"Respectfully Me"

Eye pray for love, joy, peace n happiness
For a while ya boi was hapless
Against a wall, Shawn was backed in
Fightin' off deez demons around, dat stay attackin'
Dark dimensions suspended my air
Yeah!, I was gaspin'

My world was darker than tar paved on da asphalt
Light penetrated my shades, opened my eyes took da frames off
Grindin' like a million foreigners wit no days off
Wanna know what love is but hesitant in da trade off
It's a cut-throat business, can't trust deez chickens
Like Bernie, they'll steal ya gwap snatch ya heart
Laugh about da shit wit dey constituents about what dey Madoff

Hoping hard work you put in, eventually pays off
B.I.G was right, niggaz prey on ya downfall
But like Jay said, bounce back like round ball
I was outnumbered like a meeting at a town hall
Stayed ghost, off da surface in my cubbyhole like groundhogs

I'm burstin' outta my shell wit a mean vengeance
I speak clear so you hear, ain't shit cryptic!
I'm about upliftin'!
Even tho cats only wanna see ya demise
And fuck dat fake bitch!, eye pay her no mind
No longer exist to my kind like her damn Cinco de Ma
My birth was aligned
Catapulted to outer regions, away from you leeches
Twilight stars wit deez bars I will Shine

Better disperse when this pen in my palm
I'm calm!
Still humble on da low, never let my emotions show
I learned movin' forward, had to let da past go
But it's a constant struggle, tryna run da right play out da huddle
Stay on course, tryna manifest positive thoughts
Remember what my grandparents instilled in me n how they were
da source of what eye was taught

Eye pray I keep they vision alive
Took a step back, God sat me down wit my pride
To see deez snakes for what they are, not let em' slither inside
Back up in da ride hands on da wheel wit my will n my drive
Bare honesty, no mask or disguise
Destination unknown
Eye just pray for love, joy, peace & happiness for everyone who sits on dat throne
Jesus Christ!, I'm da light in a poem
While He da bulb at my feet, shinin' my path
Away from defeat

It's hell in deez streets!

If we ever spoke n had a Bond like James yo'!, I kept it discrete
Straight to da point, short n sweet
Respectfully me!

"Respectfully Me" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare

"Da Essence 2"

Here comes da resurrection
God body y'all, effervescent!
Dis is more den music
Dis is more den lyrics
Light up da darkness, raise ya spirit

Yeah, I hear da critics!

But by design, it's all systematic
I bark wit my mind instead of pullin' out da ratchet
Tappin' keys on da board layin' foundations
Datz a mild statement
Strum notes like a jazz tune from Miles Davis

Check da canvas, that's a cool paintin'
Eye see da world different
Let's have a conversation like Damon, you can Wayan
Seance sparks when my brush comes off da easel
Connect wit my people
I'm in a circle, they all circled round me tho, in they essence

They wanna know what happened?
Why is brothaz still killin' each other?, what's up wit all da MaDness?
Why is love lackin'?
They say all they see is da flipside dat it spells backwards
Carbon copies copycats actin'
I said Word!, COPY DAT captain.....

Most givin' up, lost they passion
At times da good in mankind, can be seen in flashes
One of my woman peers interrupted
Like Winona Ryder
Problem is, it's not enough providers
Some brothaz go left after runnin' right inside us
Jump in
Head first like a scuba diver
Try comin' round more like a Uber driver

Ra
Yes Queen!

You said you's a scriber, so let em' know potna!

Tell em' use they head, ya know da one dat matters

My man said hold on now, true! but some get badgered
A bad rap for da ones dat stagger
Caught in a web of lies, ok spidey?
And dat tongue MIGHTY!.....
Cartridges loaded wit sharp flyin' daggers
System built for us to fail, limitations wit long statures
Always lookin' above, it's a rough climb up dat ladder

Eye feel you!, I get da stigma in da chit~chatter

She said, not to mention all my sisters gettin' battered
Society know, they show us what they wanna show
They never pro~ject da "Real on da reel" when dat film begins n gets splattered
Do a CT scan, you see da internal images of a muse of true factors
See how da wind blow, da current in da Winslow
Eye thought Family Mattered!

Souls sold in a max cell behind bars where deez bars are crafted
Pay attention!, close ya mouth fool quit da yappin'
Catch da dialect & visual in between all da rappin'
They said da root of all evol still Grant & Jackson
We view they gums flappin' ironically, but don't see no action
Screams from my vital organs poor on da screen
Folks may think da grass green ova der wit da other team
Oddly tho!, you find da playin' field not even
Are you kiddin' fam?
Not even!
Eye searched n I surfed vast regions
You gotta work at anything dawg that's worth keepin'

Shine!
What up being?

Tell deez heathens wise up cause it's a wrap once you stop breathin'
Take a lesson from da dead y'all if you readin'
Cut out da selfishness & obsession
I know y'all feel me even if you roll wit prosthetic's
Sick n tired of bein' sick n tired, need a medic
Live life wit a purpose, n never regret it

And Shawn
What up! T. Reddick?

Can't hold onto da past, it ill sync you like a golf putt if you let it
You'll never move forward in ya story, and find ya true settin'
Time heals all wounds as da plot thickens
Eye know what old girl did to ya left you hurt, depressed n cryin'
But get busy livin'! or get busy dyin'
You know eye know about dat boi, I ain't lyin'
I told you b4, do somethin' wit ya damn rhymin'
Share ya gift wit da universe, ya verse in ya work could save
someone else
Touch others polar cap heart as they watch da ice melt

Whelp!

