Kung Fu - The Master: The Book of Kitabu, (Paperback)

Poetry can be used to express the complete spectrum of human activity, from emotional strain to observing the natural world. In the hands of a master, even the standard daily actions of a human can be made profound, interesting and entertaining. The author is a martial arts master, and this collection of poems expresses the mentality associated with a master. All are short, few extend beyond a single page. There is a wide spectrum of topics, my favorite is on page 95 and the title is Black Lives Matter. The first few lines are: Surely all lives matter, That is a given truth But when black lives are routinely Taken under suspicious circumstances And there is no justice despite overwhelming Evidence to the guilt of white police perpetrators, The cry black lives matter Means black lives matter too. The last line is the most important point. When the phrase Black lives matter is stated, there are some that interpret it as diminishing the lives of others. That is not the case, the word too is implied. These poems have the form and cadence of what one would expect a person in martial arts to create. They grip you in the way a martial arts master would barely touch you but put you on the ground.