Black Poetry : Complicated

poeticlyspeakin

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Home is where the heart is, but my heart isn't her
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Living
when i was young, it was so simple
4 ft, pigtails, freckles with one dimple
playin tag, hide n seek, havin singin contests
hated wearin dresses cuz i couldnt play ball at recess
id run outside everytime my mom wanted to wash my hair
come back home to a whoopin strickly bare
go to church, family outings, and neighborhood bar b q's
bedtimes, pg 13 movies, cartoons, homemade forts
music class, gym class, double dutch, singin of all sorts
basketball games, big jerseys, big shorts, skinny legs
swimmin pools, skatin rinks, bike rides while ur friend rode on the pegs
chasin secret crushes, passin notes in class n always ended up gettin caught
candy necklaces, chasin tha icecream man until he stopped
stayed outside all day until ur parents called ya in
always cried n fought til they warned ya about a whoopin
bubble bathes, pajamas, bed time stories, hugs n kisses
chores, sweepin, cleanin the bathroom and the dishes
then life was good like a movie or a song
too young to know right from wrong

now its practice after practice, game after game
people in ur business, reporters exploit ur name
ur friends are waitin to walk in ur shoes n ur enemies r waitin 4 u to fail
ur parents push u harder n harder cuz they only want u to sail
u have to watch what u say,what u do, n how u act
people talk more than they know, always on ur back
lies, deciet, problems, stress
school, gossip, organization, findin happiness
girls n guys wanna get close to u cuz they know ur on the right path
no breaks, no vacation, no time alone, sleep is restricted, people want autographs
people tryna out shine u, when ur just doin you
ur just workin hard, improvin you
they blame you, hate you behind ur back, but smile in ur face
younger kids scream ur name n picture themselves in ur place
drama around u, so u isolate urself n begin to write
but people wanna start ish n pick a fight
they find out ur email address n ur digits
dont know how they got it cuz u didnt give it
they ask questions, tha same questions, with answers, tha same answers
so u stay away from those neighborhood bar bq's, get togethas, and dances
u go to school n sometimes u just wanna go straight to class
then ppl get mad cuz u dont speak or give em a reason to laugh
so automaticly ur no good, ur often hated
****... why did it get so complicated?
 

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