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

All Poetry by D.Greaves/Darwin Greaves by D.Greaves-Darwin Greaves is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at dgreaves.posterous.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://dgreaves.posterous.com/pages/dgreaves-tos