Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Writers block

I'm in a lull right now and I figured this poem from Kendrick Lamar to Tupac Shakur perfectly portays how I feel.

"I remember you was conflicted
Misusing your influence
Sometimes I did the same
Abusing my power, full of resentment
Resentment that turned into a deep depression
Found myself screaming in the hotel room
I didn't wanna self destruct
The evils of Lucy was all around me
So I went running for answers
Until I came home
But that didn't stop survivor's guilt
Going back and forth trying to convince myself the stripes I earned
Or maybe how A-1 my foundation was
But while my loved ones was fighting the continuous war back in the city, I was entering a new one
A war that was based on apartheid and discrimination
Made me wanna go back to the city and tell the homies what I learned
The word was respect
Just because you wore a different gang colour than mines
Doesn't mean I can't respect you as a black man
Forgetting all the pain and hurt we caused each other in these streets
If I respect you, we unify and stop the enemy from killing us
But I don't know, I'm no mortal man, maybe I'm just another nigga"

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Teenage Parenthood

I woke up to yelling this morning
are they ever gonna understand that I need sleep
I get that that they both want to be right

You live in this house for free
respect it

He's 31 years old
respect him

If I could sleep that would be nice
but as of right now
They are both arguing over the stupidest thing I've ever heard

"I'm gonna call the police!"
"F*** You!"
"You have until tonight to pack up and get out!"

Shut up, your threats are empty and cold
Your language is unnecessarily vulgar and rude

Why is it that I am the most mature person in this house
Yet I'm the youngest by at leased 13 years?

Heres the deal 
You are both going to apologize to one another
She is going to get over it
He is going to be better about what she asks
You both are going to let me sleep and Calm the heck down

As of right now I'm 18, 
The youngest here,
and Yet I'm the only adult.