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We All Try
fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — in Compassion Poetry
From Frank Ocean--not strictly poetry, but a beautiful statement of compassion. (More the song than the video...)

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davidbhayes — 14 years ago — permalink
Lyrics written out for the lazy:
I believe Jehovah Jireh
I believe there's heaven,
I believe in war
I believe a woman's temple
Gives her the right to choose but baby don't abort
I believe that marriage isn't
Between a man and woman but between love and love
And I believe you when you say that you've lost all faith
But you must believe in something, something, something
You gotta believe in something, something, something
I still believe in man
A wise one asked me why
Cause I just don't believe we're wicked
I know that we sin but I do believe we try
We all try, the girls try, the boys try
Women try, men try, you and I try, try, we all try
I don't believe in time travel
I don't believe our nation's flag is on the moon
I don't believe our lives are simple
And I don't believe they're short, this is interlude
I don't believe my hands are cleanly
Can't believe that you would let me touch your heart
She didn't believe me when I said that I lost my faith
You must believe in something, something, something
You gotta believe in something, something, something
Try to believe (just try)
I do believe I do believe
Taken from Rap Genuis (which does a cool kind of line by line explainer; taught me what Jovah Jireh is).