Submissions by catsogod
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My passion for Poetry was birthed through pain. I speak from the heart.
Make or Break
I have a dream
It’s real to me
Not some pie in the sky dream
I like to deal in life’s reality
I guess I got the show me mentality
Yes I got faith
But I choose to deal in this present reality
God bless the child that got its own
Lights, Camera, Action!
It’s Prime Time Baby!
It’s Show Time Baby!
It’s Do or Die Time Baby!
You make your own big breaks in this life
Don’t play with this life
This mean old mother sucker can break you down
Down to the ground with the light bill still past due
Who do you turn too when the chips are...
It’s real to me
Not some pie in the sky dream
I like to deal in life’s reality
I guess I got the show me mentality
Yes I got faith
But I choose to deal in this present reality
God bless the child that got its own
Lights, Camera, Action!
It’s Prime Time Baby!
It’s Show Time Baby!
It’s Do or Die Time Baby!
You make your own big breaks in this life
Don’t play with this life
This mean old mother sucker can break you down
Down to the ground with the light bill still past due
Who do you turn too when the chips are...
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THAT’S THE WORD
Hey preacher
What you preaching
Give unto others and God will give back to you
“It’s offering time”
THAT’S THE WORD
WHATS THE WORD
I hear you preaching, Preacher
THAT’S YOUR WORD
What you really mean is give unto you
And God will give back to me
THAT’S THE WORD
WHATS THE WORD
Hey Preacher
Stop pimping me
I’m not your ATM
THAT’S THE WORD
WHATS THE WORD
The last time I checked
You were riding in your Lexus
Feeling that you were the Nexus
The connection between God, Me, and his riches
Your motto rings loud...
What you preaching
Give unto others and God will give back to you
“It’s offering time”
THAT’S THE WORD
WHATS THE WORD
I hear you preaching, Preacher
THAT’S YOUR WORD
What you really mean is give unto you
And God will give back to me
THAT’S THE WORD
WHATS THE WORD
Hey Preacher
Stop pimping me
I’m not your ATM
THAT’S THE WORD
WHATS THE WORD
The last time I checked
You were riding in your Lexus
Feeling that you were the Nexus
The connection between God, Me, and his riches
Your motto rings loud...
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"If I Were You"
Ring, Ring, Ring
Hello, Praise the Lord
This is Sister Robinson
I just called to say Hello
Whats up girl
What you been doing
Say What!
What Happen!
He did what!
Hell to the NO!
Don’t tell me that
It went down like that
You know
You my girl right
Girl your man is tripping
You good girl
If I were you
This is what I would do
The next time that happens
You know
You my girl right
This 2011 not 1957
I don’t need a man that BAD
You good girl
He couldn’t be my man
Your man is tripping
The spirit...
Hello, Praise the Lord
This is Sister Robinson
I just called to say Hello
Whats up girl
What you been doing
Say What!
What Happen!
He did what!
Hell to the NO!
Don’t tell me that
It went down like that
You know
You my girl right
Girl your man is tripping
You good girl
If I were you
This is what I would do
The next time that happens
You know
You my girl right
This 2011 not 1957
I don’t need a man that BAD
You good girl
He couldn’t be my man
Your man is tripping
The spirit...
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That's Reality
Reality is
That I’m not perfect
Don’t consider me some prized possession
Don’t thank me
Don’t honor me
Don’t recognize me
You see
I’m black
Black as tar to them
Black as mahogany to me
You see my brother man
You see my sister girl
It’s all about the perception
But the reality of this present day society says
I’m a second class citizen in a first rate world
They consider me and my people hostile creatures
Like raging vicious lions,
Ready to pounce on any unsuspecting human that comes our way
They label us as hustlers,...
That I’m not perfect
Don’t consider me some prized possession
Don’t thank me
Don’t honor me
Don’t recognize me
You see
I’m black
Black as tar to them
Black as mahogany to me
You see my brother man
You see my sister girl
It’s all about the perception
But the reality of this present day society says
I’m a second class citizen in a first rate world
They consider me and my people hostile creatures
Like raging vicious lions,
Ready to pounce on any unsuspecting human that comes our way
They label us as hustlers,...
1300 reads
5 Comments
Jugular
You say you love me
You say you love me with all your heart
But you always want this and you always want that
Honey,
You want a relationship that’s built on conditions
Just being your man isn’t enough
Baby,
You got me feeling like a Juggler
You want this and you want that
You are never satisfied with the simple things in life
You always got your foot on my neck
Honey,
You are never satisfied with the simple things in life
Baby,
You are always going for my Jugular
I said the Toyota Camry was just right for us
But you want the...
You say you love me with all your heart
But you always want this and you always want that
Honey,
You want a relationship that’s built on conditions
Just being your man isn’t enough
Baby,
You got me feeling like a Juggler
You want this and you want that
You are never satisfied with the simple things in life
You always got your foot on my neck
Honey,
You are never satisfied with the simple things in life
Baby,
You are always going for my Jugular
I said the Toyota Camry was just right for us
But you want the...
