My Truths and Thoughts Ii
I strolled through my old stomping grounds
saw a childhood friend gave him a hug and a pound
over two beers we sat down
dam its been so long since we crossed paths
flashbacks they brought both tears and laughs
we poured beer on the grass
for our peers that passed
that's the way we show sorrow
teardrops from a bottle
it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday but ironically for some
its even worse to face tomorrow
when it's filled with hopelessness and dreams deferred
at times the line between good and bad became blurred
life moves in cycles I observe this truth
watching these young cats re-enact scenes from my youth
as the clash with the system
and dare the world to dis them
until they go to prison
or become homicide victims
i borrow some ears trying to insert something healthy
but I recognize that look.
its the same one I use to give the ones that tried to tell me
I just wouldn't listen
now he's given me that same resistance
its a shame that ignorance
makes us flee from knowledge
wont accept WhATS harmless
content when we're acting moronic
or spewing garbage
isn't it ironic we crave money to save us
in actuality its the very thing that enslaves us
its like the streets are the new plantation
a generation lost produces lost generations
with lack of love and over abundance of anger
causes agents of death to leap from barrels once released from chambers
has the worl gone crazy
mother in the church screaming thats my baby lord take me
makes we wanna holler,kick or yell or something
cause they don't understand I'm simply trying to tell them something
Copyright © Michael White | Year Posted 2006
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