Dat remains to be seen, but eye feel you my dude!
Things change, and loyalty is rare now it's not like it was wit me n you
It's more about da "Art of War" bro, Sun Tzu
Dis what da planetary stars in our atmosphere has come to?
Yup!
And niggaz ignorant & knuckle-headed
If you goin' thru a tough time & ask for help
They figure it's a pity party poppin' off wit self
How you know nigga?!, grasp dat mirror analyze ya self
Not knowin' how it felt, just to put ya pride to da side n display all dat ugly shit on da shelf

Nigga!, you's a elf!!!
Droppin' opinions on other minions below da belt
When we occupy da same dominion in da same solar system wit coarse dimensions in retrospect in itself

Dis wasn't always I you don't know what earth situation dealt

Can eye get a witness?
Amen!

And F-YOU! under breath if my name is ever mentioned
My pen game seriously a serial killer, So Sadistic!
Wrist workout so much, it's strong enough to not feel da kick back when deez shots dispensin'
Oh, eye see now!, it's Operation "Gone Fishin"
Well dis Sting Mission gonna Sting da competition n da opposition n dat dummy next to you dat wanna put his/her 2 sense in

((2pac voice))
And don't worry where eye bees at, I'm in position

Cause if I pull da pin before I drop a single sentence
It'll clear this whole area n flatline___________ ya disposition
Smh, I'm dead yo! people kill me!
But on da low like Nas niggaz feel me!
Da essence!.........

"Da Essence 2" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare     

"2nd Coming"

#PressPlay&ReadAlong

My Bonethugs, tugs at my flesh no synchronized harmony

To all my fallen comrades, eye carry you y'all apart of me
See you at da crossroads, deez are da days of our lives

Haters, racism disguised, eye had a dream dat I died
Came back as a verbal assassin, as a lyric on da note resuscitated my cries, restored my vibe!

Loneliness inhabited dis vernacular mind
Woke my spirit up outer coma
Past pains haunt me, I smell thee aroma
My organs failin' me fast, I need me a donor
My tongue sharp as a Blade tho, I call it Sonya
Causin' inflammation to air sacs in ya lungs, just like pneumonia

I'm sorry Lord for all da sins dat I've committed
Dis world is rigid and my dreams is vivid
Temptation slid in, sometimes eye wonder if You ever listen
In any case, afterlife keep movin' like a well-oiled piston
No motivation takin' hits as I keep wincin'
Under water
Tide stay changin', no Crimson

Surrounded by zombies dat lobby for attention
Arms out for more than a hug
Instead of love all deez vultures want is ya blood
People be wide awake & still blind in da dark
Hollow points, da sun no longer shines in my heart

Tense moments dat a tare volatile situations apart
Da canvas is drone, from continuous vibrations dat moan
Slump in it's tone
Longin' for a place to call home
2nd comin' encased in a womb, ends in a tomb
Flat-Line is da tune______________________

Hope U hear my wolf howls under da moon
My notebook is filled wit memories of happiness & sadness shot up in saloons
Feels like empty helium rhetoric spat into balloons
As eye lay motionless up in dis room
Soul lifeless, dryer than a desert dune
Da world was a mirage, a facade!
Compared to reality barkin' at a soldiers platoon

Losing more & more of my fam
Nothin' else to say, save me a spot
Eye guess I'll see y'all there soon

"2nd Coming" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare      

"I Am"

I am
Hot headed
A flow spitta!
Luv my sistah's, but despise
A gold digga!
I'm cut from a different part of da crust, I mold niggaz
I'm wise, but walk alone like a hitchhiking old drifter
Jersey born n bred outsider like Rah Digga!
Black Panther, black sheep, black militia!

Born sinner
Torn soul!
Cold as winter!
Eye see dudes changin' appearance like Bruce Jenner
Smh, such fuckery!
Puff, Nas, some hate, some lovin' me
Twin cassette from da 80's, some dubbin' me

Da next comin'
I am
Inner presence dat gets summoned
Green Hulk
Wild beast, child please!
Shine/Shawn Stare, siamese
If you ain't feelin' dis issh, den bite deez!

I am
Sun, Rain, da night breeze
So hard to say goodbye to yesterday, don't leave!
Preach on dawg! in da fog we all bleed
Warp speed!, "Cooley High" like Cochise
Time machine, back n forth swallowed by greed
Destinies meet
Still bludgeoned, by police!

I am
Pass heroic, yet stoic!
A common Poet
Plus sniper!,
Taste smoke, X vipor
Rogue writer, touch me! 
I heal typer's
So many times I've watched daybreak
I pulled all-nighter's

An enduring alluring passionate scriber
If ya view is blocked by da vast drops
He clear it up wit what he left to write
Removin' da fibers right to left like windshield wipers
I am damaged, humble, caring, & loving
Flip side can be provoked if you wake da beast dat is slumbering
My skin sometimes detest da growls & da rumblings

I am a divorcee
Like most
High on da rise of da ledge wit a story
Did somethings good, did somethings bad
Through it all, give you "all that I am" like Joe
And show me!
Humans are deceptive & only display what they want you to see
Real is something you are, authentic!
Not what you interpret to be

And it's never how much you have
Less can mean more to thee
Not ashamed of my decree, no matter da pressure or notch of degrees
You feel me like da wind, I blow trees!
I am a great friend to a battered spirit
The truth in a tongue when you don't wanna hear it
I am a unique person like none other
A son to a mother, a sibling to a brother, a cousin to another
A father to a son & daughters
Wit past rears child support/alimony orders

I am not without fault many times
Somewhat of a troubled man like Marvin Gaye in my rhymes
It's therapeutic, helpin' me heal within da lines
Genuinely, I am a pure heart in da course of God's design
Tryin' to connect da dots wit dis pen to have a meeting of da minds
Not just to better Shawn, but to come out on the opposite side to also better Shine

"I Am" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare