On the Give and Take



Somebody fill me in
on the give and take
Please, somebody ... 
please, anybody

Somebody tell me
what is real and what is fake
I wanna hear it from somebody
I need to hear from anybody ... no copies
I see     walking mannequins      nobodies 
I’m starting to shun everybody

Somebody got a bad habit,
for goodness sake
They wanna keep theirs,
and still eat my angel cake

Just another silver spoon
slice of give and take
Another fork tongue bite
mark of give and take
Another knife to my life ... 
gangsta give and take

For my labor, 
they wanna give me nothing
Then take away 
my freedom of choice to make
They wanna give me no mercy,
and take away none of my mistakes

Now I know why,
I’m always so thirsty
Somebody gave me
a bottle squeezed empty
taste of give and take

They gave me a whole lot of chest misery,
with their coffin cake funeral carryout take
They sure gave me plenty of cemetery grief,
when they took away my freedom to breathe
This devil cake cremated bake 
was their last give and take
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Lamoureux Avatar
July 26, 2018 at 3:14 PM
Love it Freddie, glad I could add a bit of inspiration. Your words always transcend the page my poetic brother! Hugs Rick
Smith Avatar
July 26, 2018 at 1:18 PM
Brutal commentary Freddie, skillfully composed, well done my friend...
Blown Avatar
July 26, 2018 at 12:37 PM
what to say...a philosophical outpouring, science, math... life...time.... i prefer a non-contradiction?....
Sands Avatar
July 26, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Well done Freddie! It seems enough is enough with your poem. Hopefully more goodness will come about, more giving :)
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