In the event of my Demise
when my heart can beat no more
I Hope I Die For A Principle
or A Belief that I had Lived 4
I will die Before My Time
Because I feel the shadow's Depth
so much I wanted 2 accomplish
before I reached my Death
I have come 2 grips with the possibility
and wiped the last tear from My eyes
I Loved All who were Positive
In the event of my Demise
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From guest ANA (contact)
Tupac is one of the greatest but not only for what he writes but also for his peculiar thug life. I am studying English language and English and American Literature in Spain. I still can't understand why this man is not thought in our universities. Tupac RIP. -
FROM pLuMmz
I like Tupacs poems they are empowering and almost makes me cry when I read them. He keeps it real. This particular poem almost brought me to tears. I think Tupac was a very talented man. -
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From guest Dave (contact)
In my opinion tupac Was a brilliant Gangsta. He seemed to be one of the tortured souls in the world. then he turned all the shit he had seen and did in his life into his lyrics to his songs and into his poetry. No one so far can compare his poetry to anyone elses. he is a man of few words and can say things like no one else. Rest In Peace Dogg -
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From guest Sandra Lynn (contact)
i love this poem i have copies of it all over my room and binders for school it jus awsome and so iz Tupac...WE LOVE AND MISS YOU TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR!!! -
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2pac is one of the greatest
From guest harryjoe (contact)
this very poem is one of the best poem i have read -
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i love tupac..!!!
From guest chelsea (contact)
i love his poems because i can always relate to them.he has inspired me so much to write and always not give up on my dreams..i love tupac and all of his poems...if you want you can e-mail some...:) -
From guest debilynn (contact)
i was introduced to this man's words years ago through my children and i can honestly say he was the only kind of his music that i enjoyed. he had a lot of insight into life. In the event of my Demise when my heart can beat no more I Hope I Die For A Principle or A Belief that I had Lived 4 it makes one wonder if he had a premonition about his death. a creative genius gone from our midst. -
From guest Makaveli (contact)
Tupac is one of the greatest lyricists and poets of all time and in my opinion no one will ever reach his plain of accomplishment R.I.P -
immortal
From guest salty bail-out (contact)
they im but they cant do away with his fame. pac was a souljah and his spirit is stil among us. great mind even in the new millenium. b 4 im there was none and after im there is none. so sad... -
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From guest Shay (contact)
HE HIS GONE AND STILL ALL EYES ONE HIM. 2PAC IS THE GREATEST -
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From guest wez1990 (contact)
the poem was written in 1994 and was published in 2004 in the book "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" you should definatly get the book i recamend it to everyone -
The greatest
From guest wez1990 (contact)
i my eyes tupac was and always will be the best poet and rapper his words touch everyone in a way that will never be replaced R.I.P -
When was it written?
From guest Deb (contact)
This is a great poem. I would like to read more of his work, since I am not familiar with it. This site says Tupac died in 1996, but the poem was written in 2004. (?) Would the site manager please clear this up? -
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From guest nanosh (contact)
now in english for everybody that ain't dutch soo every time i read this poem i think why did they take the best rapper and thinking poet on all of earth and just shot him i rap too and think deep but he beats all from evrybody and that's from the hart not the brain... -
THUG LIFE
From guest JD Papa J (contact)
What you feed us as seeds grows up blows up in your face thats THUG LIFE. That just blows my breath away -
To My Wonderful Husband
From guest Natasha (contact)
On this day in 2005 i layed u to rest and all i could think about was how much i loved u..... This was one of ur faviorte poems and i send it to u today I love u always Tasha -
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From guest Morrel (contact)
Why does tupac use numbers in his poetry & not the words. I need to know this for a project i,m doing on his poetry. -
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R.I.P MY THUG ANGLE 4 LIFE
From guest DOREEN A.K.A BIG SEXY (contact)
A TRU SOULFUL PRESON TUPAC WAS. ALAWAYS KEPT IT REAL US . MAN A! IF U ONLY NEW HOW MUCH LOVE I HAV 4 YA. HIS POEMS AND SONGS HAS TOUCHE MY HEART AND MANY OTHES IN AN AMAZING WAY AND OPEN ARE EYES TO A HOLE NEW LEVEL OF LIFE. TRU YA WORDS U LIVE ON. U MY BE GONE BUT TRUST ME YOUR NOT 4 GOTTN. ALL RESPECT TO U MY ONE AND ONLY THUG ANGLE 4 LIFE. -
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You are gone, Yet you live
through your words, lyrics, and songs. You will always be a bright star in the indigo skies, somewhere watching over all your fans, family and love ones....We all Love you Tupac....ennovy -
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From guest Melissa (contact)
This poem means more to me than most.... He was an amazing writer...I love all of his work..This one the most..it was a poem that myself and my best friend both loved this poem...He passed away a few years back...So i have this poem now tattooed on my back a tribute to Tupac and My best friend -
All his poems was true and real
From guest Amea (contact)
This is a very great poem tupac was a real true person and i loved everything that he ever done everytime he write something it touches me he was the greatest! -
he does it again
From guest alonzo clark (contact)
everyone likes tupac but when u understand where he's coming from and have been in those shoes u gain great respect for him because he speaks with intellect but still has it broken down so we could understand it -
i love this poem
From guest melissa (contact)
this poem is a very deep poem and tupac was such an inspiring poet. i really love his poetry. it touches me every time. -
This Poem is great...
