The Blood Drive

Just being thoughtful

I don't like people because you don't have open eyes to see the world in blue skies but in these constant lies that rappers and drug dealers, gangs and government keep feeding us.

Wake up and smell the coffee

Remember when you were a kid and just saw everything differently.

It didn't matter if you went outside and scrapped your knee

See that's the beauty inside of me

Life may throw sticks and stones and I just grow strong

Strong enough to know that the father is testing me

So as I get older you see,

When I get hits with sticks they just bounce right off of me

And here I am able to take the whole width of a tree

Up against my bad knee and I will stand there not moved because I've grown immunity.

And all this brings is opportunity.

For me to live life fruitfully

By the word I stand

And by the word I fall

But through life I stand tall despite it all

Money doesn't rule me

Nothing does truthfully

Except for the grace of my god that seems to get through to me

Dollar signs rule all these guys ruthlessly

And those the same guys that still try to talk to me

And they really think that money will get through to us

But it's the same thing that's keeping these people false to us

They think "more money, more power"

But no one ever bends down to smell the flowers

Flowers were here before money,

From the trees we made value

And no one wants to save the earth although that's really what empowers you

So forget the money, the fame, the power

Enjoy life's simple things so maybe you won't be a coward

See my eyes have shed tears see my eyes have shed cries

Over everything about which the world lies

Some people want the world on a platter

But when it comes down to it none of that even really matters.

Smoking joints cause you think it makes you smarter

Blowing out all your brain cells, can't even think, well

These are the things being fed to us and we just believe in it so much.

Greed is a deadly sin, no matter what world you in

It caused our grandfathers to be slaves and bounds us til this very day

And it's all that you kill for

So you'll have a redbone and no longer feel insecure

Looks can kill, money you steal

The rest of life no longer even seems real

And you're not a man of steel.

You can die like everyone else no matter how you feel

Y'all living life, y'all dying young

Y'all ain't nobody but burning souls just praying that you get to grow old

And yes my poetry speaks knowledge

So no matter what it is you tell me

The truth is all I speak, so learn to listen respectfully.

I says the best with my words hopefully

This will speak to your soul

And maybe eventually you'll respect authority

and do what you're told