"IT HURTS TO WRITE DIS SHIT"

ATTENTION!!!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CLICK OR JOT SHIT
EYE DON'T DO DIS FOR LIKES OR COMMENTS
WE ALL WRITERS, POET SCRIBERS WIT A STORY TO TELL
OUR EMOTIONS PROVIDE ANOTHER PROSE WE COME WIT
NO B.E.T
NO A.J., I DO DIS FOR FREE
SHAWN GETZ NO PROFIT
DA MIND N HEART IS A PECULIAR THING WHEN LOVE ENTERS
DOORS BECOME OPEN
IT'S LIKE A POTION, IT'S POTENT!!!
NO RECOLLECTION OF TIME OR DISTANCE
DA IMPRINT
ON DA OUTER KEYS OFFICIALLY READS 
COME IN 
YOU MAY PROCEED WITHIN
DA ENCRYPTION 
ENGRAVED ON DA INNER LOCKET WHEN FALLIN' OUT OF ALICIA'S POCKET
NO NEED FOR A LOCKSMITH
SAYIN' TO YA SELF, "EYE GOT DIS"
N I HARDLY TAG OTHERS IN MY POEMS
CAUSE SIMPLY DEY MIGHT NOT WANT TO BE
IT'S A CHOICE
SOME OF Y'ALL TAKE DAT AWAY
EYE GIVE DEM DAT OPTION
I'M ONE OF GOD'S SONS LIKE NAS
I'T AIN'T HARD TO TELL WHEN I BREAK OUTTA MY SHELL
MY PASSION IS DISPLAYED ALONG WIT MY JOY'S N PAIN'S WRITTEN ALL OVER DEEZ BARZ N SENTENCES
IT'S MY OUTLET
MY HAVEN
MY HOME
IT'S NOT UP FOR SALE!
NAMED AFTER DA SUN
MY POPS DOING 25 TO LIFE, HE MAY NEVER EVER AGAIN GET TO SEE DAYLIGHT LIKE SYLVESTER STALLONE N GET TO VIEW DA SUN
SHINE
TOUCHES YA FACE EVERY M O R N I N G
YOU KNOW DA NAME WELL
I QUILL EVERY NOTE I WRITE LIKE IT'S MY LAST RIDE LIKE RELL
I'M NOT A PROPHET
BUT IN MY OWN RIGHT I'M A PROVERBIAL INK SPILLER
IT DON'T MATTER IF YOU WERE A DRUG DEALER, KILLER, COKE SNIFFER, NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, ORDINARY JOE, OR WIDELY RENOWNED AUTHOR
PARTNER!
WE ALL GOTTA TAKE DAT FLIGHT BACK TO DA ESSENCE ONE DAY
A ONE WAY TICKET TO D'EVIL OR OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
NO CHARTER
SO EYE JUDGE NO ONE
N I FEAR NO ONE EXCEPT MY CREATOR DUNN
I COULD TALK ABOUT HOW MY BROTHAZ N OTHERS SOLD BRICKS N POPPED GUNS N BEING AROUND CATS DAT KILL FOR FUN
TURN YA EXTERIOR WHITE
HOW DEY INSIDES GRIMY, COLDER DEN A PENGUIN
TO BE HONEST DAT SHIT IS A DAILY SCENE IN HALF OF DA ENVIRONMENTS N NEIGHBORHOODS MOST OF US COME FROM
BUT EYE TRY TO GIVE INSIGHT N BREATHE LIFE INTO DA LIFELESS ON DEEZ DEVICES
OUR CHILDREN ARE  PRICELESS
BUT TAKE A LOOK AROUND
DEY SUPPOSED TO BE OUR FUTURE BUT DEY LOST AMONG DA CROWD
DEY TRY SO HARD TO FIT IN WHEN DEY SHOULD BE TRYING TO STAND OUT
EYE MOVE IN SILENCE N LET MY WORDS CAP OFF N SPEAK LOUD
EMPLOYMENT OUT HERE IS STILL SCARCE AMONG DA PILE
MY HOMIE H-NIGH WAS ONCE HOMELESS N JUST SO HIS MID-SECTION WOULD NOT GROWL
TO EAT!
HE TOLD ME LONG AGO HE HAD TO STEAL N ROB
MY LIL' BROTHA GOT HIS CDL N STILL CAN'T MANAGE TO LAND A JOB
HE STILL RIDE AROUND WIT DA THANG ON EM LIKE HE WORK FOR DA MOB
I TELL EM, HANG IN THERE SOMETHIN' WILL COME
HE SAID, 
"I WILL
THOUGHT IT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER WHEN I GOT DIS LICENSE BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED"
"DEY TURN ME AWAY EVERY TIME WHEN DEY ASK ME DAT QUESTION N HE SAY 
NO! 
I DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE" 
"OR LOOK AT ME LIKE A CHILD MOLESTER WHEN DEY SEE I CHECK DA BOX DAT SAY HAVE YOU EVER COMMITTED A FELONY OR A CRIME"
"I DON'T PUT VERSES TOGETHER LIKE YOU BIG BRUH
MAKE SURE YOU TELL MY STORY IN YA POETRY N YA RHYMES"
I SAY, YOU KNOW I DO!
I TELL EM' I'M A WRITER FOR OTHERS AS WELL AS ME N YOU
HMMPH
IT'S BEYOND DEY COMPREHENSION
DEY THINK I BE BULLSHITTIN', DEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE
