wish
By pumadelta
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Wish
I wish I had of learned at school
And not broken all the rules
Sitting at the back of the class
Being a clown and a class room fool.
I wish I had of gone into care
As my momma didn’t really care
And my daddy wasn’t ever there
I wish I could have breathed different air
I wish I had made the grades to go to college
Make my teachers proud and astonished
Showing the world what I could accomplish
But instead I was rebuked and admonished
I wish I could go to university
And still pay my bills, get a college degree
Still the tax man’s chasing me
And my baby mommas hollering at me
Wish I had a different job
Wish I wasn’t lazy and a slob
Wish I could take the credit as the boss
But instead I’m down and out,
Dead beat like a lame mongrel dog
Wish I could make a bit more money
I know this is gonna sound real funny
I’d by a yaught or Lamborghini
And may give some pocket change to charity
Wish I hadn’t of smoked that weed
Played it cool and read Socrates
All that money waste now I’m down on my knees
In an asylum for the mentally deranged
Wish I hadn’t of got psychosis
I don’t know how to declare or approach this
Burned down my flat hoping that someone would take notice
Now all I have in my head is a reoccurring photograph
Pictures reoccurring like sex flicks...
Now I want a lot of things Gucci clothes and them diamond rings
Fancy cars, women and those finer things
But I’m looking like a gold fish
Out of a bowl on a world out of reach
Smoke the pipe and pass the peace
Brother one day turned to me
Said man if you give your heart
To Lucifer’s dreams
All you’ll get is polluted streams
And you’ll never be able to reach your dreams
Looking for the land of milk and honey
He gives you pipe dreams
On the other hand, might sound strange to you
If you want real dreams and truth
Identity and a vision and a future too
Christ is knocking, brah deep down
You really know what you must do
So I deliberate and think what I’m gonna do
Food for thought, there’s a ring of truth
Throw away the pipe forget those new Nike shoes
Give my life to Christ and have a different view..
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A nice changeof perspective,
A nice changeof perspective, a good sense of voice.
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Is this meant to be spoken
Is this meant to be spoken word? If not, I think you should consider it. This piece is begging to be read aloud.
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