Daniel Beaty, at a Def Jam Poetry reading, is the powerful orator and poet that delivers a universal and timeless message to all men, black, white and blended.  Take it, Daniel…

Here are but a few of the comments made on Youtube:

"We are the children of our parents, but, we do not have to live the legacy of our parent's choices."

"He's telling us that he retains the best qualities of his father but he doesn't need to be the same man, and so he won't end up in jail and wants others to gain from his experience and do the same."

"I'm going to show this to my kids. I'll tell them this is the kind of man they need to be; this is the kind of man they need to look for. This is why God invented poetry."

"Absolutely wonderful message of hope.  I was moved to tears by his powerful and passionate poem!  Fantastic message!!!  God bless you, Daniel Beaty. You are going to be one hell of a father… your kids will be blessed!"

"One of my top three favorite poems. I have grown up without a dad and have heard poem after poem about the same situation and it seems that, more often than not, the poet plays the victim. We musn't play victims. This is powerful and uplifting, while still maintaining that undertone of loss and sadness. It is brilliant, he is brilliant. WE are brilliant, no matter our laundry lists of faults and short-comings."

"Oh, my Children, you have made an old activist swell with pride."

"Talk to a Lady, Walk like a Man.'' Fatherless boys, all to common these days. Knock Knock!!"

Credits: The title to this blog is a quote by Roland Warren, President of the National Fatherhood Initiative.

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