From deep inside my fractured soul I spit fire in the form of
quotes/tattered dreams litter potholes sealed with disappointments
from/years lost, ideas squandered, & promises left unspoken/i've
been/crushed by the foot of the cross and branded by calling's scarlet
letter/however clever were my theories & musings/dainty morsels to the
ear of those blinded by their self-righteous mediocrity/but I remain
unbroken/a niggaz gifts shinning a spotlight all on his crusty ghetto
flair/how could I ever prepare for the total disillusionment that was
to follow/spiritual shape shifters, fork tongued prophets, and gossip
stained pork bellyed harlots/all zombie walking with stretched out
hands/memory heeds my mother's warning/not to give away my precious
inheritance/but I remain unbroken/dooped for the location of my
philosophies and personal space by a charismatic con man carrying a
briefcase full of personalized paradise road maps/pointing towards the
alter for the sacrifice of my personal hopes & dreams/but still I
remain unbroken/like a fountain in the middle of the park I spit
publicly/like a mountain to be scaled cautiously when in private this
nigga is a fly vet-teran/scuffled tough terrain from LES to East L.A.
Sac town to Twin Cities and will always rep my prep school
beginnings/because still I remain unbroken
I love the message and autobiographical nature of this poem. I especially like the following:
ReplyDeleteUrban imagery: "litter potholes;" "his crusty ghetto;" and "a fountain in the middle of the park"
Religious imagery and literary allusions: "crushed by the foot of the cross and branded by calling's scarlet letter;" and "spiritual shape shifters, fork-tongued prophets."
As usual, you naturally fill the page with intriguing alliterative phrases and internal rhymes.