Got up this morning
Washed my face
Did all the necessities
of life
And started feeling
Well…
V~A~I~N
Churning water cascaded
down pipes like tears
rolling down cheeks
Somehow I still felt
Completely…
M~I~S~G~U~I~D~E~D
Went to the closet
looked in at the
miles of fabric that
would adorn my body
On this day I was to
present myself to the
corporate world
Then I felt
Utterly…
D~I~S~G~U~S~T~E~D
Grabbed my jewelry from
the dresser; gold watch,
platinum rings; serpentine
bracelet
All the while feeling
Shamefully…
R~E~M~O~R~S~E~F~U~L
of myself
30something brotha
successful entrepreneur
richer than rich
but still missing something…
Token felt ~ puppet on a
S
T
R
I
N
G
Company man-made…
Mind not my own
Drive to the firm in
my Yuppie car
Its’ make reads
like a headline
B~L~A~C~K
M~A~D~E
W~H~I~T~E
Corner office with a
VIEW
Transformation
Of
Ambitions
Jokes at the water cooler
told by Todd, Biff, and Sue
My presence commands
SiLeNcE…
Shhh – here he comes
Now there’s a feeling of
P~A~I~N
10 hours of torture
The day finally ends
Now back to the suburbs
Condo property
The
Only
Spot (Get It?)
Closed doors shut
in front and behind
Back to my own
L~I~V~I~N~G
private
H~E~L~L!
The 24 hour cycle
spins on and on
and on and on…….
Maybe one day
beautiful blackness
will
return
to
my
face…
Washed my face
Did all the necessities
of life
And started feeling
Well…
V~A~I~N
Churning water cascaded
down pipes like tears
rolling down cheeks
Somehow I still felt
Completely…
M~I~S~G~U~I~D~E~D
Went to the closet
looked in at the
miles of fabric that
would adorn my body
On this day I was to
present myself to the
corporate world
Then I felt
Utterly…
D~I~S~G~U~S~T~E~D
Grabbed my jewelry from
the dresser; gold watch,
platinum rings; serpentine
bracelet
All the while feeling
Shamefully…
R~E~M~O~R~S~E~F~U~L
of myself
30something brotha
successful entrepreneur
richer than rich
but still missing something…
Token felt ~ puppet on a
S
T
R
I
N
G
Company man-made…
Mind not my own
Drive to the firm in
my Yuppie car
Its’ make reads
like a headline
B~L~A~C~K
M~A~D~E
W~H~I~T~E
Corner office with a
VIEW
Transformation
Of
Ambitions
Jokes at the water cooler
told by Todd, Biff, and Sue
My presence commands
SiLeNcE…
Shhh – here he comes
Now there’s a feeling of
P~A~I~N
10 hours of torture
The day finally ends
Now back to the suburbs
Condo property
The
Only
Spot (Get It?)
Closed doors shut
in front and behind
Back to my own
L~I~V~I~N~G
private
H~E~L~L!
The 24 hour cycle
spins on and on
and on and on…….
Maybe one day
beautiful blackness
will
return
to
my
face…