"Where is da Love?"

I'm a pisces 
Eye love hard!
Sometimes that's my downfall
Loyal to a fault
Iown know
That's just da ground I stand on
I'm dumb nice but dead wrong!

For I've made TONS of MISTAKES
But met em' head on!
Try to put us in a box
We diversified in it like crayons

Da bullshit?!!!
Is what I'm not on
At this point in my life
I'm just blessed to be among da living

Rather da alternative

Where others on da other side got cold visions
I'm not perfect!
At times I feel worthless
Then I recognize my own Legend
That alone, keeps giving me purpose

Soul been torn, twisted,
It's not a diversion
My past is my past
But now?!
A different person

Where is da love?
Is it wit another person?
Strugglin wit adverse choices in thee excursion
Life not fair!, who said it ever was
There's no guarantees in love
Choose wisely, pick one!
And be strong  in your quest for this son
What we put out, we get back
And then some!
Stay grounded!
Remember where you came from

It ain't fun

If you make it to the top
And alone at every stop
Then really
What have you got?
Whatever you do, stay true 2 you

Pray for better dayz in a desolate world
Full of deceit, lies, murder, n anguish
Spit it in any language, spanglish!
Mita mami
You get da picture
That's over ya head
Light bulb!
But eye remain da main fixture

It's da

Path that we on
That will determine our outcome
A generated algorithm where emotion is lonesome
Was once a prince n became a King
Who would be nothing without his Queen
Grand scheme of things
Love holds no boundaries in this fallacy

Shine 

"Stand On Your Blessings"

Simply missing you is wearing me thin, you became more then a friend 

Battlefield (feels) intergalactic

Straight Killers

Surrounded by aliens with no sympathy or compassion

Working hard like it's five of me

Currently currency, not like da "Jacksons"

Careful not to get electrocuted from thee electric current static

Streaming thru my veins with unlimited passion

This current interaction, led to this token of love

Extraordinary organic organism spazzin on da solar system

Ridin on da edge of da cliff

Hips sway, givin me fits

Niggaz flows is a myth

Mind is legit!

Mine is a gift!

Mixed wit a curse

A long long time ago

My soul rose n left da earth

Purpose?

I'm still in search!

I'm just freestylin' off of da top

Watchin you cum nice!

Off of da top!

Dis is my medicine bag

Vocals spaz on any beat dat I grab

Foreplay foregone in da lab

Green lantern

Psychological patterns aligned without meaning

Steamin'!

Passively dreamin'

An artist with no canvas

Only traces of genius

Dis L got me leaning

But upright in a crouched circular fetus

My words reach out to da regions

Paul Bethany

A force with my Legion

Cum hard on tracks laying my semen

Datz over da top! 

Stallone status

Apparatus da baddest

Most live life with no conscience of action

But every action, has a reaction

Anytime any situation, can flip like a mattress

But just know, light is at da end of da tavern

Lands are baron!

Dreams are wasted if they not protected

Byron, what are we Leftwich?

After I'm gone, they'll understand my message

Overall acceptance doesn't matter, as long as you stand on your blessings

Shine

Johnny P's Caddy ((freestyle))

Shawn Stare · Shawn Stare- Johnny P's Caddy ((freestyle))

Yo'! this life that I'm livin'

Loyalty, the price of admission

Severed division

As a people we are never committed 

They tried to straight-jacket my flow

Rap me up in it!

But I escaped, found my existence

Shine

Stay lifting deez bars, like I came back from da yard

Dying is easy, livin' is hard

If you bless wit some heart, better put up ya guard

Dead brethrens, see da souls that are scarred

Kindred spirits ajar

Demons on a nightly basis I spar

Serving you lyrics, a benevolent figure

Triggered that's marred

My faith is strong but my hope is lost in da throngs

In da Congo wit Kongs

Still a King, take a puff off da bong

Spent a decade writing my wrongs

This for my day ones fuckin' wit Shawn

Who told me never give up, put in dat work

Ya dreams will come soon enough yo', put GOD first!

Niggaz wit or without money

Don't know which one presumably worse

I'm surrounded by jerks, no self in they worth

Benjamin Buttons, livin' life in reverse

When it's all said n done, we all gettin' reprimanded back to da earth

Like anything else, this shit come wit some perks

Guess that's what they mean, when they say this gift come wit a curse

I'm on a diligent search 

To rescue myself immersed in sewage dat covered my light

Take flight, soar, render my purpose

Help, revive others breathe above surface

In a cesspool polluted wit grimey insurgents 

Stay calm if your nervous!

