promise me promises, promise me pain
Evolving Dream
Give a Beat · "Evolving Dream" by Russell Wardlow A once hoped for, and seemingly…
This Sys-tem
This sys-tem is like a cyst this sys-tem is a stem of oppression and isms…
Concentration Camps
Capitalism won’t defund prisons so make a labor class of it’s citizens, voting rights and…
Projection Deflection
If a person stands in their truth, they are seeking attention. If self diagnosed, they…
Dear Parole Board
Dear Parole Board I wasn’t supposed to be here Do you know the dark I…
Symbliminal Messaging
Removing symbols aren’t the solution but in a society of symbolism and their creeds idolization…
Riding the Emotional Hump
I’m inconsistent insufferable overbearing and insensitive at times I say I’m passionate but I may…
Rapped Tight Prose Verse
I’m tired of living this life I’m tired of living this life I had to…
Neurotic
I do NOT have it all together. I don’t know why nobody gets that. I’ve…
Our state- ran by brilliant billionaires
Uh we have the most billionaires per capita in the U.S. here in Nebraska. Pete…
Capitalism rites, write rights
This country was always capitalists or at least headed that direction there’s no heart in…
Unheralded Nebraska Corrections
Everyone flies over walks past or stops by this middle America Nebraska our crime lowered…
Drugged
Drugs or die do drugs or die doing drugs cuz I wanna die doing drugs…
Avarice Society
Why is it so hard for us to create healthy changes to our perception, thinking…
Contempt Contentment
Right before I enter my room I look into it’s narrow window and it’s small,…
Compiled Compliance
You want me to be myself but more like you, more in the way that…
Peeping Through My Window Part 4
“Peeping through my Window pt 4” I’m a boy. From 2007, I left my group…
Peeping Through My Window Part 3
“Peeping thru my Window pt 3” I’m a boy. Relationships, where do I even start…
Peeping Through My Window Part 2
“Peeping through my Window pt 2” I’m a boy. We all gotta grow up sometime…
Peeping Through My Window Part 1
“Peeping through my Window Pt 1” I’m a boy. We have this patriarchal society that…
Looking Back-in
The saddest thing is making plans far down the road at a date where you’ll…
Pressure
Ran from too many lectures and pressures, back pressed to the fire exit doors Jump…
Formatted Function
Function is a formed matter of perception function can’t deal with dysfunction nor can it…
Societal Farmers
Take a look at who you process those innocent kids thrusted into statistics poverty and…
Chained Change
Prison is a unique walk that is, if you’re looking to grow and mature because…
Black Pandemic
Promises “progress” poverty public policies politicians profiteering police prosecutor prison parole and presidents(dead or alive)
Prison Made
Punish me, if I succumb to the pain you impose on me and have the…
Stepped on
How much indignities must I suffer how many insults must I bear how long shall…
No middle
I only feel when I’m threatened or stressed I have to go thru something to…
Psychos Therapy
Psychotherapists should look to set up in prisons if they really wanna make a difference…
Grew up, I’m-prisoned
I grew up mother incarcerated father deceased I grew up as a foster child and…
Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex Wars
I’m overly stimulated yet numb if I get overstimulated, I’m numb prefer to be over…
Errday my birthday
I die so much daily living to reflect on the happening the next day surprised…
I’m off
I don’t feel good or normal unless something is wrong “what’s wrong?” ME! “huh?” what…
White Vigilante
Born on my own land I am my own man I have my own plans…
Everyone is a Felon
Either in conscience or act. The only line of difference is my color. Every so…
What have you done for me lately
So I’ve noticed more police campaigns and commercials advertising what they do for us now…
High Horse
You put me down looked down upon me saying, my place was down well I…
Here-US
Nebraska doesn’t hear us or they just don’t care and no one outside of Nebraska,…
Everyday C.O.
