own and I best be holding a candle to all women. There are men out there who hold themselves accountable for the words they speak and speak well over all women and lift our sisters up, and give them the right to be free from the ugliness of this world. I too believe that it should be something that we all do to each other, and give it back to their brother and even their sisters. I wrote a poem that was a worthy plea for the great opportunity to set not only me free but also set my boys free. If you want to see good men from the pile of men that are here then be positive, speak the truth at all times and be Godly there is something good in that.

I want all to know that I may not have all the answers, but it is not for the lack of not trying but it may be because we had a slow start and may need some time some encouragement to get this thing right. So what do you say friends ladies? And co-partners in this game called life? You can’t loose the worst thing that could happen is, you help your daughters build a new kind of man and they have something good to choose from. But I have something in the next blog to give you ladies I think you will like that. So please enjoy the next few words of the poem, it is called “To Be”.


To be

I am just a man who wants to be
I am only human can’t you see?
My aim is to be totally free
But there are thoughts I must dissuade.

Tell me how to fight the vultures?
That is so embedded in our cultures
Give me “The Book” and teach me right
And lift me up in spite

Look down deep into the Bible’s core
God’s first plan is for man to soar
And we all are what God is about
To help us up not to count us out

I make no excuse for things I did
I repent to God and He forgave
So help me now is my plea
Our men are suffering just to be



By Guy T Woods
02-07-03

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

A higher Call to respond to

I found that I was caught in a whirlwind today at the tender age of 48 years, I am now so impressed with today's inauguration, that it feels as if this is the first day of my life. Why you ask? well I will try to be as short as possible, I saw a man who was my age and he was giving this country all that he had, and trying to help people that he did not even know or even meet. He did not care who like him, he put himself and his life and his family and all he holds precious on the line and made an oath to do something and try to make this country better. Then I asked myself what is wrong with you me "Guy?" why am I not thinking with big unselfish thoughts? So I found myself challenging me to live up to the mark of my potential, and so I vow to do just that and to seize the day. And in response to that challenge I wrote this poem it is a just recap of this day. And seeing that I want others to go through the same torture as I am, I challenge all, to say what it is that you can do or even aim for that which you can do that would make a difference for someone other than yourself and do something for this country? let us all be the ultimate Patriot.


Inspired to a March

Where were you on that Day?
When my country and the world opened their hearts to grasp possibilities.
When this Nation accepted, the man not just a color;
Where were you?
Where did you stand?

I remember the movement lurking in my heart,
When this journey for me had started.
I remember my thoughts they were so unkind;
I remember today the beautiful smiles on all the people’s faces.

The smiles that said we have moved on,
If only for just a moment,
The smiles that said Equality for every one
Thanks for today!

And for a brief moment young and old, black and white, yellow and red this country had stopped,
To rejoice, to listen, to what this colorless man had to say!

His aim rang clear, to echo words heard around the world,
He spoke to all freemen about their responsibility,
Not only to our selves,
But to our brothers and sisters and our neighbors;
And even our so called enemies.

He spoke on the world economy not just our own,
But the part we play and how all men have the right to be free,
To have good health and home stability;
And challenged us all, to be the best we can be.

He reached out for world peace,
That he will employ good dialog as best he can,
His dialog will not be weak and we fight to stay free
Then he gave honor and thanks to our men and women who gave their lives in the military.

His speech unearthed people in our government’s past,
Even slaves who fought for equal rights and their lives too were lost,
And those who’s journey made this country great;
The battle they fought gave us all the great possibility of which we all appreciate.

This journey had been started before some of us were born,
It has more room for us to build on, more room to learn.
He said for us to conserve our energy and to gain more stamina,
We must give from our heart and be willing to play our part.

I know that this task for each individual will not be easy,
But together we can make it.
We need to see this thing through,
We need to be on our mark, we all need to join in on this march.

By GTW o1-2o-o9 cc

Add a Discussion - iseecolor

Add a Discussion - iseecolor

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Who Carries The virtues of this Country

A call out of darkness

For most of us we have not heard the trumpet of a military bugler call us on station, to get ready for some kind of alert or to be counted and be accounted for. It is necessary for us to always be on the alert, well we were soldiers standing to the ready, I served in three branches of the military, I loved it and I think I was good at what I did, I served with heart.
If you have never been in a war or such then you may not know how to be at the ready; or to get mobilized in a minutes notice. This is the way it had to be for the serviceman and if he was not there on time it could cost a man’s life or even the platoon’s success.
Well! As an American we have duties, and as Godly Americans we have a greater duty and that is to always to be at the ready for a Godly purpose in this country. We are not to be lead by man but by God, and we are to have a great understanding of this country and how it works and take on a special type of Godly Patriotism. God expects us to help in guiding this country back to a state of moral function, God must be there in all things! And we should be so proud as to be ambassador, and be always willing to help this country in any way no matter who is in charge, See what God says the bible holds the key.
I find that we as Christians pay too much attention to who is in the white office; rather than pay attention to the part we need to play as to bring about the necessary changes that would bring this country its best. It is true that if we have in the white office the person that we think would work for our views it would work to our advantage. But it is sad to say that the only virtues that we can expect to get will be the ones that we would have to fight for. I am afraid that Christians have gotten too complacent, and need to get their heads together and know that we are not special anymore. We are like everyone else and we too need to play our part in this country. The day of getting is gone and we can not hold the common men true to the virtues of God. It maybe kind of strong language to say that we are the only care takers of God’s virtue that much is somewhat the truth. Well I say it in this way because some have not lived up to their pledge to God and have shaken the faith of man and now have to regain these virtues or our country is in peril.








Getting up

Let’s write a new book or something like that,
Set the stage write chapter and page.
About the life we lost, a little love and some misery,
Maybe something with God in it! A bit about His abiding love!

