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Checkmate - R.I.P. Chambz

When I got that call

I knew it was foul

I heard the name Jon

And I knew he was gone

Like a game of chess

He died a pawn

Never had time

To grow and spawn

The next couple days

Were filled with greys

I was feelin very blue

Not a clue what to do

Tryin to find out what I’m doin

I ended up missin the viewin

Missed my last chance to see

Where he would forever be

Man I feel bad

For Shamawd and Nancy

Sounds like a story

Straight from Tom Clancy

On April seven

He was sent to heaven

Or at least we hope

Cause he was sellin that dope

I wonder if I’ll ever

Be able to cope

We use to always play ball

And chill at the mall

I rue the day

When I got that call

People always say

Live and Die by the burner

But I’m the one

Whose brother got murdered

Your life was took

And now mines shook

Some people think

That you were a crook

But they didn’t know

That person inside

The one hiddin in you

Behind all that pride

You were on a mission

But you would never listen

And now were all sorry

Dealing with this quarry

Feeling like we

Should all go on Maury

Povich is a *****

You used to always say

But on April seven

At about eleven

You were shot and stripped

Dropped in a ditch

Now that I think

Was you a Crip?

Naw you was smarter then that

You always tried to earn it

But then again

You had your Unit

But that’s all in the past

The good memories will last

And dog you did

Go out wit a blast

Just like you said

But now you dead

2 in the shoulder

2 in the head

All cause of what

Some counterfeit bread?

Only a few people know

What really went on

The problem is

One of em’s gone

In my eyes

You were never a pawn

You were always the king

You had all the bling

And if you used your head

You’d have everything

The reality is

That it’s too late

Its unfortunate dog

Checkmate

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max-chisholm
Canadian
Published
Jul 12, 2010
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Gone from our lives, not from our hearts.

Rest Peacefully.

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