Where Are They Now?

You used to see them every day. Whether it was on the bus early in the morning or, in the hallway before, between, during and after classes. Maybe you shared a lunch with them or, met them after school. At whatever point you saw them, they were your friends. They were the people that you always thought would be in your life.

Fast forward some years and, where are they? Where are the ones that you've known since you could ever remember knowing anyone? Why is it that we have to leave people behind or vice versa when we grow up? Everyone makes their own choices in life. Some good, some bad. Some of us are still looking to find ourselves, and others have already accomplished what we set out to.

Looking back, I wonder if graduating from high school is life's biggest collective goodbye, followed only by college graduation if you choose to attend. Sure, you may have one or two high school or college friends that you either still hang out with or, still call every once in a while and yes, you may run into this person or that one occasionally but...It's nowhere near the same.

The ones that you were closest to, the ones that you used to cut up with and talk to the most barely know or acknowledge you now. It's as if a friendship was never established. Why do we allow this to happen? After all the K.I.T.(keep in touch) messages followed by phone numbers that are left in our yearbooks, how do we all become such strangers. Why are reunions so awkwards at times? These are the people that you would ride for and they would ride for you, but somewhere during the growth process between 17 and 30, your memory is wiped clean and you can't reach out to those people like you used to. Even if you did try to bond with them all over again, it would be so fake that neither party would benefit.

God bless the relationships that are still in tact after everything and all the time has past but listen, if you considered me a friend then, why aren't we friends now? If we never argued, never fell out over anything or anybody, where is the love?

I saw you the other day and you didn't even acknowledge me. I used to make you laugh so hard that milk would come out of your nose. You used to have a crush on me and vice versa but now you can't even speak? I shared my lunch tickets with you...and then lied to the cafeteria lady saying that i lost mine just so you would have a bite to eat, and I can't even get a simple "what's up" out of you?

I don't knock anyone's hustle, and if you've accomplished something in your life, no matter how small or monumental it is, I'll be the first to offer you congratulations. Just call a brother and let me know. That same home phone number I put in your book then still exists. Where you at?

Is Profanity A Must?

Profanity has been a part of this world i'm sure as long as anyone can remember. It seems that everyone uses it in some way. It's in our movies, our music, even in our literature. In order to not sound like a hypocrite, I will say that I am absolutely not against profanity. What I am against is when it's used excessively. I am also against how these types of entertainment is geared towards our youth. There is a declining level of respect that our youth has for their elder generations, their parents, and themselves. Don't get this message mixed up though, there's more to blame than music and movies. I've never believed in pointing fingers, but I do think that someone needs to step up and figure out what went wrong.

I remember when I was coming up, our parents had a choice. All music outlets sold a clean and dirty version of every music release. Now, the only place that you can get that is Wal-Mart. The simple fact that they have that available means that everyone could have it available if they chose to do so. That's what life is about really, choices and decisions. My parents chose to kee me away from those lyrics and those certain types of entertainment. Today's parnts don't seem to care quite as much that their kids are picking up the wrong habits. That brings me to this question. Why is profamity so important?

Used in the right situation and or concept, I do believe that it has a place and serves a purpose but, when every third word you say is profane, then to me, that just shows a lack of profanity. To our kids though, the more the artists curses, the more they pay attention. What can you honestly say with a curse word that you can't by keeping a clean vocabulary?

In case you didn't notice, I haven't named any specific music genre or specified any demographic. That's because almost all music in included. Even r&b artists are using foul language more than ever. Whatever happened to just good old sangin'?

I love hip hop, I love r&b, I love gospel, I love some pop and rock..blues, jazz, and other types of muic. I've never ben picky about that. That's mostly due to the ecclectic mixture of music that I grew up on. I will admit though, that sometimes when listening to some music, I tend to pick apart things and I often find myself wondering why some artists don't use other words to make their point. Sometimes it'll get to the point where I'll just skip the song. I have nothing against music or movies but, it saddens me when I hear 9-10 years old quoting lyrics or movie scenes in their entirety, and no one is attempting to teach them any better.

You feel me?

Not hating, just venting....

Truth is truth.

-Don Savant

Remember Me?

Remember Me

i remember how
we used to be cool like
you were my brother and
my mother
was your mother
and my pops....i think you get it

sometimes i don't know when to stop
when reminiscin on the past
wondering why some things don't last
as if our lives just fade away
and face to face just stays away but
here i am man looking at you
and it's like i just looked at you
for the first time...

ain't that somethin...
how time molds you
and makes you step outside your own shoes
just to fit inside another's
artificial man just stutter-ring through life
like dogs through hoops and
you keep throwing balls through hoops just
trying to score high as the next one
elevation stops at your neck
and then you stop.

and you realize
you don't recognize self anymore.

