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N.I.C.E. Guys Do Finish Last

Since we're bastardizing words        
Thru the warped lens of revisionist history        
Allow me to throw my entry into the        
Reimagined Social Contract        
         
^^^^^        
         
Because I've made a conscious decision long ago to        
Keep Love in my Heart and God in my Spirit        
I did my Human best to stay close to my Original self        
Learned how to forgive myself        
Make an accord with my Deamons        
And cultivate a true Love for what it is to be        
         
Alive        
         
I've been thru the depths of depression        
Tired of living scared of dying...trying new coping mechanisms        
Drinking myself to sleep hoping I can just pass out        
And Drift thru the NetherRealm          
Without another Nightmare        
         
But        
         
There came a time          
When God whispered in the dark...injected me with the        
All-Spark as that Universal reminder        
         
I am Worthy        
         
No longer anyone's victim        
I Total Recalled all of my Victories        
...all of my accomplishments when I purposefully        
Chose...        
         
Will To Power        
         
No longer Will I cower in the shadows          
Of my former self...that [guy] was just a learning Lesson        
A steppingstone...a Blessing in disguise        
Teaching me how to atone on my own...hone my Gifts        
Own my shit...put an H on my back and handle it        
Become a Traveler with my Traumas neatly compartmentalized        
Instead of a straggler with emotional baggage          
Spilling all over the place...        
         
Struggling with Truth        
         
So here Eye am...2024        
The Elephant Man back on tour        
Using Remembrance as the Skeleton Key to open new Doors        
Rock Steadied in Sankofa        
Divining while re-defining what it is to be        
A nice guy        
         
Nuanced...nurturing....naturally Me        
Intelligent...intuitive...instinctually a Man        
Creative...charismatic...Conscious of my Humanity        
Esoteric...enigmatic...a Walking Epiphany        
         
...and yes        
         
Nice guys do finish last...because we Last        
We understood the Assignment...        
Life is not a sprint...it's a Marathon filled with teachable Moments        
So let's appreciate what it is to Live Learn and Love          
As we Grow confident in our own Niceness    
         
         
Peace
Written by Naajir
Published | Edited 16th Oct 2024
Author's Note
...somethin for us NICE guys...cheers
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