Wednesday, October 26, 2011

"LOVE -VS- EVOL"


LOVE IS PAIN
IT KEEPS YOU ON TOP OF DA WORLD
BUT IT ALSO DRAINS
IT TURNS EVOL WHEN ITS ABSENT
LEAVES A BLACK HOLE IN YOUR HEART 
WHEN 2 PEOPLE SEVER THEE ATTACHMENT
SO I'M ASKING, 
WHY DO WE ALL PUT OURSELVES THROUGH THIS?!!!
WHEN A FATEFUL KISS CAN TURN TO LONELINESS & BLISS
WHEN DA LOVE IS GOOD
IT IS SO ELOQUENT!
TAILOR MADE FOR YOU WITH JUST THE RIGHT MEASUREMENT
BUT AFTER ALL THE SMILEY FACES, COMFORTING, SEX N SETTLEMENTS DA REAL SHIT! STARTS TO SETTLE IN
WOMEN ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT PAY THIS PRICE, WE AS MEN DO AS WELL
WE BOTH TAKE A L, BUT MOST WON'T SEE THIS CAUSE THEY CAUGHT UP IN THEMSELVES
EVEN THO WE DON'T SHOW IT
WE ARE JUST AS FRAIL
EVOL SEEPS IN N YA INNER BARS BECOME COLD AS STEEL
SHIT! 
A MAN ALSO NEEDS TO FEEL LIKE HE IS WANTED & APPRECIATED
LOVE TURNS EVOL AND IS REINSTATED CAUSE THESE 2 PEOPLE DID NOT KEEP PRACTICING DA PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT
THIS FOUL IS DEFINITELY FLAGRANT! 
AS YOU LOOK AT THESE WORDS I WRITE IN AMAZEMENT
Y'ALL DON'T SEE THE NIGHTS WHEN OUR TEARZ EQUALLY DRIP DOWN INTO THE BASEMENT
CAUSE WE WERE TAUGHT TO BE STRONG N NOT LET YOU SEE THAT
YOU SEE I DONE SAT WHERE DA LOVE N EVOL BE AT
CAUSE "SOMEBODY ALREADY BROKE MY HEART" LIKE SADE & STRIPPED ME OF MY "RHYTHM" LIKE KWAME
YOU SEE I'M A!
HUSBAND, FRIEND, SON, BROTHER, WORKER, PROTECTER, FATHER, RAP SLASH POET SCHOLAR!!!!!!!!!
AND ALL THAT DON'T MEAN NADA!!!
WHEN A MAN FEEL THEY ARE BEING 
REJECTED! 
NEGLECTED! 
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY DISRESPECTED!!!
ESPECIALLY AFTER TIME!!! BLOOD!!! SWEAT!!!, AND TEARS!!! ARE INVESTED
AFTER YOUR KNOCKED OFF DAT PEDISTAL 
ONLY THROUGH GOD CAN THIS DISSERVICE BE RESURRECTED
THINK ABOUT DAT SHIT FOR ONE SECOND!
BECAUSE DA TRUTH HURTS N IT ISN'T PLEASANT
WE CAN ALL TALK ABOUT HOW WE WANT THIS OR THAT IN OUR MESSAGE
BUT IF YOU DON'T TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN DAT MIRROR N TRY TO CHANGE YOUR DIRECTION
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE ALONE PHYSICALLY
YOU CAN'T FORCE GOD'S PRESENCE ON ANYONE'S ESSENCE 
THEY'LL HAVE TO COME WILLINGLY
BUT STILL COULD BE 
A BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUAL
SOME ARE JUST TOO BLIND! & IMPATIENT TO WAIT FOR DA CATERPILLAR TO TURN INTO DA BUTTERFLY
POTENTIAL!
SO UNTIL THEN 
CATS CONVINCE THEMSELVES 
THEY ARE FINE BY THEMSELVES 
N EVERY NOW N THEN GO TO DA CAR LOT FOR A RENTAL
YOU KNOW!
BREAK IN CASE OF EMERGENCY!
YOU HEARD ME!
SO WHO REALLY HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE DAT DISTINCTION OF WHO IS WORTHY?
AS YOU CAN SEE 
DIS SHIT REALLY DISTURBS ME
I THOUGHT "LOVE" WAS PATIENT, KIND, DOES NOT ENVY, DOES NOT BOAST, ISN'T PROUD, ISN'T SELF-SEEKING OR EASILY ANGERED..
THIS GOES FOR EVERY PERSON, FRIEND, ENEMY, OR STRANGER
KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONG DOINGS, DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVOL, REJOICE'S IN DA TRUTH, ALWAYS PROTECTS
ALWAYS TRUSTS, ALWAYS HOPES, NEVER FAILS, ALWAYS PRESERVES
BUT IN ALL ASPECTS BEHIND CLOSE DOORS 
WE DON'T LIVE BY THESE WORDS
MAN! 
PEOPLE GOT A LOT OF NERVE
OR NONE AT ALL!
OUR DIFFERENCES DON'T MEAN A FUCKIN THING 
WHEN GOD FINALLY DECIDES TO CALL US ALL!!!!
WE STAY MAD AT EACH OTHER 
BUT THEN GO TO DA FUNERAL N CRY WHEN DIS PERSON DIES
WHAT TYPE OF IGNORANCE IS THAT?!!!!!!
I DON'T THINK I COULD'VE MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT HIM EITHER LIKE MARVIN SAPP
AND TO BE REAL! 
A LOT OF US AIN'T FAITHFUL
DIS WORLD JUST KEEPS ON ZAPPIN MY ENERGY LIKE SCOTT BAIO
WE ALL HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES N TRULY REMEMBER WE ARE CONNECTED LIKE A PLACENTA
"LOVE VS EVOL"
AS EARTHLINGS
WHAT IS REALLY OUR TRUE AGENDA?

"LOVE VS EVOL" By Rashine McKoy

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