My Poem "Those Years"

Some Say Life Is A Bitch 

And The World Never Stops

To Me It's The Same

But

At The Same Time It's Not

My Problem Don't Come From The Inside

But From The Out

Girls Always Get Upset Over

Everything And Just Pout 

These Problems Don't Come From

Our Families Over Struggle

It Came From Our Ancestors

Who Went Through The Pain And Rubble

Who Had To Work Hard To Not Even Get A Dime

Just To Be There And Get Whipped

Over Work Every Time

Over Good Work That They Had Done

But Just For Not Knowing What Two Plus Two Equals

Man That's Just Dumb

Then When They Back Talk And The Whites Think Their So Whack

Whip Whip Whap Man These Whites Don't Play That

To Me I Embrace My Culture Not Because

I Wasn't There But

Because I Know My Roots And Treat Each One With Care

That's Why I Sit In The Back Of This Class

Not To Do Bad Or Cause Any Trouble

But To Listen, Process And To Help Others

That's Why I'm The Silent Kid Who No One Understands

Because This Poem Is All I Can Give You

Cause I'm A Swagged Out Worthless Person
Who Doesn't Know Any One And Does Drive-Byes In Herses
Bang!
Bang!
 There Goes The Gun
Now I Just Killed Everything My Ancestors Just Worked On For Centuries
Now Imma Be Sitting In This Penitentiary
Ha! This Is Over Tyler Just Helped Me Out
Hope You Have Fun

-Terrell Proctor

My Poem "To Late For Me"

I Thought Running From My Problems Would Always Help Me Resolve Them
 I Thought It Really Helped Me , But Really It's Hurting Me More And I En-Carved Them.
 The More I Try To Move It Always Makes Me Soar
 It Might Be To Late For Me But Its Never To Late For Yall.
 And I Know It Hurts But Just Forget It Go Straight To Your Problems And Get It
 I Know Running's Gonna Hurt You, But Never Forget It
 Because These These Problems Never Make You Regret It It Make You Stronger
 So You Can Go Out And Conquer So You Can Raise The Bar And Go So So Far
 It Might Be To Late For Me But It's Never To Late For Yall.


-Terrell Proctor

Shihan - Sick and Tired

Dahlak Brathwaite on Def Poetry Jam: A Peculiar Evolution

Def Poetry - Common - A Letter To The Law

Talib Kweli - Def Poetry Jam

Def Poetry Jam - Saul Williams (Coded Language)