Fear
i do not fear death
so long as i live my life
i won’t go to sleep
feeling empty
if i do this one thing right
fear
The Ghetto Is A Silly Thing To Fear
The ghetto is a silly thing to fear
people scabbed into corners of buildings
trying to go on living
skeeved
you turn to run
suffocating on the scent of trash and weed
Loud music
we use it &
niggardly we
dance to the beat in the streets
shots ring hourly
like the clang of the Bell Of Liberty
ugly mugs hide
scarred childhoods
liberate yourself, leave if that’s all
you need to feel security
but believe you me
don’t think niggers
only reside
on the south side
of some city.
Chlorine Splashes
chlorine splashes
dirty blue
untold secrets in this dirty pool
his eyes stare
cold blooded
hands bare
touching there
his hands in her hair
helplessly i stare frozen to the stair
i feel our eyes touch
children need not see
the ugly truth that be
Tension so deep that the water sleeps
he leans into her more
the terrace shrinks
with chlorine splashes
he’s out
I don’t scream
stupid
why don’t i scream
they leave
count the stars to quiet your racing heart
the sky
the world
a salty sea splash of dirty blue
drowned with untold secrets
No
You hate me
because of the color of my skin
You are disgusted by my
supposed inferiority
You act like a devil wielding a whip
because of the way I move and think and speak
and sing
No
you hate me
because of my pride
strength to work in the blisterin sun
to take a hit and keep on comin
my ability to capture the rhythm of the beat
to have good times when shit’s all bad
to keep my head up when I should feel sad
because I step like a Queen
even though you beat mock torture and abuse
my body but not my soul
No, tell the truth
you
fear me.
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