Imagine if success didn’t make you cocky
or a dismissive know it all entitled to be gobby,
and your opinion of yourself wasn’t with a view
as you kept your feet on the ground where all the others do,
because you weren’t defined by that one accomplishment
stayed focus and determined with plenty more to come,
fully aware the top spot on the podium isn’t home,
where many more are destined for and lots before have known,
you are just a shooting star
burning up in the atmosphere,
soon your glow will disappear
the next champion arriving here
stay humble as you celebrate
show respect and appreciate
when it’s gone don’t fill with hate,
go again and become a great.
Confrontational types don’t cause trouble they confront it
they say it how it is upfront and bluntly
Those who slither speaking gossip and slander get hunted
appear harmless withers when victims to a punching
But believe me these cowards had it coming
mouth running behind backs
got caught out
got handed their behind back
If I confront you it’s because you are trouble
subjective sounds put downs and gossip
when I confront the scene’s specific, rumble,
blame put on me but I know truth, gobby
They call me gobby
I’m just all mouth
It’s like my hobby
You can call me ralph
I got some larrup
I don’t shut my trap
It’s like I gallop
This gift of the gab
I’ve got more mouth
Then you’ve got money
Hey my north and south
Got plenty of bunny
I can’t seem to shut
My flipping yap
And I do go on
Just rapping this flap
I’m a motor mouth
I love rock and roll
Got a great big house
Never shut my cakehole
You could call me stupid
I just ramble on
Playing my music
To my own selfish song
I’ve got to admit
That I am quite loud
And I give it some welly
With a great big sound
Well I better be quiet
Cause you know what they say
The mouth piece is trouble
So keep it closed today
“Put a Sock in It Will Ya”
© Copyright KC.Leake
4th December 2014
All Rights Reserved
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.