I write | James Kaymore | TEDxDetroit

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[Music] hi everybody doing this is awesome my

hi everybody doing this is awesome my

hi everybody doing this is awesome my name is James came or jr. I go by the

name is James came or jr. I go by the

name is James came or jr. I go by the name with poetically I’m gifted i’m the

name with poetically I’m gifted i’m the

name with poetically I’m gifted i’m the author of life’s testimony and poetry

author of life’s testimony and poetry

author of life’s testimony and poetry and i’m also the found of poetically I’m

and i’m also the found of poetically I’m

and i’m also the found of poetically I’m gifted being and my motto is you seen

gifted being and my motto is you seen

gifted being and my motto is you seen felt and heard around the world I want

felt and heard around the world I want

felt and heard around the world I want to share my gift with you I just forming

to share my gift with you I just forming

to share my gift with you I just forming them out to do is called i right tears

them out to do is called i right tears

them out to do is called i right tears got it in my eyes from the dust of the

got it in my eyes from the dust of the

got it in my eyes from the dust of the boots of those where thought that they

boots of those where thought that they

boots of those where thought that they had left me behind there’s a bitter

had left me behind there’s a bitter

had left me behind there’s a bitter taste of mud as the tears on my face and

taste of mud as the tears on my face and

taste of mud as the tears on my face and that dust begins to grind the tools are

that dust begins to grind the tools are

that dust begins to grind the tools are holding my hand they somehow become a

holding my hand they somehow become a

holding my hand they somehow become a part of me as I was passed in a day but

part of me as I was passed in a day but

part of me as I was passed in a day but while I’m talking two minutes and

while I’m talking two minutes and

while I’m talking two minutes and seconds count as I put in work with

seconds count as I put in work with

seconds count as I put in work with never a thought of receiving any pain

never a thought of receiving any pain

never a thought of receiving any pain but while digging and grinding dividing

but while digging and grinding dividing

but while digging and grinding dividing and separating taking things apart and

and separating taking things apart and

and separating taking things apart and putting some things back together it all

putting some things back together it all

putting some things back together it all seems the same no matter how I look at

seems the same no matter how I look at

seems the same no matter how I look at it in fact I’m wondering is there ever

it in fact I’m wondering is there ever

it in fact I’m wondering is there ever enough sweat being shed enough blood

enough sweat being shed enough blood

enough sweat being shed enough blood being bled enough bodies laid low enough

being bled enough bodies laid low enough

being bled enough bodies laid low enough dead being dead enough sheep being led

dead being dead enough sheep being led

dead being dead enough sheep being led enough people without beds with open

enough people without beds with open

enough people without beds with open mouths and empty stomachs never to be

mouths and empty stomachs never to be

mouths and empty stomachs never to be fair enough said you see I find myself

fair enough said you see I find myself

fair enough said you see I find myself tools in hand working not for money just

tools in hand working not for money just

tools in hand working not for money just love crying and praying praying and

love crying and praying praying and

love crying and praying praying and crying for things to get better just

crying for things to get better just

crying for things to get better just because there’s a crack of a whip and

because there’s a crack of a whip and

because there’s a crack of a whip and pain in my back as my master knows that

pain in my back as my master knows that

pain in my back as my master knows that I’ve gone astray but that’s just telling

I’ve gone astray but that’s just telling

I’ve gone astray but that’s just telling me telling myself to move faster while

me telling myself to move faster while

me telling myself to move faster while trying to carry the load of my people

trying to carry the load of my people

trying to carry the load of my people and at the same time feeling it I feel

and at the same time feeling it I feel

and at the same time feeling it I feel that I felt God in this way but with a

that I felt God in this way but with a

that I felt God in this way but with a pen and pad in hand as you walked away I

pen and pad in hand as you walked away I

pen and pad in hand as you walked away I right all my knees praying for salvation

right all my knees praying for salvation

right all my knees praying for salvation alright

alright

alright I look forward to my pass through

I look forward to my pass through

I look forward to my pass through temptations i right I fight

temptations i right I fight

temptations i right I fight contemplation and damnation but yet all

contemplation and damnation but yet all

contemplation and damnation but yet all right but I’m wrong when I write if it’s

right but I’m wrong when I write if it’s

right but I’m wrong when I write if it’s not done right at my plate is in plain

not done right at my plate is in plain

not done right at my plate is in plain sight and I might not have the mic

sight and I might not have the mic

sight and I might not have the mic tonight yet i right and there’s water

tonight yet i right and there’s water

tonight yet i right and there’s water gathers in my eyes from the dust off the

gathers in my eyes from the dust off the

gathers in my eyes from the dust off the words that leaves me there’s no thoughts

words that leaves me there’s no thoughts

words that leaves me there’s no thoughts of being left behind because those words

of being left behind because those words

of being left behind because those words are what has conceived me in that bitter

are what has conceived me in that bitter

are what has conceived me in that bitter taste and my mouth comes from those who

taste and my mouth comes from those who

taste and my mouth comes from those who doesn’t believe me with those tools in

doesn’t believe me with those tools in

doesn’t believe me with those tools in my hand I’ll tall in the sand for the

my hand I’ll tall in the sand for the

my hand I’ll tall in the sand for the few who has received me thank you

few who has received me thank you

few who has received me thank you [Applause]