When I was a kid, snow-ballin’ was a sport
We had a snow-ballin’ field at school
If you didn’t want to be hit, you stayed away,
That was the principal’s golden rule!
He knew kids liked to throw snowballs
And, frequently someone would get hurt,
So, he established strict boundaries --
Violate the rules; the response was curt.
If one ventured onto the designated field
And got snow-balled, even badly hurt,
No excuses were admissible, rules were clear
No matter how many tears you’d spurt.
Now, such a field would be a liability
Schools would face a plethora of lawsuits
So, a venue for fun was carefully removed
Kids were forced into less litigious pursuits.
Written October 16, 2022
Categories:
ballin, sports, winter,
Form: Rhyme
NEVER BLAME THE MAN
WHEN HE HAS YOUR BEST
INTEREST IN MIND
WHEN HE ACTS NICE
A TREATS YOU KIND
WHEN YOUR FRIENDS
SPEAK ILL OF HIM
TO CAUSE YOU TO
DISAGREE
SO THAT ONE DAY"GIRL"
YOU'LL OPEN YOUR EYES
AND SEE
THEY'LL ARRANGE WAYS TO
CAUSE
AND MAKE THINGS GO WRONG
FOR YOU AND HIM
HE'S THE ONE TO
BLAME
HE SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAN
BUT THAT IS A PRECURSOR
TO WHAT YOU KNOW HE THINKS
SOMETHING AINT RIGHT
AND YOU KNOW THAT AINT REAL
WHEN HE SMOOTH HER OVER
THEY'LL SEND IN
SOMEONE HIS WAY
TO BREAK-UP THIS SHAM
AND SEND THIS BUSTA ON HIS WAY
DAYS GOES BY" GIRL GUESS WHO
CALLED, CRYING AND BALLIN
ASKING SLAP-JAWED
"OLE BOY, GIRL"
WANTING TO HOOK UP AGAIN
I TOLD HIM I GOT A MAN
I CAN'T LET YOU BACK IN
THEY GOT MARRIED THROUGH
AND BEEN HAPPY EVER SINCE
THEY GOT RID OF THOSE FRIENDS
THOSE TROUBLE-MAKING TRICKS
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY
BOOTEZ" THE BAMA" NEIGHCAFF
Categories:
ballin, break up, conflict, friend,
Form: Ballad
I'm young but I remember tryin to strt
ballin den my life strted falling but I was
den giving free shots to bring my life
back up like free throws now I'm tryin to
come up off of pain like I'm d rose. Its
2014 this when my life really strt getting
important. Now caring more about
myself ,feels worth it. That's just to be
certain that my future won't be hurting.
And skip the adult stage of getting my
life nursed. I'm just saying I gotta care
about me first. Lately I just been
thinking. Dang I ain't no baby nomo. I'm
almost grown where I will hav to worry
bout my own bills and not bein poor.
Cause dats my worst fear. Knowing dat
my life cudve been gone put me in my
own tears. Thats why I don't want to
disappear. Cuz I want to be successful
and have a career. No guranteeds but
imma try to succeed doin positive things
this year.
Categories:
ballin, pain
Form: Dramatic Verse
Let the stream of cash in, flood-gate
Like the Casino, I'll keep chips in your plate
Big-ballin', throw it in the pot, high stakes
Don't sleep, keep watch for fakes and snakes
So much dead pres' to burn, it's a crime
Surprised I ain't in the Feds, doing hard time
Making all this cash, you could say I invented it
Moving fast, speeding, put up a road-block, no preventin' it
I'm on a roll, pull out the spikes, can't flatten my tire
Gettin' this money on the low, but it takes me higher
Selling Mary J, Molly, and that white girl, no prostitution
Moving X and D, in the middle of finding a solution
I ain't doing algebra, money plus problems equals murder
Money talks, and all I hear from you is a murmur?
You poor, but I ain't talking 'bout serving drinks
I'm Balling, my chain's like a fence, got a lot of links
Back then, they locked me out, cash was the key to the door
I started from the bottom, got it from the floor
Dirty money, let it accumulate, sweep it with a broom
Wipe-out the marks with a mop, keep a clean room
Money keeps me ahead of the game, avoid defeat
I'm on the road to success, it's a one-way street
Categories:
ballin, humorous, journey, life, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Let the stream of cash in, flood-gate
Like the Casino, I'll keep chips in your plate
Big-ballin', throw it in the pot, high stakes
Don't sleep, keep watch for fakes and snakes
So much dead pres' to burn, it's a crime
Surprised I ain't in the Feds, doing hard time
Forget 'bout Simon, do what the money says
I dish-out money, like candy from a Pez
Dispenser, destined to do this since I was born
I make it rain, you can't weather this storm
All these accounts, my name should be Fill-More-Banks
I keep the cash secure, it wouldn't be safer in tanks
Fast money, accountant, lost track of how much I earn
The money's wind to my sail, it controls where I turn
I'm eating right now, stack the money like pancakes
You know I love beef, put everything up for stakes
Eating up these problems, got me puttin' on some pounds
BS walk, money talk, you tell me how that sounds?
