This is CEO M. Ali of Wood Works Entertainment & Reality Spin Publishing and this is a spontaneous blog entry. Sorry if my thoughts seem incomplete and random because they are.
I am feeling highly frustrated because things are not going as planned for me. I set a goal for myself that I would be a millionaire by the time I was 31. I have about 8 more months and as of today I only have about $60 to my name. I'm about to go spend 5 of that on some booze to calm my nerves.
What would make me feel a lot better about my life is if I could have the right people hear my music and like it and buy it; a lot of it! But until that happens I'll just keep doing what I love and make music weather or not anyone listens. I listen, I love it and that might just be my success.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
My Girl: A poem written by M. Ali while incarcerated in DC Jail
My Girl
By M. Ali
my girl, a drop of sunshine , a may flower blossom
a bundle of felicity, my seed, my flesh and blood
my prosperity, my destiny, she gives me purpose
she gives me life direction and keeps me grounded
she is a miracle of hope, my gift from God
my passion, my beloved, my precious beauty
i love her more than grace, more than mercy
i bask in the warmth of her innocence
i dream of her brilliance
she is a fine creature, she glows with possibility
she operates with genius and curiosity
she discerns with perfect wisdom
she speaks to me with smiles and soft touches
she compliments my days and inspires my nights
The Importance of Frienship
People closest to me call me Monnie, the name my mother gave me so it means a great deal of affection to me. She was killed when I was 6 years old but is still alive and well in my heart...
Growing up with one parent was difficult at times but father managed the best he could. Fortunately we had tremendous help from my very large & loving family. However so, we still faced great challenges. One of the biggest for me was always having to move around. This made it difficult for me to develop long lasting & meaning relationships. I wound up going to 6 different elementary schools and never stayed for more than a year in the 3 high schools that I attended. Even with such doubtful odds, I did manage to make a few meaningful friendships that surpassed the boundaries of time & space. In my heart, for everyone that I can remember sharing a joyful & touching moment with me, I will always maintain a space for them. But, there are some who have proven to be much more special for me. Those are the ones that I can remember befriending & embracing me unconditionally, never judging and never refusing to forgive me for something I said or did while angey or drunk. Those are the ones I think of daily and pray for nightly. The greatest of them is Anisah. She has proven to be the least judgmental, most forgiving & most loving. My first born daughter truly is my best friend...
Friendship is one of the most important concepts for me. Within my dearest friendships, affection, honesty, humor & patience are qualities that are always present and abundant. Now I am 30 years old & after much analytical self reflection, I’ve discovered that I can count on one hand how many true friends I have. And as I continue to contemplate those relationships & consider how much older everyone is getting, the more I realize that the qualities that make my friendships strong and fulfilling are dissolving faster than I’d like. Perhaps with all of our own personal problems like our love life, kids, finances & maintaining psychological stability, we reprioritize our friendships as secondary or disposable relationships. When we do this, we all loose out. If we were to realize how very important strong and lasting relationships ware, we could begin to understand that having those friendships would help with dealing with the kids, finances & even our psychological stability. But alas, we continue to suffer from our own ignorance and apathy. I suffer. I persevere.
Growing up with one parent was difficult at times but father managed the best he could. Fortunately we had tremendous help from my very large & loving family. However so, we still faced great challenges. One of the biggest for me was always having to move around. This made it difficult for me to develop long lasting & meaning relationships. I wound up going to 6 different elementary schools and never stayed for more than a year in the 3 high schools that I attended. Even with such doubtful odds, I did manage to make a few meaningful friendships that surpassed the boundaries of time & space. In my heart, for everyone that I can remember sharing a joyful & touching moment with me, I will always maintain a space for them. But, there are some who have proven to be much more special for me. Those are the ones that I can remember befriending & embracing me unconditionally, never judging and never refusing to forgive me for something I said or did while angey or drunk. Those are the ones I think of daily and pray for nightly. The greatest of them is Anisah. She has proven to be the least judgmental, most forgiving & most loving. My first born daughter truly is my best friend...
Friendship is one of the most important concepts for me. Within my dearest friendships, affection, honesty, humor & patience are qualities that are always present and abundant. Now I am 30 years old & after much analytical self reflection, I’ve discovered that I can count on one hand how many true friends I have. And as I continue to contemplate those relationships & consider how much older everyone is getting, the more I realize that the qualities that make my friendships strong and fulfilling are dissolving faster than I’d like. Perhaps with all of our own personal problems like our love life, kids, finances & maintaining psychological stability, we reprioritize our friendships as secondary or disposable relationships. When we do this, we all loose out. If we were to realize how very important strong and lasting relationships ware, we could begin to understand that having those friendships would help with dealing with the kids, finances & even our psychological stability. But alas, we continue to suffer from our own ignorance and apathy. I suffer. I persevere.
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