WHEN I STEP AWAY FROM DIS KEYBOARD N DEY DON'T HEAR FROM ME FOR A WHILE
TEMPTATION N SIN IS CONSTANTLY ON DA PROWL
DEY CAN'T FATHOM DA HELL WE AS MEN TRYING TO PREVENT OR NOT DO
WHILE STRUGGLIN' WIT MAKIN' DA RIGHT DECISIONS WIT DA THINGS WE GO THROUGH
WALKING DAT FINE LINE BETWEEN 
GOOD N BAD
RIGHT N WRONG
HEAVEN N HELL
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BEHIND DAT STEEL 
CAUSE OUT HERE 
YOU STILL MADE TO FEEL LIKE YOU TRAPPED IN JAIL
STRESSING!
LOSING WEIGHT!
COMPLEXION BECOMIN' PALE
BILLS PILIN' UP
YA WIFE OR LADY COMPLAININ' YOU NOT DOIN' ENOUGH
NO MATTER HOW GREAT YOU FUCK EM'
SO CALLED LOVE DON'T PAY FOR DAT OTHER STUFF
SYSTEM GOT YOU HANDCUFFED
SO MOST RESORT BACK TO WHAT DEY KNOW
NO TIME TO DISCUSS
SCALPIN' DA BLOCK, FLIPPIN' DEM FLAKES OF DANDRUFF
WILLINGLY KNOWIN' DAT IT LEADS TO A DEAD END
NIGGAZ WOULD RATHER DIE DEN LIVE ON DEY KNEES WIT NO ENDZ
MY GRANDFATHER USED TO GO DRIVE HIS CAB
RIGHT AFTER I JUST PICKED HIM UP N DROPPED HIM OFF FROM DIALYSIS
I MEAN
DEY JUST FINISHED TAKIN' ALL DA BLOOD OUT HIS BODY, FLUSHIN' HIS KIDNEYS, N CLEANING OUT DA FLUIDS
I REMEMBER GRANDMA N HIM WOULD ARGUE CAUSE SHE KNEW HE WAS SICK N DIDN'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE BACK OUT TO DO IT
BUT GRANDPA WAS LIKE FUCK DAT SHIT!!!!
HE HAD TO PROVIDE NO MATTER DA CONSEQUENCE
NOT TO MENTION HE HATED DA FACT OF REACHIN' IN HIS SLACKS LIKE RAKIM' N ONLY COMIN' UP WIT LENT
HE SAID, 
"A MAN GOT TO CARRY AROUND 5 DOLLARS OR SOME KIND OF PRESIDENTS TO FEEL LIKE HE A MAN OR HELPIN' 
THOUGHT I TOLD Y'ALL BEFORE I COME FROM A DIFFERENT ERA OF PROVIDENCE
BUT NOWADAYS WOMEN SHIT ON A NIGGA N QUICK TO BOLT LIKE USAIN OFF OF DA SHIP
EVEN IF HE DOIN' DA BEST HE CAN AS FAR AS SOCIETY PERMITS
SMH
IT'S SAD N IT MAKES NO SENSE
ANYWAY
LATER ON, GRANDMA PASSED DA SAME YEAR I GRADUATED
SHE WAS OUR PATRIARCH 
I WAS LIKE DAT KID IN SOUL FOOD
DA FAMILY WAS DEVASTATED
N SO WAS I
ANGER SOON REPLACED DA LAUGHTER
GRANDPA WAS NEVER DA SAME CAUSE HE LOST HIS BEST FRIEND N DIED SOON AFTER
HE WAS LIKE OUR AMBASSADOR
HE EVEN WORKED MORE HOURS JUST TO GET HER A HEADSTONE FOR HER GRAVE RIGHT BEFORE TO REST HE WAS LAID
EVER SINCE THEN OUR KIN WAS NEVER DA SAME
EVERYTHING I TYPE N PRINT
JUST KNOW IT HURTS TO WRITE DIS SHIT
I DON'T DO DIS FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT
MY REALITY IS RIPPED FROM DA BOWLS N DA PITS OF MY STOMACH N PUT INTO PRINT FOR YOU TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT EYE STILL CARRY AS WELL AS EYE DEAL WIT
YES AZ
LIFE IS A BITCH N DEN YOU DIE!
EACH DAY TRYIN' TO FIND A BETTER WAY
WIT EVERY STEP TRYIN' TO FIND A SILVER LINING IN A CLOUD 
N FEED OFF DA POSITIVES IN OUR LIVES GIVEN TO US BY DA LORD DAT ARE ABOUND
I DROP DEEZ JEWELS TO GET YOU IN TUNE WIT MY SOUND
UNDERNEATH DA LYRIC'S IN MY MUSIC, MY SPIRIT CRIES OUT!!!
MY TEARS FLOW RAPIDLY!!! 
N IN DIS WORLD 
EACH SECOND OF EVERY MINUTE OF EVER HOUR I'M LOSIN' MY APATHY
WE AS A NATION DEAL WIT SO MUCH FAMINE, ABUSE, DISEASES, MURDER, VIOLENCE
TAKE YA PICK 
A HOST OF WORLDWIDE CATASTROPHE'S
N MEANWHILE 
UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILD SUPPORT, N DA I.R.S IS STILL AFTER ME
SO AGAIN,
ATTENTION!!!
DIS IS NOT A COMPETITION!!!
WE CAN ALL BATTLE SOMETIMES FOR FUN
BUT DON'T LOSE FOCUS DIS IS ABOUT OUR DIVINE INTERVENTION
AS HUMANS WIT DA GIFT GOD GAVE US WIT DIS PEN
EYE POINT AT MY TEMPLE 
ASK YOU, NOT TELL YOU
USE YA COMMON SENSE SEE "DA LIGHT" N JOIN IN

