I don’t get even, I get mad. I also live with shame and guilt.
It’s rooted deep inside.
The technique to this is to be immortal,
I flow, I row, someday I’ll grow.
It came in different forms; it ate away at my soul.
I cried, never laughed, I lost hope, I couldn’t sleep.
Crystal wouldn’t leave me alone, I hated her. She also scared me.
I chose her and that made me weak. I wished at some point to get into heaven. 11:11 make a wish, I wished I hadn’t met her. I stayed with her; I did things like... I’m no criminal!
I just gambled with my life, you dared me, I abide. Those sleepless nights. Didn’t think twice.
I hated my mind. Crazy to know after I got caught, no one questioned, no one thought, they forgot.
**** it.
They say be careful, it might last you forever.
That’s not what I cared about, I cared about my two-steps, my moves.
I cared to not make myself look like a fool. I heard he’s handsome. Heard he’s a mood.
He didn’t care about me, but he had me weak at my knees. I extended my hand,
They will all say...
A poem from a chapbook I wrote. The title goes with the last part of the poem.