i write at higher levels
when i feel inspired
if my brain is tired of
what fuels my fire then i'm
slumped and thrown in the
murky mire of
noncommittal activity

that's morally incorrect
with respect to my life
because i give everything to my passion
i ration the energy in my happiness
for it
i try and last longer for it
i bleed through the quill of my feather
and i deteriorate and weather through
the race of life for it

i don't care about scoring big
with my poems or my rhymes
they're just an antioxidant for my life
they expand my time on this earth
keep me grounded to the turf
keep my homies from having to
carry my hearse
sometimes all i can do is think
the worst
but then i know i've gotta
try and pick my mind up
out the dirt

because trying never hurts
and the effort really works
if you're heaving
keep your head up
you'll be above those mountains
you can't see above
soon enough
feel the love and
give the love back
watch how you act
they gon take you for your soul
if your back's vulnerable
to attack
and that's a fact

stay inspired for the love
of your art
everything is art
when you approach it with the love
and passion to never
let it fall apart
keep your spark alive
as long as you feel it
that inspiration
will make it easier to
feel it
please believe it
because
this story,
i live it

- n.a.