WE HAVE A UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK TRUTH N BE DA VOICES OF RATIONALITY AMONG A GOVERNMENT WIT A CLEAR CUT VIEW N PRECISE MEASURES TO INCORPORATE INJUSTICES N FALLACIES TO CHOKE US AS A PEOPLE HOLDIN' US TO CERTAIN CRITERIA'S, LIMITS, N BOUNDARIES

DA WAR BEEN ON N WE ARE DA PREY!!!!!
DEY PREDICATE N FORCE DEY LIES ON US SO DAT DA DIRT DAT DEY DO IS HIDDEN AWAY 
N IN THEIR MINDS EYE BECAUSE DEY FEEL DEY HAVE THEE AUTHORITY DAT MAKES IT OK

KNOWING FULL WELL WE WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY GIVE UP BREATHIN' TO CHALLENGE THEIR ACTIONS
BUT REALLY
THINK ABOUT IT 
HOW MANY OF US ARE REALLY UP FOR DAT KIND OF CONFRONTATION TO EVEN OUT DA POWER BALANCE???

EYE SUSPECT DA CARNAGE WOULD BE A HIGH VOLUME
LET US BOW OUR HEADZ N PRAY TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE!!!!

"IT HURTS TO WRITE DIS SHIT" 
BY SHAWN STARE