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The Fly On the Porch

I met this man once he told me life aint easy See Life is easy because you can easily die You can pretend you’re living free But in reality, you’re dying inside You got to have faith who do you believe in the Mayans or God A father precious prize starts messing with guys now he’s crying inside The devil will break you down to a pesticide But god will make you feel like a GIANT And I can’t leave the weed alone or cheap cologne To cover up the **** I’m on But let’s get personal it hurts to know That we fall in DC traps, and like a movie with blacks we the first to go But god is merciful or maybe I’m exaggerating But this girl I’m dating makes me feel like a slave When he first glazed at the emancipation proclamation Enough of the black talk cops are hating, they put our faces in the asphalt I can still taste the pavement. They say “nigga move to Africa” ok when? But I need a least 9 million brave women and men, just to rebuild and fill what was taken from our home of the pyramid Learn, read, and speak up! Because what they know is not what they teach us I DON’T CARE I’m risking it all.. AMERIKKKA want miss us at all We just got 1 black in office, we just strong as john coffee, we just the run the green mile , and you hear about us in sports very often. Without seeing my coffin, I’m just trying to escape the pain And break the chains…Give me your hand and I’ll give you mines. Promise if you remain honest you’ll never be left behind.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 10/2/2014 3:27:00 PM
Hello, and congrats on your placement. This poem touched me. I like your raw spirit. My favorite lines were: "The devil will break you down to a pesticide But god will make you feel like a GIANT"...in its entirety, the poem was powerful and worth a read! Always, Laura
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Date: 10/2/2014 11:36:00 AM
Very deep write well penned Keorie. many congrats on your honourable mention. Hugs jan xxx
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Date: 10/2/2014 5:26:00 AM
Very deep and meaningful write, keorie. congrats on the win
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Keorie Mcmillan
Date: 10/2/2014 9:39:00 AM
Dr.Ram Mehta did i win the contest ?
Date: 9/24/2014 5:04:00 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Keorie - I choose your first great and deep written poem - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 9/22/2014 8:05:00 PM
Keorie, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry:) Here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 9/22/2014 1:43:00 PM
Hi Keorie, Your poem clearly has some depth and meaning. It has merit. It is thought provoking and sincere. There is no doubt that it comes from a real place. Good job. Keep up the good work. Have a great day. Earl
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