Well our fight goes deeper, deeper than I think,
Have we arrived to a Presidential place? Can we rest for just a bit?
Fathers have died; Mothers have had to bare the weight,
We are but only now getting up, up to stand on our feet.

Getting up came from our ancestors and it can’t stop with me,
I think I can pass it on.
They forged a path, and they did fight,
Who are we to stop right now, we don’t have the right!

So come on, yes you and you,
We are all part of this we just can’t stop.
We all should be getting up!

By GTW o1- o4-o9 cc

A Moment of Silence

In a moment of silence

I was at my computer and I had not a care in the world, but on known to me I was about to get some of the worst news. I got a phone call from a very good friend who was once my girl friend, she told me that her father had died hours earlier. This was not what I needed at this time but neither did she and her family, but I knew this story well, I knew her and the man she called Dad very well.
I know that this is not the time to tell you of all the things this man did right or wrong, He was a good family man that I do know. But right at that time the only thing that came to my mind was how much I loved him and that he also loved me. The whole world just needed to know that this was a good man and that he is not suffering in this world anymore. Yes he was ill and not in the best of health but still you don’t think of how fragile life is; you just sometimes take it for granted that the ones you love will live forever no matter what happens. Well it hurts when you are wrong and that God helps and saves them from the pain that they were having, and there I am.
I cried and now that I have my moment to morn to put things in prospective I have to do this by myself, I wish that I could do this with the family, now I am torn wishing that I could be there for my friend and her family. I told her that I am going to put this in written form the way I feel and I was going to memorialize her father. So I worked on a poem that will be the point of up lifting my friend’s father, my father. He would have been my father and I have not let him go I still consider him as my father.

By GtW o1-o3-o9








In a Moment of silence

I stand here in a moment of silence,
A midst all these somber thoughts;
Standing here not knowing or finding the words to say,
Imagining how you feel, at this moment all I can do is pray.

A tear as you go on your last journey,
This I do know.
This man of great worth,
A member of this beautiful family here below;

Hold steady dear love ones and dear friends,
This is just a moment of silence not the end.
Hold your hands over your heart,
He may be gone but he is not lost.

I know I loved him really deep,
I already prayed to God for him to keep.
And he himself repented for his bad and his good,
He did it right as we would have expected that he should.

So dear love ones and dear friends,
Release your tears and set yourself free.
This is a good in the end we all will see,
Shush! let us have a moment of silence, Please!

By GtW o1-o4o9 cc

A Time For Silence

Friday, January 2, 2009

What a Man says Black or White

A Father’s final instructions
(How to be a Man the essence of a walk)

Son I have tried to pass my every essence On to you day by day;
The truth is that like every father before me,
Tries to pass on the tings that helped him through life’s mystery,
Now I am man not perfect but I am he.

Fathers don’t forget to breathes into your very own sons,
The life giving essentials that can only come from the throne.
The way it was done so long ago that would start them on their way.
As my father passed on love in his way ultimately.

And these are the hand me down that was made just for sons!

So now that your journey is about to begin,
I will stock up with the most useful of things.
My son! please be joyful when lining this life,
It is hard enough; so I would like to give you my lord Jesus Christ.

You may not seem to have to use this as often,
But I give you hate for only one thing.
Love each and every man the best you can;
But hate the sin that lays dormant deep with in, it pops up in us and all of man!

This transition I am afraid may take real long,
But I may not be always here to answer questions or your call.
So you may need this as an essential and it may make you strong;
To give you melody to add to your song!

Here is something that has worked for me over the years,
I have called on God when things go wrong and Dad was not here.
God promised to help, to build, and to always innovate;
He promised to be there, He is on time and never late.

Son there were times that I have questioned myself that is true,
But the questions they kept me straight then I know what to do.
It made me look and accept the wrong s that I did,
But most of all I am no hypocrite, I asked for forgiveness and I also forgave.

By GtW 01-02-09 cc

The rules that I pass on to you

So the rules are
1) Love always with God from the start it sets the tone of your heart.
2) Let the things of life never shake your Godly joy.
3) Hate sin with a passion and don’t give up that fight.
4) Be always discerning and try to know wrong from right and if you ever have a question then that is what the bible is for.
5) Give from your heart till it burst inside there is a character builder if ever there was one.
6) Now there are things that may catch your eye, it is beauty and luster that a woman brings, be gentle, be kind, be the complete gentleman of course in nothing else but Godly way for all men and women to know and see. Be Godly first in this life of yours, ask God ever so often but let him find you your wife, let him choose! I know He will do it but be Godly first and let Christ be the head of this life.
7) But most of all; my Dear son, be ever so humble it is a rear quality in this life we live, something I would love to give you but I am afraid that I too am learning. And it will take the rest of my life for me to get that one right. So let us take that one real slow and maybe tackle it together as we both go and you can take over at the end of my life.

So like so many fathers who have gone before me and have taken on this fight, had forgotten something and I can’t remember it now. I am nervous and I so don’t want to get this wrong I want to get it right. So I am having this open door policy here just for you, to call if there is a question that you need for me to answer and if I can I will set you free.
Here is my secret that has always worked for little old me. I have gone to my source and find out answers to the things I do not know, I call on my father in heaven and He has virtues that all through my life I have used and some I may never have to ever use.
Dear God when ever I have a doubt I am glad that I have always seek you out.
I love you son and this I hope you realize, so now I give to you from the dept Of my heart all my treasures I have gained, I pray good fortune, happiness, love and the prosperity of life itself hold on to it dearly and then when the times comes give it to your very own son.
You are my heart you’re my very own son. The Vail is torn and the door is open I pass on to you manhood and Christ will see you through to the throne of God and there please make sure that you bow.
And Son please be good!

By GtW last will and testament o1-o2-o9