Watch My Back
“Watch My Back”
(16”x20”; Acrylic on Canvas)
So I guess im supposed to raise myself
I guess im supposed to haze myself
condition myself
renditions for self
how much growth
can one self-stimulate?
you and your cold topics
striving for someone else’s greatness
in your mind, you could take it
not knowing the parables
our people uncovered
and how whats for me
aint for nobody but me
but i guess im supposed to teach myself
i guess im supposed to reach myself
i guess a village raisin the child
was what initiated a teacher’s help
so why am i
teaching self?
why do i
fight for prizes
when i can reach myself
dig deeper than my socialization
and eat myself
digest myself
understand myself
overstand myself
looking grand as well
i brandish this cold steel
but its my mind thats loaded
with coastal shells
that tell my tale and how we fell
from glory to hood stories
my history is my strongest weapon
knowledge of it I’m wielding
til my light shines through the darkness
and the sun fights to kiss roses
beneath concrete ceilings
[INSPIRED BY: LAURYN HILL]