I think the theme poem is a little played out... i think it kinda celebrates his death instead of emphasizing his life... not as good as "In The Depths Of Solitude" -
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IT JUST AMAZES HOW SOMEONE COULD TALK AND WRITE ABOUY THEIR DEATH. HE WAS TAKEN TOO SOON BY A BUNCH OF HATERZ. It IS JUST SO SAD -
true say
this man did die before his time ,and his goal was to help people speak thier mind but instead he did that and touched many lives and souls. -
favourite 2 pac poem
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Tupac was the greatest.... this poem was so heartfelt and so ominous...the sad irony.... -
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tupac was a special poet because u speak the truth about poverty, love, hate, tears,and eveything else im also a poet and im 13 years old i look up to tupac and i hope that other people can relate to him like i can well every one has my blessing and ill see ya pac in ghetto heaven.
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This is my favorite piece of work by Tupac Shakur. In this piece he is basically laying out his death scene. The emotion and realness inside this poem is amazing. Tupac Shakur was way ahead of his time. Tupac was a visionary, and rest in peace forever.
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this really makes u feel u understand 2pac hes a genius and the greatest man to live
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This poem was read by my brother Jordan resently at his best friends funeral. It means alot to him. R.I.P. "Bo Bo"!!
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Tupac is my idle. Every single piece of music he ever produce seems to teach some valuable lesson or put make you feel like you know tupac better than anybody else. Like Brian said, you can learn about tupac and you can feel really close to him through his amazing poetry, music and even the words he once spoken. This poem I agree is one of the best i've read. Tupac was always prepared for his death, he told his girlfriend he expects to die in his 20's but as the poem says, as long as he dies for something he had believed in. He also made the song, How long will they mourn me which also reflects upon his death. Tupac expressed himself through his work, and so many people in the world feel close to him, this is why tupac is legendary. People love him.
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Tupac was a genious before his time. He was the first to speak the truth of the world. The fact that not everyone was ready to hear it didnt affect him at all. And he ended up like vango selling more after death then during his life.
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Tupac was the greatest that ever lived ... and even though he is dead he is still changing lives thats how great he IS .... i didnt know much about tupac until a couple years ago and he changed my life even after death and thats why i love him so ... and i still cnt get over his death!
and wen i think of him and get upset... i just look for those better dayz....... but wen i die ima stop by thugz mansion and c wut pac is up to il c pac before i c god -
what else is there to say about Tupac othesr then he was one of the greatest men of all our times
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jbmongu
Yes He sure was,He has not only in America left a lagacy, but is highly appreciated by us the people of Africa as one of our great Sons and Brothers.
Even now we honor him still.
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Great poem. 2 pac is the teacher. His poems really expand on his whole life.
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I have always loved his poems. They give a different outlook to the black culture. I admore tupac in a way that i can't express. I'm not a big fan of all his music, but I love the meaning he put out. It's pity that such a talent was taken away.
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This is my favorite piece of work by Tupac Shakur. In this piece he is basically laying out his death scene. The emotion and realness inside this poem is amazing. Tupac Shakur was way more than a common "thug". Tupac was a visionary, not only trying to help blacks but all people elevate and erase the hate all over the world.
What some people failed to realize about Tupac is that he was not being a "hoodlum" by rapping about the things that he witnessed in his lifetime. All he wanted was to tell the stories of how some people live in wealth and others live in complete and desolate poverty. By telling these stories, he hoped that the government would come in and fix that promlem and not try to put a censor on his creativity.
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I believe he knew that he wasn't going to live too long because of the life-style in which he lived in. He was upfront about his life to himself so I believe he was content in that aspect but fearful.
I feel that he has died for a principle and a philosophical one. I also feel that many would disagree with that and that they'd just see him or do just see him as a thug of some kind, a criminal, and that may be very true on its own .. but he was upfront about it, he didn't lie and he tried to better not only himself but those who listened to his lyrics, his music.
I own all his albums, even the one's after his death I feel I have learned from him, and to deny that to myself, would be pointless and not what I am about nor what he was and is about.
A great piece even in the dialect used, a great piece that 2pac has written here.
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