life

Posted by Brock Ryan on 8/26/2026 11:41:43 AM

Live life your way and not their’s

Meaning is found in the air

People put me under so much scrutiny, always screwing me with mutiny. 

I ask them to help me but they never reply so I just reapply with a new mask

They just force me to ask again and again but never listen.

I’ll just add it to my list then.

Of people who got two faces

They cheap for me but can afford two masks

Betray a brother for material it don’t make sense. 

Virtue matters more than a lot of cents. 

I know what others think but they don’t think.

Understanding a fool makes you wise

But it is foolish to think you are wise

Chase what others don’t see

Don’t put an anchor on your dream.

Don’t put any anger on your team.

Who cares If your boat floats

If it’s not even moving

The essence of sails is essential. 

Exploring the oceans of perspectives takes you far.

Keep a steel mind but leave the trap open.

Just make sure they can’t steal your mind.

To stay clean you need clean eyes without the L.

The only losses that matter are the ones in your head.

Defeat is only mental until you're dead.

Look at sex through a magnifying glass and you’ll see what is missin’ is the circumcision

Seeing d-vision makes division of people who trade relationships for lust.

They lost sight of God's vision. 

So you’ll trade your soul for pleasure.

Please don’t trade your soul even if you sure

Pleas of material only drift you away from the shore

Appease no one don’t put on a show

A peace treaty is never peaceful unless the maker says so.

Hate the system not the people

If everyone’s skin was clear there would still be racism

Ain’t it clear?

We fight each other instead of big brother

You need to see through it but stay consistent

Hypocrites choose what they see through.

You don’t need glasses you need bifocals

No eyes is better than one I

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Don’t judge a book by its inside

Judge a book by its spine

Trees that stay green all year even in winter

Call them Spine trees

That is my favorite type of tree

Throwing rocks in a glass house never smart

But throwing rocks with glass spines will crush your heart






 


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Comment by Simone Young on 9/1/2026 5:09:15 PM

This is incredibly powerful—the raw energy in this piece is fantastic! The rhythm jumps right off the screen. You’ve got a massive talent for rapid-fire internal rhymes and clever wordplay. Those homophones hit so well—especially "Virtue matters more than a lot of cents" and "clean eyes without the L" (playing on taking an "L"/loss). That is super sharp writing. The ending metaphor with the "Spine trees" (such a cool twist on pine trees) standing strong through the winter gives the whole piece a really memorable finish. Honestly, while I was reading this, I kept hearing a distinct rap or hip-hop cadence. It actually reminded me of how Shakespeare structured his work—he wrote in a strict rhythm meant to be performed aloud, relying heavily on puns, wordplay, and beats, which is exactly how modern rap operates. Your flow, punchlines, and social commentary feel perfectly built to be delivered over a beat. Have you ever thought about turning this into a polished rap song or a spoken-word track? The rhythm is so percussive that hearing it performed out loud would make those clever bars hit ten times harder than just reading them on a page. If you keep it strictly as a poem on the screen, my only tip would be to clean up the punctuation a bit just so readers don't miss a single beat or double meaning. Awesome job, keep dropping these!

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