D.Greaves http://dgreaves.posterous.com Well Veresed. Never Rehearsed. posterous.com Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:14:00 -0800 CLOSE MY EYES http://dgreaves.posterous.com/close-my-eyes http://dgreaves.posterous.com/close-my-eyes

Closed

check it out

ladies put the coffee down

stop multi tasking and just read

because right about now 

a brother needs your full and undivided attention

retention 

being what it is in a human being

i need you 2 believe what you are seeing

where or when

some questions that have a genesis in doubt

we fail 2 comprehend

is he really your brother

is she truly a friend

hiding behind our doubts

and calling it strength

talking abouth how we are willing

2 run a marathon for the sake of  love

getting tired when we hit a quarter length

now

both genders do indeed fit into

certain stereotypes

problem is 

both genders tend to believe the hype

i mean why are we more willing 

2 read self help book than help ourselves

and why  do we seek relationship advice

yet we are so darn quick 2 advise our friends

on relationships

like we hip

2 the game of life

but if we are truly hip

why when it is time 2 swim

in the deep end of the cesspool

called dating

or if it is really raw and uncensored

mating

we end up debating

mind manipulating

a frustrating 

cycle of hearts lost 

whereabouts  unknown

20 second timeout ladies

i hear some cellies ringing

lets pause 4 the casue

so yall can deal with your immediate reality

you can get come back 2 me

brotha dee aint going nowhere

i swear

........20...10..5...4...3..2...one

sure you are done

dont rush back just because we are on a vibe

somethings in our lives 

just dont slide

and tonight i dont want you asking why

you cry

everytime  you close your eyes

 

now i wonder i cant deny

that old saying  everybody wants 

2 go 2  heaven but no one wants 2 die

mirrors  reflecting the true intentions

of our souls dont lie

and lies tend 2 magnify

when you swap spit

or hit it and quit

or tame the shrew

or flikka da bic

point being 

the wounds that dont heal

tend 2 be revealed

by our nakedness

yall bear witness

the brother with the gift of gab

his sweat shirt dont reveal

the stomach flab

and his soul cant have 

a confab

with yours

2 bad

so sad

he gotta go out the door

the sister who give you an erection

body banging from the wonder bra

and girdle protection

trippin about the cute little mark 

left from her last c section

but her mind is so full of insurrection

that  a  brother cant wait 2 give her directions

back 2 her crib

i raised my baby

so i dont have any more bibs

get 2 steppin nah mean

now...hold up

why are you ladies reading this 

during stops in traffic

drive safely and finish this joint

when you get home

or at lunch look up dgreavesthe poet

on your smart phone

i will get back at you later on

go make them skittles

that 401 k

aint gonna pay 4 itself

i just dont want 2 hear through 

the grapevine that your hope 4 love

your  quest 2 be in love dies

everytime you close your eyes

 

how was your day

same old same

mine

i cant complain

i drink wine 

but i dont like 2 whine nah mean

what do you need 2 know about me

okay...briefly this is brother dee

love is not a free

standing structure

it needs and requires a foundation 

of devotion

trust and respect

you see love can make you feel good

but without the foundation eventually

love wont make you feel worthy 

of being loved

because you cant fall in love with me

if you are out of touch with you

feel me

i dont hustle back

back track

or retract

any statement

meant from my heart

i know the start 

of any association has both parties

putting the best stuff out there

truly i am aware

so i wait 

and contemplate

and meditate

because my fate 

can rest on anyones chest

but my lord understand

i am a man

words dont define who i am

they are only a snapshot

and should be viewed as such

i like 2 touch 

and hug

but i wont bug 

you if you are in a mood

wont disturb your groove

2 ensure our destiny

if we have one

i dont hold on 2 yesterday

that tight

dont live 4 tonight 

if it is  early afternoon

dont plan 4 the future

unless we both have put down payments

on  our house of love

half and half

no secret stash

i dont gash

slash

and burn

wait 4 my turn

yearn if it aint my turn

or spurn 

the potentiality 

of loves harmony

becasue i have been there when it was

both sweet and sour

and i know now 2 people in love 

have the power 

to overcome 

anyone 

with bad intentions

love is not an invention

it is a blessing

so i dont go messing 

up the fathers cup

of salvation

and love in its purest form

can heal

so i appeal

2 all of you ladies

i hurt just like you

pretend not 2 be hurt just like you

convince myself i dont need you 

just like you do

i do aspire 2 be a be a better man

and real rap i feel i am 

damn

good right now

all i need is a woman 

who can show and tell

with no subterfuge or surprise

because i need to trust  you

when i lay down with you

and close my eyes

 

have a great rest of your day

by the way

never forget that you are a queen

nah mean

peace and blessings

 

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