Friday, August 8, 2014

Memories from childhood

My Brother (from another mother)

He was a beacon of light and hope.  Inspiration dripped off him.
Life interferes with greatness.

He stood tall, creating lyrical music with ease.
Genius with rhyme schemes, a genius indeed.

With a heart of purity that always spoke truth.
He was the gentle giant of my youth.

Life interferes with greatness, a genius indeed.
His life was taken, at least in theory.

A bullet through the forearm.  He lived.
The light was snuffed out, along with truth.

Voices raged inside his head, he believed
everyone wanted him dead.

The last day I saw him homeless, prophesying the end.
A new beacon of dark and death.
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I've been there, on the verge of homelessness,
and I've seen my friends fade into the background -
                Black and white is just grey.

A dull grey - violence was everyday.
We're all the same, we are the same.
                 Black and white is just grey.

Individualism is non-existent.  It's a pack mentality,
society ostracizes those who are different.
                 Black and white is just grey

It is no different on the street.  Burnt skin, stupidity -
all just to fit in.  Bullets had names and dates.
                  It's always a drought, it never rains.

No colors - no light of day.  Just grey.
Is it any wonder so many people are not saved?
                  It's always a drought, it never rains.

Broken records - original?  yeah, right!
There's nothing new under the sun.
                  It's the same drought - it never rains.


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