C.O.’s are average any day people. When handling prisoners, I would think there should a…
Blasé
Sky is blue everything black and white I am grey…or gray
Cost to Change
Money!That is the barometer of changeThose who have it vs those whom don’tThose that have…
Color’dBlind
Stop saying you don’t see my color You are NOT colorblind Nobody is Why would…
ProPros’d Thoughts
Wear in plain sight, though it’s deep as geneswake up, hate everything seenblood flows through…
puh, puh, bullshit! (bless me)
Policies politicians police pulllllllllease! sounds like target practice to me
Blood
I pray..I stray..eyes glazed..crrrrryyyy babypupils, diiiiiiii-latedhe-look-de-hyyyyy-drated, she-look-de-hyyyyy-dratedblood peaking…I see,.. bloooood seeping open, blooood seeping o-penblood…
So-ciety
Taste over affect, the irony of society, like coffee beans decaffeinatedwe’re too reactive, in need…
My Mom is Harriett Tubman
She created her own underground railroadalluding abusive persecutionsacrificing dark man for sonescaping the enslavement of…
If Black Lives Matter
IFBLACK LIVES MATTERthen WHYafter flashing lightsdoes a BLACK LIFEFLATLINE AFTER? IFBLACK LIVES MATTERthen WHYYYYafter flashing…
Newfoundland
ashamedbecause I tried to be’white’at my best momentsthen by default’black’at my worstashamedbecause I aspiredto be…
occupied freedom
there has been casualtiesand fatalitiesbecause this occupied illusive realitywas founded and liberated upon sustained brutalitiesand…
sadomasochists
AmericaPeoplewhy does it take inflicting painto stop you from inflicting painwhy does it take inflicting…
in awe
inspired most by that which makes me great’er’inspired most by that which compliments my naturenow…
my proactiv method
What are we trying to do right? If we are activists, then what are we…
pain-full
pain I feelfeel pain II pain feelfeel pain Ifeeling painfilling painI feel painpain feels Ipain…
cut thin
I cut myselfand watched my flesh-this temporary shell to which my spirit hides within-break apartto…
truth hurts
just because I voice what I feelthen I embrace what I feeldoesn’t change what I…
deserter
I don’t want to go to war no moreI don’t want to go to war…
tear falls
when a tear fallsI wonderwhat does it collectin the midst of its plummetis it so…
ruled by emotions
perception is realityperception is ruled by emotionsemotions create realitybut I don’t know how to feelI…
Harmony
Harmonyharmonyit’s hard to beit’s hard to breathelife hardens meinternal arson is harming meardently, disarming meI…
Intolerance Tolerated
Tyrannized by emotions-of others,and my owntribalism-they terrorize and tear at each othertears treadteachings tampered withtrauma…
Out and In
If I’m looking outward than I won’t see inwardI can not look inwardthe skin of…
Illusion of Conformity
Been lonely for so longthough so afraid to stay lonelyafraid of companyafraid of companionsI need…
who you convincing?
Who are you in the face of resistanceeven if just for an instanceimagine something threatening…
flames
I see your anger hurled at me like Molotov cocktails what a beautiful flame in…
apology
Take my apology for what it is knowing it will never be enough it will…
turn your back
If you turn your back on me you may also put a knife in mine…
abandonment issues
bandoned with issues trying to abandon my issues because I have abandonment issues I figured…
safe distance
I don’t feel you’ll know me, if I ever tell you I don’t believe I’ll…
knee deep
Tears soften solid ground turning dirt into soil life blossoms from pain earth, hear me…
doomed before birth
I was doomed, to be traumatized in the womb, with my mama’s cries in the…
Cast Away
Preyed upon by light I pray for darkness a grim body cast shielding my skin…
keep your proximity
she looked out the windowbut she’s scared of heightsshe looked out the doorits too cold…
I’m more than I been thru
Lose a lotbruised a lotabused a lotused a lotmoved a lotlocked in rooms a lotyouth…
Sleeping Away
Sleep is like treading the darkest abyss where shadows have bodies, and nightmares exist feeling…
Self Love
Your past says not to trust him you’ve seen a halo under horns but u…
Your Way
You never know what ain’t enough, til it ain’t enough you never know that pain…
Looking Down
Damn… it’s a sad life for a caterpillar I wonder what he sees when he…
Give, Receive
Compassion goes a long way empathy is too hard though when you’re too busy feeling…
In Your Own Way
It’s hard to live a dream when comfort what you reaching for its hard to…
You Don’t Know
You don’t know what it took for me, to not be the man you don’t…
exposed
Vanity strippedmy depth finally revealedand all I’ve becomeis my skeletons…butno more hidingno more closetsno more…
in an instance
How can you give me advicebut don’t know how I feelyou don’t know how I…
Harder than you see
You look at me nowthink its easy huh?I hurt all the timeyou wouldn’t believe itcouldn’t…
stand out
Life is a boxeverybody tries to fit inbut if you stand outyou can see that…
I Write
“I write…” I writebecause I questioned what is wrong wit methese worldly things controlling merelations…
compromise
love, hatepush, pullfight, rungive, takehurt, healup, downsilence…scream!trying to find a balancebetween you and metrying to…
get out
Feeling this parasite inside my headI think its trying get outI do not blame itinside…
shadows
Walled off..no mirrors, yet spy when I candistorted reflections have eyes of their ownsee myself…
God I Really Need an Anchor
God I really need an anchor lately I been feeling anger rising to the surface…
Drowning
I can’t swim maybe you’ve mastered doggy paddling for a moment but with a speed-like…
Prison Door
you! I know your truth I live inside your labyrinth of secrets clever the walls…
Suspense
For what she knew of me not lie, nor truth but wonder because I knew…
Loveland
As I promised escape she accepted my offer breaking her former chains she breathlessly ran…
Detached
Losing touch everything happening so fast but at a distance communication without connection thinking has…
Alien
You never knew me how could you? I didn’t.. I was never drawn to you…
Dim Some
Light its brilliant intensity tempting and intimidating sympathizing with burrowers darkness heels the promises of…
Words to a Mirror
Will u or won’t u be clearer I can not see what u depicting I…