The stage is set..........

Just to set the stage..........
 i closed my eyes so I could see the bigger picture
I will an attempt to maintain a factual structure
swooping vultures, be looking at my beautiful culture
and as you look for fault, all you find is my skin color
Now my birthright is documented in Holy Scripture
Yet your hate is justified because my sisters and brothers
and GREAT ancestors birthplace, was in the Land of the Mother
so you see you could not duplicate, so with pain through torture
lies, and deceit, and evil disdain we were ruptured

at this moment, we still lay on our ass
our hardest accomplishment is still getting pass the past
not really sure how long this will last
my reality is that my demise will be a great task
The ignorance of hate seems we will never get pass
for thou art thine neighbor, one of a great vast
and thou King hast commanded that i love the mass
regardless of your thoughts, I care not of your class

Our nation is filled with vipers, and we have lost all hope
it seems our possibilities of freedom is only seen through a scope
I thank Jesus for coming and dying for me, giving up the ghost
He died, that i would be able to cope
Praying that i do not become, that strange fruit on a rope
But that i can stand as a man, leading my folks
Time is not here yet, that i should fear a mans provoke
But, that my people stand as a unit, waving away all ignorance,
and with class, removing from this place, those bitch ass hoes
"xpressurself"

Aloner ************^^^^^^^^^^^^^*************

He would talk to people all the time,

And people would hear him, but really was not listening

He became a vessel for gossip from those he trusted

And when he realized it, his heart started distancing

Slowly dismissing the people from his circle, until

He ended up enjoying spending his time being alone

Being with just him and his music, and

That was safer while protecting his heart that turned into stone

He just wanted someone to understand him, and

To have the heart that he did

He had his turn dealing with heartache, of being left to manage

While still trying to maintain being a kid

Experience has taught him, fuck everyone

No one gave a fuck about me….. I meant him

But, Nowadays being alone is not so good of a feeling anymore,

This is not how my life is going to end

It is a hurtful feeling, when no one believes in

Your mind, heart, desires……YOU

My stone hearted ass will just get back to pen and paper

And just cry to my damn self, walking in my own pair of shoes

“xpressurself”

Perception

exactly how many times do you have to be forgiven
for things that are totally out of your control
you can only hope that things fall in place.
you can only hope your plan unfolds
i mean, like really, no one wants to hurt, or to be hurt
no one wants to watch the person you love be dug into the dirt
to feel betrayed, or misunderstood
you know damn well things are innocent
and that your heart is good
 but explain it to me how it is you are not able to show them your truth
because of it you are not able to truly be you
so the lie that you end up telling is the lie
that you are happy with yourself.
and you ARE happy, but you are empty
you know the one thing that you think you need
is the thing that you truly need
but are afraid to move forward to be what, deep
in your soul you are needing to be
but you can not share that with the one that you love
because of the other foolishness you do in place of
what you are suppose to be doing because you are truly an idiot
though after it is presented, you admit it
and everything that you have built, and all that you are, becomes
null and void,
because although innocent, yet improper temptations
you did not avoid
all because it looked like something that it was not
now it is all fucked up,  i mean was messed up
in the eye of deception, but
no one ever thought about it's perceived perception
"xpressurself"

11/10/2014