D.Greaves http://dgreaves.posterous.com Well Veresed. Never Rehearsed. posterous.com Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:56:00 -0800 LAST WILL http://dgreaves.posterous.com/last-will http://dgreaves.posterous.com/last-will

Will

Gimme the quill

these words will be heard 

when I am gone

bitch niggaz  live 2 die

warriors live on

 

Dear God 

as I write this letter

it could be my last will

the world made me drink  poison

from the cup

and I've had my fill

so called friends stood over me

makin sure not a drop was spilled

begged the world 2 chill

it pizzed in my grill

never have I hurt anyone

cuz i know the man I am

no grey

I would give my life

4 those i love 2 live another day

 

 

Momma be proud 

of the man  you raised

I will be bajan until I die

and put in the grave

but dont bury me 

burn me do the creamate

throw my ashes 

to the memory of a defiant slave

with 40 lashes

resigned to his fate

momma I always  said  

the love you save is the love you make

but the world hates 

a love that refuses to break

even when we didnt speak

I knew I was loved

only a momma can have a brothers back

when push comes 2 shove

remember I came 2 you in tears

when my marriage broke apart

you comforted your youngest son

even though it broke your heart

aint nobody can tell me 

you not a queen

cuz you faced the world with defiance

and refused 2 be mean

so know you have always been

my role model to whom I aspire

I will love you until my heart stops beating

and my breath expires

 

Little daughter

I only live for you

gotta make damn sure 

that you make it through

I see your grace under pressure

and it makes me proud

remember that when my body is 

wrapped in burial shrouds

no one can touch your spirit 

long as I breathe

the devil cant mess with thee

you are here by a supreme decree

and I will one day see

you crowned a queen

either floating on a cloud

or part of this wretched scene

I will always protect ya

 

Dear Ex,

much respect

damn we almost had it all

but love can't prepare

young hearts for the fall

so much time wasted

trying to vent

until the summer of love

becomes the winter of discontent

but know this

no femme I was with

could call out out of your name

not without me gettin 

quietly insane

you almost died

to have my seed

apologized to me 

as you internally bleed

we had our time together

but it was time 2 move on

I pray all your dreams come true

for every star you wish upon

 

as for my blood brothers

and soul kin

where would I be 

without you men

we stand strong 

2 belong

in this world of sin

only we truly know 

how much being a black man hurts

but we shout fuck the world

and get ready for work

taking care 

in the midst of despair

knowing life aint fair

but we know it takes  two eyes

to make a pair

and we see the prize

and we will get over 

even if it means our demise

you know how we do

I am through

 

yo...fuck the rhyme

yo devil mr say fake tan

fuck you man

you been around a long azz time

even tried to tempt the christ

and yeah I gotta admit 

you have done one helluva job

robbing humanity 

of basic human decentcy

but..you never got to me

I saw right through you

because my love of the supreme

overcame your hatred

so check this out

I aint runnin from you

cuz on the real 

you cant kill what the supreme created

in his image

all you can do is try to convince 

us to kill ourselves

and you runnin out of tricks

one last thing to say I suppose

in the name of my father

two middle fingaz and toes

cuz while you was paying attention to me

you didnt bother 2 look behind you

yeah..what would Jesus do

vengeance is mine sayeth the lord

and the Lord is right here 

protecting me

 

Anybody out there going through hell

remember this

you can only die if you refuse to live

so get up

walk proud 

and if the world dont dig your stroll

its kool

cuz they dont have control

over your will 2 live

what God gives

no one can take away

unless you give it away

or sell it

or sell out....

 

I am out..fade to black

black 2 the bone nah mean

 

 

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