Words are not friends
Nor do they pretend be
They are a binding pact
An oath poets do
Take

One formed in the hollows
Of breath

In the silence
Of screams

The reverberation
Found in a whisper

It's signing away life
Freedom
Joy

It is abandoning wisdom
In search of ignorance

It is craving understanding
But not truly wishing
To obtain it

There is no such thing as fine poetry
Poetry does not equate to fine wine
While you may revel in the sweetness of antiquity
Marveling at the brilliance of Shakespare, Marcus Aurelius, and Keats
That does not mean you'll taste bitterness in the back of your mouth
When indulging oneself in the works of poets like Akala, Grieves, or Kid Cudi
Also more widely known as "rappers"

How does one fail to see the beauty and the poetic essence found in their stunning elocution?
Rap is nothing more than poetry over beat
It is thoughts turned vocal following the rhythm of the heart
Both working in cadence with one another
Thus giving birth to art

We started off strong but now things are going south
I mean nothing's gone wrong, nothing bad's come out our mouth
But the way we interact, it kinda lost its touch
Well to be completely honest, it was never really there that much
Theres that lack of passion and soft spoken words
We'd probably show more emotion if we were talking to birds
We rushed this when we shouldve taken it slowly
Maybe we just no longer wanted to feel lonely
So we took the first chance we got and in a way we kinda blew it
Every step is important, from the first impression to the point of confession,
But instead we just rushed through it
Not really getting to know each other or what we're about,
Instead we just jumped right in without a single doubt
And now people are talking about the pasts we never mentioned
Because we linked up not long after the first impression
And now doubts are arising in both of our hearts
If this was a good idea and thats where it starts
Where it starts to fall apart and come undone
Where we both decide to not lay as one
Because we were both way in over our heads when we decided this
Lest we run the risk of making empty promises

We've played this game a thousand times
And laid to waste a thousand rhymes
The heart cant take these fracture lines
And may just break before our prime

So before this gets out of hand
And we're forced to fall and no longer stand
Lets part our ways on this piece of land
And let faith show what it has planned

I like how we're both a little quirky
And talk in a way that makes us seem a bit dorky
Those photos of yours with that beautiful smile
Ill admit I havent seen one like that in a while
One filled with happiness and bursting with joy
I was honestly shocked to see you're so coy
But I like you for your innocence along with your attitude
It leaves me filled with a deep sense of gratitude
Towards you for allowing me to stand by your side
All I want to say is thank you and continue to smile wide

We deal with our demons in silence
Because we've never been taught how to deal with our faults
Then one day we erupt with violence
That ends in tragedy with an unforgettable cost

I am surrounded by darkness and feel loneliness with me
I guess the only remedy is to wander off to sleep
Where I am free of the shackles that bind me to this fate
One of bitterness and solutide, that screams its much too late
To turn back the hands of time, I guess it must be fate
So instead of fighting back, I'll lay my head to rest and choose to never wake