Black Poetry : the road you tread...

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(To my Mentee, I write this plea)

The road through life is
A constant struggle
…An uphill battle
Between
Right and wrong
Alone
On your own
You fall victim to
Its doom

This road you tread is
Paved with the
Glitter and glitz of
Da bling bling
Weaknesses and fallacies
Sing loud of
Pretty women
Drugs
And things

This road is
Constantly patrolled by
Da Po Po
Who would love to keep you
On the low low
Behind 6 by 8 feet walls
That’s calling your name
You’ll only have self to blame
To blame
For losing the game of
An incarcerated mind
Locked away
Doing justified time
For nickel and dime(ing)
Knee deep in crime(ing)
Not trying
To find your peace
…Your center
Your scheming(s) and dreaming(s) of
Quick release
Will never cease

The road you stroll is
Cluttered but lonely
Filled with the bad
The ugly
The phony
If only
You could hear
Their cries
From dusk to dawning
Moaning
Screaming
Crying
“Please, God, listen to me
I want the keys to
Prosperity
Promised me”

Can you hear them?

Can you hear
The paining
The sighing
Of frustrated lives and
All the lying
That got them there ‘bout
Things that couldn’t be
And people who didn’t care, and
Their acting out their anger and
The danger
“Acting out” of anger
Has brought down on
Them

Can you hear them?

Can you hear their cries
Of helpless nights
And hopeless tomorrows
And all the sorrows
They feel
For yesterday’s ills
Lived
And what they would give
To live them over

Can you hear it?

Now they’re dreaming ‘bout
“Get out of jail free” cards
That come with being
Free

If you don’t straighten up
That’ll be you
Locked down in a
Dungeon of hell
Called a 6 by 8 feet
Prison cell

Wasting away.
 

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