The Brave Ones...

So...on the 6th of March 2010 I took part in the annual Shaveathon raising money and awareness for Cancer. This was one of my new years resolutions to take a gesture such as shaving my head completely bald for a worthy cause. full stop. now for a black babe i had pretty delicious hair even i can vouch for that but thats besides the point. My dramatic yet drastic action was met with mixed feelings/reactions. I got grief for cutting my hair (#thinking can yal calm the eff down it is my hair after all) Then there were those that were mad @ me and felt it was a mockery of those people that have lost loved ones to cancer and so on. I understood where all these people were coming from mais hey i still dont regret my decision. Its the weirdos that told me i was BRAVE that kinda got to me...! BRAVE? for wot? cutting my hair? uhmmm  thinkin at least mine grows back... wots so BRAVE about that...? A lot of people have been oh my goshin and im thinking really...?

What i have learnt from the experience is how "different" our value systems and perceptions of certain things,situations,people and so on are. As far as im concerned well, myself and India Arie I am so not my hair.. but nehu back to the essence of this post: THE BRAVE ONES.

In my opinion, The Brave Ones are those:

Who's story is often untold...

Those rejected and persecuted with no hand held out to hold...

The Brave Ones know and ackowledge that they're all they have...

In knowing this they sacrifice all they have...

The Brave Ones seldom speak but move the hearts of many...

I've been moved by some and not once had to pay a penny...

The Brave Ones are graceful and swan-like in their movements..

Their true beauty eminates thru societal and self inflicted berievement...

The Brave ones are wise and know when and how to speak...

They act accordingly even when they are mentally,spiritually and emotionally weak...

The Brave Ones are many, you encounter them every day of every week....

Everyone has a battle to fight so be careful  the words you speak.

ok i was not planning on goin all emo about the Brave Ones but hey #IT IS WOT IT IS...!

The Bravest People in my life and no, i am not goin to be stereotypical about this, and fyi my  choice of Brave Ones may even offend you but hey.. ma bad!---> IT IS WOT IT IS!

so Nehu  back to the Brave Ones in .R.'s eyes: (This also includes those that sacrifice their lives for a cause, thse activists,voices of the people kind but bra yal know that...!)

1. Those people who take care of  loved ones, strangers and anyone who has a terminal illness. Guys that is some hard ass stuff to deal with on so many levels I cannot even begin to describe!*yasis*

2. Wow, all of those people who are out in the open with their health or like AIDS status. yeah the stigma aint as bad as back then but still it takes maaaad guts to be out with that.

3. Talking about Openeess those people who are open about their sexual preferences. AHA, yal are the badmuuun Brave Ones and I do acknowledge that this is probably one of the most controversial topics worldwide but 4 someone to be like you know wot, eff it ,this is who i am takes elephant balls, razor wire pepperspray bravery dot com tips or  SUIN !

4. I think commercial sex wokers have some woah shabam slamming kinda bravery. I dont even need to explain why.

5.# ok now i have reached that stage where i have to scratch my head to think about wot i have to type next plus I have a global culture test to study for. hmmm speaking of Culture... ok thats for another post.

But yeah. thats my take on the Brave Ones. the REAL BRAVE ONES in this Dog eats Dog,Cow,zebra, turkey and wood world. yeah we that twisted: #sometimes :) 

till the next one...

mOre lOve...!

.R.

.R. pon di mic...!

So I have just finished my first single but im still looking for dope dancehall beat and I will be pon di mic LITERALLY im so excited...! But in the meantime here's another one...!
 
Behind the mic by RuTendo DeNise (.R.)



Behind the mic i'm in my zone...
so send me a request pon your cellular phone...
Behind the mic i open up your mind...
whether you straight chillin or you on the grind...
Behind the mic i aim to educate...
I'm ALL about love so you can't even hate...
Behind the mic all i do is entertain...
Reach out to the sad and to those in pain...
Behind the mic i'ma guide you to be free...
Make you realise you aint just a teardrop in the sea.
Behind the mic i'ma make you smile...
They're gonna know bout RuTi from Japan to the Nile...
Behind the mic i'ma send a shout out to all my frenz...
Endorse nike,gucci and mercedes benz...!

.R.

