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MAY 25, 2000
Hip-hop artist dedicates poem to Divine Monroe;
The four-year-old girl injured by hit-and-run driver
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following poem
wds writtenintributeto Divine Monroe, the 4-
year-old girl critically injured by a car while
waiting for her school bus on March 13. Police
said no new developments have occurred in
the case and the driver of the hit-and-run car
remains atlarge. After hearing ofthetragedy,
hip-hop rapper Prince Charmin’wasinspired
tocompose a “rap”dedicated to the young girl.
‘I have two young daughters and was emo
tionally drained upon learning about this
little girl — and that someone just left her in
the streets,” says the 25-year-old writer who
grew up in Augusta and has family roots in
the Dorchester section of Boston, Mass. “Mes-
sage to Divine” was created with a rhythmic structure and tempo that
reveals the essence of this local hip-hop poet. According a Medical
College of Georgia spokesperson, Divine is in stable condition, has
made a “full recovery,” is “doing great” and could go home by the first
week of June. To report information about the missing driver, call the
Richmond County Sheriff's Department at 706.821.1020.”
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essage to Divine
To Define Divine meanz ya namez says it all,
Just keep yah head up and Just learn from da fall,
Focus Ya mind, too good to be lost;
Cuz a mind still stain, it’ll never be da same;
Menchin da stress cuz a name like Divine,
Shows ya truly blessed,
Never Feel like ya world is at its end,
Cuz a tragedy is a hurdle, Gotta jump ‘em again;
Now da damage is done and ya heart is shattered,
To da mother of Divine, just Focus ya mind;
Keep a smile on HER face, Cuz it hurts to laugh;
But I'm for sure, that it’s da cure;
I was in a tragedy — had to rec-og-nize my life,
Gave my heart to God — Now da real life starts,
To consume hate makes a quake in da earth,
Realize a puzzle can be shattered, but how you pick it up first;
She’s da reason for change,
He’s watchin’ with a hawk-eye,
Major recovery, Patience is the key to life;
To be a real man is basically da key to wife,
To show da touch of class, that’s when you hold her hand;
And look in da eyes and become a real man,
I'm buried deep like rootz,
I send protein to da main parts, from the brain, to the heart,
to the stomach — back to da start;
Walkin’ again, Talkin’ again and if you do a hit-and-run,
You shouldn’t be drivin’ again,
Don’t tell dat common lie — you got scared and fled,
To leave da scene of da crime, is something wrong wit ya head?
A child at stake, so keep all eyes wide,
Savin’ eagles’ stomachs carry kids inside, sayin’ I HATE YOU,
Mentally destroyin’ you Physically,
Takin’ away your motherly ability,
Peace and Tranquility — I live in harmony,
Role models to da kids — Feel free to follow ME.
— By Prince Charmin’ aka Antonio Burdette
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