Never showing ya hand

Ya integrity n morals something on which you should stand

Never break for any woman or man

Shawn Stare

I will devour ya Klan

Nat Turner

Go decapitate all of ya fam

Reprovision for my ancestors lives taken n all of they land

No segregation

Holocaust was equally damned

Hellfire cast on helpless spirits, straits that were dire

Lord strike me if I'm a liar

Nothing's changed, not even things we try to acquire

Assholes wit paper n power at da root of da tower

They send signals, distorting our prowess

Fuck hours!, been reclusive for years

Buried a host of my peers

Mr. Shakur

Eye shedded so many tears

Everything ain't what it appears

Meet situations head-on to conquer your fears

This world is just weird

Unless you been in them shoes

How can you judge what he or she do?

It's love over hate, look what they spew

Real time don't coincide wit da way social media moves

Take responsibility for da stuff you employ

The same shit make you sad is what you enjoy

It's all just a ploy

Some remain deadly n coy

Underneath eye see resident evil occupying ya host

A little Alicia, but way more clever wit deez Keyz that I stroke

Don't lose me, follow the smoke

Every word that I wrote is meant to provoke

Thought Woke people with a measure of scope

The ones who fill ballet boxes wit votes

Praying things change, knowing it won't

Angst builds, tensions fly!, sparkin' da tides

A solution, mandatory! if we wanna survive

If not

Prepare our blood to darken the sky

The ending is nye

We at da forefront of da line

By Shawn Stare

"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

"Salute"

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Da game of life ain't a bed of roses
Being an adult severely overrated
Try not to walk away from love, but I'm kinda Jaded
Through all da tribulations
Eye know everyday above ground is amazin'
But my soul is cravin'
For somethin' more in dis tour of duty
Da only thing dat soothes me
Is this music, truly!
Poetry found me kept me goin' in seclusion of my onus darkest
moments
When da anger only built up
Dear Lord!, don't let me give up!

Dis da only way to express myself constructively, especially
Without spazzin'
I use to lock myself in da basement wit da beats when my ex was naggin'
Underneath my soles fire!, 9 to 5 every morning dawg feet were dragon
Had mouths to feed did what I had to do tho!, but very slowly almost killed my passion for dis rappin'
Struggles highlighted by da indicator flashin', upon ensuing CAPTIONS
Contemplatin' back den
Thinkin' to myself, if I'm gon' blow now's da time for dis shit to happen
What's in dat hour glass, is elapsin'

Took a while to get my head straight after divorce, but somehow adapted
Trouble seems to follow me wherever I go, it's like a magnet
Can't seem to get deez devils off my scent, their bloodhounds dat keep trackin'
Had luv for hiphop, since da days of Mr. Magic
Create art on da canvas, you can tell my verses well crafted
On ya post appreciate it!, thanks for da taggin'!
Lucky Lefty, eye see you!
~~Lyrical Assassin~~

Man!
A world without writin'
huh
(smh) Eye can't imagine!

L.A.B ambassador gave me inspiration
Real Talk!
Cause my heart wasn't in it no more, vitals faintly fadin'
Salute & Props, Mad Respect to y'all
Keep da wheels churnin'
It's important dat ya voice be heard, put out da word!
I tell my seeds frequently wit experience, also comes a learnin'
curve
And if things don't go da way you want, try not to get perturbed
It's when points are at it's lowest, might not know it
Could be on da verge
Of somethin' wonderful inside of you, to emerge

I'm not lion
Deep down within, just pull ya courage!
Let it rise above to da surface

Search ya veins, try to find ya nerve
Y'all don't know da half
I did some shit to survive, but that's in my past
Still da sun dat shines on deez ocean waters tryna culminate my raft
In the right direction, feel my message!
We all go through stuff where engulfed, hands behind us feelin' cuffed!
I just let you know you not alone so eye jot my thoughts along in deez poems
Keep ya head to da sky, One amor! like Nas
Salute to ALL of my peers wit they eye on da prize
We da gatekeepers, do whatever it takes 
To provide & keep our genre alive

Peace!! 

"Salute" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare