Steps Part 2
mumma's trynna get my head
out of the mainstream
She said you gotta come on out
despite what you believe
make sense of all these sounds
the screaming while you sleep
can lead you to the ground
to stand on your own feet
you're not too thick to turn around
from sickled shortened feats
the future's happening now
and the reality you breathe
hasn't got the air needed
so you'll see
black untended spots
that haunt your sense of being
but mom the underground is cold
and the warmth is comforting
you're right the future's still untold
but from under this you'll see
the wonder i behold is
light enough to see
light enough to hold
without splitting from the seams.
my direction is adjusting
and i'm definitely running faster
i can tell you're scared of trends
because after all you are my mother
but i'm almost at the end
where i can send most of this away
climb up to the top
and stop just playing games
learn to gently wake the night
without spiting coming days
before we all surely fade on out
from the crowds that fill the space
Copyright © Pj Armstrong | Year Posted 2015
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