Thursday, November 17, 2011

"MIRROR"

I LOOK IN DAT JOINT 
YOU AIN'T GOTTA REMIND ME
FORGET NEMO
YO!
I'M TRYIN' 2 FIND ME
IMAGE STARING BACK 
SPOKE!

SAID IT DON'T LIKE ME
POETRY
NEVER LEFT MY SIDE
WISH I COULD SAY DA SAME ABOUT PAPI
I DON'T NEED YOU TELLIN ME WHAT REALLY DEFINES ME!
I BEEN DOING DIS
SINCE I HOPPED OUTTA MAMI
DA TRUTH SET YOU FREE

BUT IT LEAVE YOU WIT SCARZ
DA GHETTO IS A JUNGLE
WERE WE PLAY IN DA YARD
GRIMY CATS!
WIT
HATE IN DEY HEART
A RACE AGAINST TIME 2 TRY 2 CHANGE YO FUTURE DESIGN
WHAT YOU PUT OUT 
I GAVE BACK WIT EQUAL INTENTIONS IN MIND
WAS ONCE PARTNERS IN CRIME
SEPARATED BY DISTANCE N TIME
I NEVER SAY MUCH 
BUT I READ EVERY LINE
EVEN IN BETWEEN DA ONE'S DAT I CAN'T SEE
I ALWAYS GOT YA BACK!!!!
EVEN AFTER DA FACT
EVEN THO
WE DON'T KICK IT LIKE DAT
OUR SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP
A BOND DAT CAN NEVER BE BROKEN
OUR SAME FEARS
LET US IN EACH OTHERS EMOTIONS 
A PERSON OF STYLE!
A PERSON OF GRACE!
COMPARED NOTES OVA WHAT WE CREATE
EYE HAVEN'T FORGOT 
I REMEMBER DA DATE
LATE NITE!
I WOULD COMFORT YOUR TEARS
YOU WAS THERE FOR ME
WHEN NOBODY CARED
I REACHED OUT NOT KNOWING WHAT 2 EXPECT
BUT I'M WILLING 2 BET
YOU DID DA SAME 
WHOLEHEARTEDLY
NO KIND OF REGRETS
I STILL CONSIDER YOU MY PEOPLES FROM DA DAY DAT WE MET
I WOULD NEVER DISRESPECT OR FORGET 
DA TIMES DAT WE SHARED
AROUND OUR NECKS
CROSSES WE BARED
INTIMATE POSITIONS WHEN WE TORE UP DA BED
READ UP!
FOR DA DEAF OR DA HEARING IMPAIRED
I MIGHT GLANCE AT YA PICTURE N STARE
YEAH!
SOMETIMES I LOOK IN DA MIRROR N I DON'T EVEN LIKE WHAT I'VE BECOME
I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU LOOKIN' FOR 
UNDER DA SUN
I PRAY DAT JOY FILLS YA DAYS N YA NIGHTS
N DA LORD BRINGS ABOUT 
ABUNDANT PEACE IN YO' LIFE
KEEPIN' YOU SAFE
AWAY FROM DANGER N DA ILL'S OF DA WORLD
NEVER GAVE DIAMONDS OR PEARLS
BUT I CHERISHED YA WORTH
DA MEEK SHALL INHERIT DA EARTH
MY FEELIN'S WERE GENUINE EVERYTIME WE CONVERSED
I ADMIRE YOUR COURAGE!!!
I ADMIRE YOUR STRENGTH!!!
AT ANY LENGTH
DA WAVES WE RODE CAUSED DA MIRROR 2 BREAK
BUT NOT OUR ASSOCIATION OF WHAT IS REAL!
WHAT WE FEEL N WE THINK
BARZ I WRITE!
SHOULD BE ARRESTED
THROWN IN JAIL WIT DA TOILET N SINK
KLINK!
ALONG WIT DAT MIRROR DAT MIRRORS 
ALL DA MISTAKES DAT STARE BACK N MIRROR DA FACE
OF LOST SOULS DAT NEVER TOLD ON COMRADES TO SAVE DEY OWN ASS
WHEN DEY GOT CAUGHT IN DA CHASE
IT'S A REAL SICK FEELING WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S TOO LATE!
IRATE!
OVA UNANSWERED QUESTIONS N SKITTISH DEBATES
I KNOW YOU RELATE!
WALK BY FAITH!
CAUSE I LOST MY SIGHT
AM I CURSED LIKE SPAWN?
I'M TRYNA
RIGHT MY WRONGS
TRYNA BE STRONG!
SHINE
TRYNA HOLD ON!
BUT STARE WANT EM' GONE
THINK I BEEN TALKIN' TO DIS MIRROR 
A LITTLE TOO LONG

"MIRROR" by Ra Shine McKoy & Shawn Stare

2 comments:

  1. LOVE THE POEM SHAWN.... THAT'S DEEP KEEP PUSHING THE PEN... I definitely Admire your Work and Ability to Capture Your Readers with Your WORK... PEACE AND BLESSINGS...

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  2. Thank You! for always supporting my work Shantell. Very Humbled & Grateful!!!. I love your poetry as well and think your an Exceptional Writer..Keep Inspiring!!!..Much Respect!!!, Peace!

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