Hold-up, freeze, don't nothing move but the money
You can't afford to pay attention--it's free, dummy!
Class is in, cash the topic, you failed, watch and learn
Set the city on fire, cremated, get it a urn
Categories:
ballin, humorous, life, metaphor, money,
Form: Rhyme
Remember that time
i came along
wrote you that rhyme
from the heart
well girl
look at you now
ballin your eyes out
and fallin apart
you fell for some guy
who promised you it all
instead sittin down
eatin ice cream
thinkin your nothin but small
cryin, "why me"
lookin for someone to care
well all i gotta say is
girl, i'm keepin
that gum out of my hair
stop lookin
for someone to listen
to you whine and complain
when they told you
all along
but you knew better
go buy
some tissue
and listen
to some slow sad songs
i'm done
through
and finished
with gettin my shoulder
wet from your tears
so do
what us guys do
call up a friend
drive to the store
and buy yourself some beers
Categories:
ballin, life
Form: I do not know?
im thh littlest in charge cha , cha , cha charge
a good girls a smart girl
growing up in the world
patiently awaitin forr the princess to be heard
see i always had the urge
anny up the nerves
check check out my melody as my rhyme emerge
im like a humming bird , hmmm.. fly away
swingin on monkey bars , kick ballin you know childs play
and there i lay ,
pulled a muscle tether ballin as i lay side ways
its just another day in my kiddy , kiddy world
such a itsy bitsy girl
in this great big world
educationally explorring
im so excited to explore
Categories:
ballin, adventure, childhood,
Form: Verse
Ballin my hand
I've chossen my game plan
Pick and roll and drive it all to the hole
There goes my team mate and now my defender
I slide past and the goal is mine
But the thing is i am almost out of time
So i aim and and calculate
Ball ready to fly
So my hopes are high
I shot the ball and i make it
The game is over my team is happy
But the thing is i want to do it over
The crowd roars and my heart is pounding
The next thing you know the buzzer is sounding
Categories:
ballin, passion
Form: I do not know?
married
i'm cold
you're annoying
with your snoring
these dogs
they own our bed
they wake us early to be fed
they are what we have in common
these dogs amuse us
they keep us from fallin
onto each other
with knives or desperate ballin
originally submitted under J. Harrington
Categories:
ballin, life, love,
Form: ABC
i'm cold
you're annoying
with your snoring
these dogs
they own our bed
they wake us early to be fed
they are what we have in common
these dogs amuse us
they keep us from fallin
onto each other
with knives or desperate ballin
kim, janetta daughter
Categories:
ballin, life, love, time,
Form: I do not know?
Let me tell yall a little sumthin bout me
I left my church to pursue my callin
forget soul searching God got me on the throne
so I'm spiritually ballin
Now I then seen the political numbers
so people doubted I can do it like Stephanie Rawlings
but check it I take orders from the 5 Star General
and I'm just a crucifixion away from meeting the servant
Now look, I been fallin out of his good graces
like Alicia Keys, praying for wisdom, knowledge,
and understanding so I stay on bended knees
and I'm just me no better than the next man
just lyrically gifted, Paul said we we're more
than conquerors so thats why I'm trying to get lifted.
I represent the 12 tribes of Isreal so I'm one of the
chosen few, but like you I'm still on the front line making solider moves
this here is the testimony and me I never feared danger
but still people wondering where I came from like Jesus in the manger
I tell em I been sent to witness not testify
live life till the last day
when the good Lord meets me in the sky
Categories:
ballin, devotion, faith, inspirational, life,
Form: Free verse
Manchild , growing up as an asphalt wild
out on the streets , takin' the heat ,
every now and then , gettin' my beat
earnin' respect , every little speck
stripes on my neck , head strong.....game on...
Where the motto , " no blood , no foul "
everythang but bitin' , all is allowed
rooster struttin' , straight cuttin'
head buttin' , thick skinned
short lived , little boy's playpen
no room for romper , get played by a stomper
elbow's to hip's , sweat and grit
game is the same no matter where we play it
all the big ballers talkin' it up loud
all the whip's whippin' their bumpin' sounds
You give it , you get it
no soft play out here
take it strong to the hole
or , sit over there , where
the females be hangin' , what a sexy crowd
cat callin' cutie booties rootin' us on
" get off my jock girl !! " , it's flight time
gonna take this fool beyond
inside , outside , the game doesn't change
only the score at the end of the day
Slappin' and dappin' , " much love bruh , next time "
we're only combatants inside these white lines
leave it all on the court , tommorrows another day
i'll try to be a good sport , as i remember your battle way's......
Categories:
ballin, friendship, school, sports, urban,
Form: Free verse