Original Writing By Don Savant
©2008 Real Writers/The Writer's Block™ Publishing, A Division of Black Son™ Enterprises, An SC Conglomerate Affiliate
All Rights Reserved

Faith and Patience

Allow me to reintroduce you to two of life's biggest secrets to unlocking the entire world to you. Faith and Patience. In order to achieve anything, these are two of the key elements that you must have within you. Along with, drive, determination, will, and self esteem, these two attributes can take you anywhere you'd like to go. Belief and faith go hand in hand. If you believe in God then you must have faith. In order to believe in yourself, you must believe in God. Gather your thoughts and leave your mind open to any and all possibilites, and leave no room for negative thought to plague your pending prosperity. If you want something, you can't sit around moaning about not being able to get it. I can't is an outrageous and a very untrue statement. It is the words of someone who is lost nd needs to be redirected. You can do anything in this world, and can be whatever it is you wish to be. Sometimes in order to reach your goals, you must dream past them. Also, sometimes it takes encouragement from people outside of your circle because in some cases, the people closest to you are the ones who bring you down the furthest. If there is anything that you absolutely love to do, then that, is exactly what you should be doing.

Be Blessed.

Who Am I?

Allow me to reintroduce myself.......

My name is Don Savant...my title is Poet Extraordinaire. I am the voice of the past that the present needs to hear in order to secure a future.



I am words, I am music, I am that lyric that reminds you of who your should be. Follow me, and I'll show you who you are so that you may be that to the best of your ability.



I am a true gentleman...not by today’s standard, but in the shadows of what the term used to mean. I’m me regardless of who thinks I should be something or someone else. I come from a long line of strong willed genes...all with hustler spirits and a string sense of unity of the family front. When I say something to you, I mean it because anything less would be complete bullcrap and would go against who I have grown to be.




I sometimes lose myself in my writing but, I always find myself again within my lines. I am the truth as told by God, passed down through self and passed on to others.




If you haven’t already heard of me, stay tuned...because you will.



I thank all of you that have supported me through the years...friends and family..

I thank all of you have have both vocally and silently waited for my failure...

Whether you like me, love me, hate me or loathe me...I will move forward...not because I said so, but because God said so...

If you know me, keep in touch, If you don’t...it’s time we get acquainted. I will be known...and my success is imminent.



Be blessed everyone......I wish you all the best.....

The Color of Sound

I have never been a political person. As a matter of fact, I could care less about who was running our country. These days, my opinion is just a little different. Don't get me wrong, I'm still not deep into politics, but I am for a change, if it is for the better. That brings me to the reason for this post.

I was browsing through a message board the other day and, someone posted a thread about why he thought black people were standing so closely behind Obama. He asked what black people feel they could get out of a black president. My reply to him was this...

If you were blind..and could only LISTEN to what's being presented to you by the presidential nominees and race was never mentioned...

who would get your vote?

Think about that. If race or gender was not evident in this election, and instead of seeing the candidates on television and on youtube, or what ever source that exists for video entertainment, who would be your choice? If we had to read transcripts of the plans of all three candidates and base our decisions off of what we are reading, which candidate would make more sense to you? We have one that is almost promising more of what we have right now, and then we have 2 others that have similr ideas but are getting the across so differently that it's not evident what the plan of one may clearly be. I'm not going to sit here at this moment and tell you who I'm choosing, but my choice, makes sense to me. I will say this though, concerning Barack, since some people choose to only focus on the color of his skin. Judge not, because his outward appearance is not 100% of who he his. He is a man of mixed heritage and he is proud of who he is, he is proud to be in the position that he is in and has worked as hard as any man, no matter his nationality, to accomplish what he has.

The next time you see these candidates on television, close your eyes. Listen to their ideas. Apply them to yourself and see whose mindset if the closest to the one we need running this country, instead of the one you know will further ruin it.

R.I.P Xavier

Hello everyone, this ya dude Don Savant. This is my first blog here in my spot and I'm going to use it to pay tribute to one of our little fallen soldiers. As you all may know, rapper/actor Xzibit was recently blessed with a baby boy. Unfortunately, as posted on his myspace blog, the little guy didn't make it. Let's all pay our condolences as he goes through this rough time in his life. I usually don't pay attention to things that are reported about celebrities because the media usually only reports garbage, but since this is pretty much straight from the source, decided that it was worth a mention. This is what was posted in his blog.

Monday, May 26, 2008

ITS 4:32AM AND I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS........ AS you all know, I shared with you the announcment of my newborn son Xavier Kingston Joiner on may 15th and also informed you that he was born prematurly. well this week was extremly difficult for him because his lungs were not strong enough to handle regular oxygen on his own. Xavier passed away this morning at 3:30am and I must tell you this, It is unatural for a parent to bury a child. I am telling you this because of the same reason I tell you when im having great times, life is too short to be fake. Hold on to your kids if you have them, protect them and show them you love them everyday you wake up and see them, dont take a second you get to hug them teach them and care for them for granted. You can have all the material wealth in the universe but it is NOTHING compared to having your family. I am thankful for all of my blessings and im not one to question God's perfect plan, so I leave you with great love and thanks for the love that was sent earlier on my pervious blog to my son. Of course I need to take some time and handle my loss, STAY FOCUSED PEOPLE. Its not promised to any of us. R.I.P Xavier May 15th 2008- May 26th 2008

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