Final Reckoning
3/23/21
On a decline or on the rise
Food left out, quickly will oxidize
Experienced a lot of negative, but am putting out positive vibes
When needed, turning into Optimus Prime
Even during Ominous times
Others so quick to drop a dime
It was either honest or a lie
Mostly, it's just been my dog and I
Careful on your intake of sodium
People obsessed with the podium
Or opium
Close and far from Plutonium
Real life, not nickelodeon
Across the dirt and linoleum
Occasionally stopping for Petroleum
Traveling with a pure bred Anatolian
In a world full of pandemonium
When it counts, got the skills of Napoleon
Mixed with a Mongolian
Going upside your cranium
Nearly empty or fully packed stadiums
From here to way beyond the Mediterranean
Close and far from Titanium or Uranium
When it matters, got these talents from being a barbarian
And a *****Sapien mixed with Alien
Already partially resistant or fully addicted
They were paying it no mind or they listened
Did the bare minimum or pushed it past the limits
Either I already did it or I didn't
Folks minding their own business
Or so quick to nitpick
I've been welcomed and treated like a misfit
I've been sharp and a dimwit
There was a lot of noise or the sound of crickets
Having similarities or very different
Putting forth no effort, or fully committed
Never went as scripted
Or predicted
If you look at the statistics
The chart went down, broke even and it lifted
Far too often liquid with alcohol I sipped it
Taking it seriously or quickly dismissed it
Held with high regard or on the list
Another horrible or wonderful Christmas
Strong willed or always giving into fixes
It was made up or accurately written
Toward something specific, they have no interest or are smitten
The hand that fed was respected or bitten
Pay attention, don't get it twisted
Stay on your toes, in a world that can be wicked
Often turned out successfully
Or unpleasantly
Presently
Let me be
Just want to rest in peace
Instead of it always being "let's compete"
And yet another thing you expect of me
People so quick to put others in jeopardy
Obsessed with wealth and weaponry
There is not enough loyalty and too much treachery
Life has been less than sweet
Letting the lessons teach
And the message reach
Too late for questioning
It's already beckoning
Getting closer to the final reckoning
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