THE OBSERVATION BOOTH
OP / ED & PHOTO CREDITS ANDREA DIALECT
Our ancestors are rolling around in their graves like ballerinas do cause of how far we’ve fallen… Andrea Dialect Said That
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That bar is so low now that those ants have a difficult time navigating that sticky terrain. Because “Living on the Low” means mastering the art of struggle, mediocrity, self-pity, and blame – but logically, that’s not the kind of getting down our Godfather of Soul, James Brown, was talking about. Getting on the Good Foot is where it’s at and where it’s at is all about soul. And them souls is what that real funk is all about!
LIMBO
Evidently, getting down will always be a cinch. There wasn’t any rock bottom for me; my bottom was a bottomless pit. Ultimately, the challenge had never been to sustain low, but to rise…
You gotta be nimble to do the limbo, and if a poster child were needed to represent survival tactic, I’d be the one adorning the page. Boy, could I pull a wagon. That’s including the added weight of others, and all that extra stuff I’d pick up off the side of the road. In between all that multitasking from the sidelines, if observers cheered me on, with a few tricks, I could even entertain.
I could be found any time of day, strutting around like a peacock, wearing my Sunday best. Nobody was more prepared, if the need arose, to maintain lower than low. Of course, there were those who’d stop and offer a ride along the way. Acceptance was seen as taking the easy way out, but the next one in passing kind enough to ask, I’m gonna take the ride.
With all the bending and dragging, there are occasional sights of blood, intermingled with the tears and sweat which tend to reek rancid. Making use over and over again of the same ole basin to tidy up or cool off in can be hard to stomach. It’s the lingering scent of sweet that I’m after. A fresh bath, with a few rose petals sprinkled in, and plenty of fragrance poured clear through to the bottom, is what I’m in need of.
These dayz, best things are best kept nice and clean, regardless of having bought the good soap powder underneath that sink. I suppose you eventually get tired of making the best of any situation. Because sometimes any ole situation just ain’t best!
So cut that music being played, which I recognize to be the same ole tune. While you’re at it, hold the accolades and halt the festivities, until I actually get going somewhere. Then, if you will, kindly inform those gripping that pole that I’ll be needin’ my space. I ain’t too sure about them holding onto the ends anyways, when they don’t like getting down. Now that the path is clear, I guess it’s time I get goin’.
Once I do, I just might throw up my hand and do one of those double-sided waves, struttin’ like royalty – because I am, and knowingly it shows that I’m proud and content to be up and walking. But I ain’t foolish enough to bypass a ride.
Question is, “HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?”
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DID YOU KNOW….
“FLATLINE- to fail to increase; remain static
informal (of a person) die.
CHATGPT
Living on the Low means mastering the art of struggle, mediocrity, self-pity, and blame – but logically, that’s not the kind of getting down our Godfather of Soul, James Brown, was talking about. Getting on the Good Foot is where it’s at and where it’s at is all about soul. And them souls is what that real funk is all about!
“Limbo,” as a childhood game, refers to a physical activity where players try to pass under a progressively lowered bar without touching it, symbolizing the act of navigating a challenging or uncertain situation, often with a sense of pushing one’s limits to “escape” the “limbo” state, which in religious context represents a place between heaven and hell, where one is neither fully accepted nor condemned; essentially, a state of uncertainty or waiting.
Summary of “Limbo”
The narrator reflects on their resilience and survival, likening life to a limbo dance where the challenge is staying low while bearing burdens, entertaining others, and navigating hardships. Despite their strength and adaptability, they yearn for renewal and a break from repeating cycles of struggle. They crave cleanliness, freedom, and progress – tired of merely enduring. The narrator resolves to rise above their circumstances, ready to accept help and move forward, embracing their worth and dignity. The piece concludes with the rhetorical question, “How low can you go?” highlighting the tension between enduring lows and striving for upliftment.
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