There are often a million things I want to say but cant
So with tight lips and an immobile tongue my words remain a prisoner of my mind
Those words that will start some things and cause some trouble
You know the big F you to your father for never really being there but always having something to say when you have a bad grade
Or the bigger F you to your mother for letting it happen
For treating it as if it were cool
Yet again...words I cannot say
So my words, phrases, sentences, statements, and paragraphs sit as prisoners inside my mouth
With my teeth serving as the bars
Yearning to get out...
These are the words I cannot say
The words that will start some trouble and cause some things
Like standing on Capitol Hill and screaming you're all crooks
And despite the harsh stares and dirty looks
I will scream it at the top of my lungs because it needs to be said
But of course these words would probably get me killed
So I cannot say them..
I would love to sing freedom songs
Songs about how we have overcome the struggle
But have we?
We got a black man in office but that is far from enough
The illegitimacy rate is 87%
Chicago still only graduates 1 out of every 2 black men from high school
New York, 1 out of every 4
13% of the population
90% of the jails
The words I cannot say sit inside my mind as a prisoner to themselves
There is so much I want to say
So much I gotta say
So much I need to say
My thoughts are as loud as ever
But my voice is silent
Because some things are better left unsaid
For now my words remain trapped in my mind
A prisoner in my mouth
Behind an immobile tongue
With my teeth as the bars....
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4 comments:
The title alone caught my attention! Makes me want to write something on Words a can't say, better yet Words a can say but shouldnt....
You already know how I feel about your work, so just continue to do what I think you do best which is of course writing poetry, speaking your mind...
Omg this is hott!! You truly are a very talented man and writer...keep it up...Can't wait for the next one.
Wowzers!You couldn't say it but you surely wrote it.Yet again, I'm blown away.
Well done! Grant your words a pardon, rehabilitate them, and use them to advocate for the lost. Luv ya!
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