Inspiration and stuff *scatterbrain moment*

So ~BuN Bun~ has got me "inspired" to write yet again...! Just reading her latest blog (check it out: http://lu3luscrossing.blogspot.com/) got me re-thinking wot inpires me to be the person i am today...

I just cant let this slide mais yesterday i was on Twitter and please note im still such a newbie on this social media narcotic, so nehu ~BuN Bun~ RT'd one of Kimoral Lee Simmons post and I being the one who likes things i decided to start following KLS cause welll I LOVE KIMORA... she's like a hero to us tall chiks :) So nehu... cutting a long story short I mentioned her (Kimora) in a tweet and she replied! I was so chuffed i did a little happy wee! hehhehe... wasnt gonna type that out mais im not that shy so hey...! wotever...!

BACK TO INSPIRATION: Her random act or a 2 second tweet inspired this blog and my bubbly energy for the day. so now, im gonna just jot down the random things That inspire me...! Infact no.. sorry i just suddenly go t kinda lazy so i will share another poem titled I like BUUUUT these are SOME of the things that inspire me or are a result of a spurt of inspiration yeah....! I hope you are inspired too..!

Right here we go::::

I Like- By RuTendo DeNise (.R.) 

I like random pricks of pain…
Walking barefoot in the rain…
The sight of smoke from chu chu train…
I like sulking in order to get wot I want…
Saying I can when I know I can’t…
I like the size and softness of both my breasts…
The accuracy and precision in a Njiva bird’s nest…
I like to walk and dance in the nude…
Cooking and tasting different types of food…
The taste of smoke from a smokers kiss…
There’s nothing I enjoy as much as this…
I like going for long walks to different places…
Humming when I piss and makin funny faces…
I like making people laugh and doing silly tings…
Flirting with a friend and having two day flings…
I like tradition and cultural things…
I like Chiwoniso coz of the way she sings…
I like goin for long drives and lunch with my mum…
And the little dimples that reside on my bum…!
 
Ok so i KINDA went onto another tangent there i do have #Scatterbrain in my DNA and hey its ok!!!!

.R.

The Brutality of Tragedy....

So....this is the third death in three weeks @ my uni and it breaks my heart. So many young people are dying. Now if this aint a sign to the end of time then i sure do think its God say "YO... yal need to step up in prayer" Cause seriously, TOO MUCH bs is happening in this World... nah man...this aint ryt. so nehu... I wrote this poem ages ago and i have been referring to it a lot lately. its so sad man... *sigh* here goes... (copying )


The Brutality of Tragedy by RuTendo DeNise.


He strummed his guitar as the tears eroded his cheeks...
It is with this instrument this broken man speaks...
The pain in his soul diffuses into the air...
He plays a song full with chords of despair...
His eyes swollen from the now dry tears he shed...
From today onwards he shall sleep alone in 'their' bed...
His unkempt hair makes him look hauntingly beautiful...
Vulnerable and torn he looks so hauntingly beautiful...
Tragedy has a way of taming the rebellious soul...
It steals a part of you and leaves this big ass hole...
A hole so big lets call it a void...
There's a couple of things we ALL need to avoid...
Stop taking people for granted like they're always gonna be there...
Its time you stopped reading my note and told someone you care...

 RIP Charlie- gone too soon.
 .R.

I was born in the wrong generation (MUSICALLY)

To begin with... SHOUT OUT TO Lu3LuBun for being the inspiration behind this blog coming alive AGAIN mais this is just the beginning!

So nehu im currently listening to some Sipho "Hotstiks" Mabuse  who was maaaaaaaaad hot in the 80's #nowplaying Burn Out.. yoh I even got those old school dancemove tings goin on...maaan this is the real music...! I have nothing against the talent out there now but my heart is in the 80's with uCaiphus Semenya Who doesn't love ANGELINA! the other greats like Letta "NOT YET UHURU" Mbulu, Safiiro Madzikatire, Mbare Trio...

I JUST REALISED ITS CAUSE OF MY LOVE OF THE CONGA DRUMS...!

YEAH THIS IS NOT A WRAP BUT.. i just heard some really sad news.... maaan rip Charlie. this is so sad.

mOre lOve...!
.R.