had 2 reverse direction
lead with discretion
and hopefully you can
learn 2 love my imperfections
check it out...
never
ever
ever again
and never after that
will i let the sleek
words i speak
get in the way of facts
my verbal attacks
not about what you was doin
but what i lacked
breakin up with you on sunday
sayin some day
we can at least be friends
then some way
finding a way that very same sunday
2 ask for you back
people thinkin i was sweet
testimony from ladies i would meet
but my soul
was coal
black
dusty
musty
hard 2 read
ignoring
the redness in your eyes
the tears you would cry
pouring
from your tear sacs
thinkin i had the inside track
never knew what i was lacking
striking out every time
i came up 2 bat
always havin a plan of attack
actin like a political
hack
my metaphysical
no longer lyrical
thinkin i was an alpha male
but in the pale moon
howling with the pack
he said
she said
takin drama 2 bed
before we wed
distrust
disgust
left 4 dead
a love mislead
so
i knew it was time 2 reverse direction
lead with discretion
and hope one day
some way
you could learn 2 love my imperfections
check it out baby....
sayin i wasnt jealous
but damn
my head was buried in the sand
there never was another man
just me being lost in foolish thought
feeling like i was a free black man
on monday
by tuesday
feeling like a runaway
slave massa caught
always was a self starter
now here i was tryin 2 barter
a love i had always sought
could have been
should have been
almost dee never again
this is all 4 naught
i was fraught
with inconsistentcy
leaving you distraught
hearin you say 2 your girlfriend
this love is feeble
i am tired of prayin at midnight
in the garden of good and evil
tired of his felonious mental assaults
i was taught
real men dont reveal too much
as such
my past relationships were a crutch
that is why we always fought
real rap baby
i am sick
of makin you tired
he said
she said
takin drama 2 bed
before we wed
distrust
disgust
left 4 dead
a love mislead
so
i knew it was time
2 reverse direction
lead with discretion
and hope one day
some way
you could learn 2 love my imperfections
you know what i am sayin is true
check it out...
aint no perfect love out here
i know trust
must be earned
how many times will a woman
get close 2 the fire
before losing the desire
2 get burned
i was trippin
slippin
actin like those brothas
who sip their own sperm
watching helplessly
as my irrationality
became ashes of my insincerity
an example
sitting on the mantle
stored in a decorative urn
you always whispering 2 me
dee
when are you going 2 stop
orbiting saturn
and return
actin like a grown azz man on wenesday
on thursday
actin like i am on an umbilical
nonsensical
you cant discern
god was my judge
so i hired a law firm
but my case was so weak
before i could speak
court was ajourned
every way you turned
leaving you concerned
feeling your stomach churn
if i dont come correct
i cant expect
you 2 serve a second term
not with the ...
he said
she said
takin drama 2 sleep
before we wed
distrust
disgust
left 4 dead
a love mislead
so
i knew it was time 2 reverse direction
lead with discretion
and hope one day
some way
you could learn 2 love my imperfections
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