Frankly Speaking

Civil unrest keeps a brother

up throughout the night

Chronic loneliness and fears

of not being able

to provide for my

people keeps a brother

up throughout the night

Watching my enemies

become blessed

while I continue to

suffer frequently

keeps a brother up

throughout the night

Having to rely on a plant just to

ease my mental state keeps a

brother up throughout the night

Not having anyone to talk to

about what I’m dealing with on

the inside keeps a brother

up throughout the night

What am I to do when

I am unable to

tune out the protests?

What am I to do when I

am unable to connect

with a soul and

pay a bill in this household?

What am I to do when my

adversaries continue to form

weapons of prosperity against me?

What am I to do when I

am unable to roll that fern up?

What am I to do when

I am unable to depend on anyone?