Downtown Drudgery
Not even the bright lights could lighten you up.
i could probably move a seabed with my ideas
or control the pull of the moon
defy gravity or something
i don’t really know
maybe i left my heart in a rusted metal box
must have forgotten it because i don’t remember sealing it away
however, i know why i’ve done so
it was so nobody could pick it up
because it would easily become mishandled
dropped onto a wooden floor and shattered into puny bits of pieces
unable to be pieced back together
even with the strongest adhesive known to man
maybe i wanted to play it safe for once
i mean, opening up to someone is pretty risky, right?
why take the risk
if it fails then you will have some huge shoes to fill
though it will take more than just concrete
to put your shortcomings six feet under for eternity
please don’t suppress those insecurities
they will chew you out and make you explode
here is another rumor i am gonna debunk
money won’t make you invincible
it won’t solve your problems
it’ll only create more of them
money won’t make anyone adore you
once that paper runs thin, then so do they
that’s right, yeah
out of your life, fool
money won’t change the fact you come from the ghetto
or the fact that you’re black
nigga, you gone let them rob you of your identity
you gone force them to keep your mouth shut on issues
plaguing the lives of colored people in America
just so you can keep your endorsements and business partners?
i bet the dividends from those stockholders are rolling in the dough real good, huh nigger
they’re making a fine use of your niggardly ass, boy
man you gettin’ flossed like a tooth
they’re picking at your existence like a toothpick
they got you in a state of embargo
either you keep your mouth shut or you will not see another check in the mail again
huh boy
i know you gots to feed Keisha and them five kids—
i know you gotta keep them hoes happy
i know you gotta pay child support
i know you gotta pay yo momma’s mortgages
is that what’s being done 2 u?
are you being extorted?
About the Creator
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