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Justice
Some folks call it justice
Please listen to my words of truth
You see my brother
You see my sister
There is no justice for black folks
It’s just us with the deck stacked against us
Please open your eyes and minds and visualize your present day black Reality
Come take a little trip with me down the halls of justice
This so called American justice has the jail house disproportionately filled with black
Us black folks be only 12% of the sweet American pie
Us blacks folks be 42% of the Red, White and Blue prison population
Please...
Please listen to my words of truth
You see my brother
You see my sister
There is no justice for black folks
It’s just us with the deck stacked against us
Please open your eyes and minds and visualize your present day black Reality
Come take a little trip with me down the halls of justice
This so called American justice has the jail house disproportionately filled with black
Us black folks be only 12% of the sweet American pie
Us blacks folks be 42% of the Red, White and Blue prison population
Please...
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Take
I Love my man
Lord knows I do
He is the father of my kids
But lord I know he is taking a little bit of me away
I’m loosing my identity
Lost in this present reality
I’m so tired
Real tired of all this stuff
Something has to change
Something has to give
Man it’s almost six o’clock
I need to get up
Dame! I still got homework to do
I hate this job
I really do
Cleaning up buildings all day
It’s taking my strength away
Hustler get up
You got to take me to work today
In high school hustler was the man
All the girls...
Lord knows I do
He is the father of my kids
But lord I know he is taking a little bit of me away
I’m loosing my identity
Lost in this present reality
I’m so tired
Real tired of all this stuff
Something has to change
Something has to give
Man it’s almost six o’clock
I need to get up
Dame! I still got homework to do
I hate this job
I really do
Cleaning up buildings all day
It’s taking my strength away
Hustler get up
You got to take me to work today
In high school hustler was the man
All the girls...
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2 Comments
The Tears of Mother Earth
Mother Earth is sad and hurting
She cries many tears for this precious earth
She cries greats tears because of the knowing
The knowing that this great earth was created by the hand of God
Mother Earth remembers the lake and rivers that once flowed
That once flowed with the crystal clear water
Mother Earth remembers the skies
The skies that were once so clear and blue
Yes she remembers this tapestry of Gods mighty hand
Mother Earth remembers the mountains of West Virginia
Yes she remembers the once...
She cries many tears for this precious earth
She cries greats tears because of the knowing
The knowing that this great earth was created by the hand of God
Mother Earth remembers the lake and rivers that once flowed
That once flowed with the crystal clear water
Mother Earth remembers the skies
The skies that were once so clear and blue
Yes she remembers this tapestry of Gods mighty hand
Mother Earth remembers the mountains of West Virginia
Yes she remembers the once...
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It's not natural
Baby I need for you to hold on and keep it strong
Keep it strong like the mighty oak tree that’s planted by the river
With its roots growing deep and long
All your thoughts and actions are looking like a beast to me
Baby you are walking all over me
Like a hungry lion roaming in the night
My love for you was strong and complete
This love for you kept me blazing
Like a raging forest fire burning out of control
Baby you used to have me on cloud nine
You had all of me
My heart use to beat for you
Like the sound of a drummers beat
When it goes...
Keep it strong like the mighty oak tree that’s planted by the river
With its roots growing deep and long
All your thoughts and actions are looking like a beast to me
Baby you are walking all over me
Like a hungry lion roaming in the night
My love for you was strong and complete
This love for you kept me blazing
Like a raging forest fire burning out of control
Baby you used to have me on cloud nine
You had all of me
My heart use to beat for you
Like the sound of a drummers beat
When it goes...
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IT' A WOMANS WORLD
Man you better wake up
You better recognize the game
It’s a woman’s world
She can cruse you out
Spit in your face
Burn up your clothes
Empty out your bank account
Wreck your car
Kill your dog
Burn up all your dirty magazines
Drop that cat like it’s hot with your best friend on your new black shaggy rug
Then turn around and tell social service
That the baby is yours
You better take a paternity test
Nine months later you will be paying for a child that looks like “Jay Z”
Man you better wake up
You better recognize the game...
You better recognize the game
It’s a woman’s world
She can cruse you out
Spit in your face
Burn up your clothes
Empty out your bank account
Wreck your car
Kill your dog
Burn up all your dirty magazines
Drop that cat like it’s hot with your best friend on your new black shaggy rug
Then turn around and tell social service
That the baby is yours
You better take a paternity test
Nine months later you will be paying for a child that looks like “Jay Z”
Man you better wake up
You better recognize the game...
721 reads
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Dirty Christian
Sometimes it’s not all about the protocol
Sometimes you got to get down and dirty to save a soul
Sometimes you got to tell them about all that dope you snorted up your nose
Then tell them about the time you wanted to eat at the pastor’s house
You were denied that request because the pastors said you were a filthy mess
So you humbly ate form his holy garbage can
The pastor failed to realize that you were repented and fully committed
All you needed was a little helping hand
All the pastor could see was skid row trash
You smell like trash
You look like...
Sometimes you got to get down and dirty to save a soul
Sometimes you got to tell them about all that dope you snorted up your nose
Then tell them about the time you wanted to eat at the pastor’s house
You were denied that request because the pastors said you were a filthy mess
So you humbly ate form his holy garbage can
The pastor failed to realize that you were repented and fully committed
All you needed was a little helping hand
All the pastor could see was skid row trash
You smell like trash
You look like...
1999 reads
4 Comments
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