"random wake up thoughts"

maybe i have forgotten how to live
maybe i have forgotten how to poetry

when can i wake up
with a sweet stanza under the sigh?

why can't i canticle
through the canon through my tongue?

self-doubt is the secret i never share
but i must always
band-aid my bruises
with these brave ballads

these songs of strength
of encouragement
of irridescent engagements to live

these bob marleys, these michael frantis,
these talib kwelis, these thien-bao phis
these marvin gayes, these issac hayes
these digable planets, these binary stars
these miho hatoris, these mc solaars
these nat king coles, these de la souls
these kids who roam
on trumpets and horns
on pens, on pads, or on microphones
never ever ever forget these songs

and live all you got
give all you got
and don't let go
of your own

of what you love
of what you live for
of what you write poetry for

don't let go

and never believe such sad lines as

"maybe i have forgotten how to live
maybe i have forgotten how to poetry"

we should all know better

dope song: mystic's breathe all poets should rap one day