Saturday, June 10, 2006

Under the Sky...


I read Ed's last post 'Across the Bridge' and it stirred something like most of his pieces do... But I suppressed it and lol at the description of the new world order.... i chose not to look beyond the words and see a man caught @ an awkward space where the surrounding are all too familar but fit less with what lies on the inside...

so to answer the question 2 guess for where i am... i say you are under the sky my brother...

for whether your experiences are 400 km from home or a million that is what i see/feel to... guys getting hi5's and slaps on the back for the number of women the can be with each week.... guys counting scores over drinks at the bar and working on the next conquests... like well versed businessmen they lay out plan and scenarios to lead eventual success...

and i feel it strange ... you know like an outsider not understanding the joke of the season or the new secret handshake that includes you to an exclusive club...

so i stand outside the clubhouse doors and i watch the unfolding events with a confused yearning to understand how the world around me wound up like this.... errm for lack of a better world 'remix'....

my gaze shifts to the other players in this game where rules change faster than gears on a well oiled e-Gear paddle up-shifting.... its takes 2 to tango? that too is relative to individual choices and governing laws but suffice to say with the right influence you have your very own Broadway concert that infuses every dance genre under this sky...

hmmm i thought i was going to finish this but i guess not... ill leave this hanging and probably finishing it at another time.... hopefully COMMON (1 of my greatest inspirations) can sum up of what i was saying... he said something i agreed on some months ago and i closed my eyes and put up my fist (refer to the pic) and though it gets hard sometimes this song does say what my heart wants my head to know....

and after writing this post i wonder why i am single haha sweet irony...



"FAITHFUL..."

I was rollin' around, in my mind it occurred
What if God was a her?
Would I treat her the same? Would I still be runnin' game on her?
In what type of ways would I want her?
Would I want her for her mind or her heavenly body?
Couldn't be out gettin' bogus with someone so godly
If I was wit' her would I still be wantin' my ex?
The lies, the greed, the weed, the sex
Wouldn't be ashamed to give her part of my check
Wearin' her cross, I mean the heart on my neck
Her I would reflect on the streets of the Chi'
Ride wit' her, 'cause I know for me she'd die
Through good and bad call on her like I'm chirpin' her
Couldn't be jealous 'cause other brothers worship her
Walk this earth for her, glory, I'm grateful
To be in her presence I try to stay faithful


He worked with her, she was his lady's best friend
Even if they don't try some ladies test men
And this was a test that was bigger than him
Some believe its the nature that is given to men
He had a good gig, a wife, a kid, a decent home
One reason or another couldn't find peace at home
She asked, "Why do men always have to stray?"
He said, "I'm bad, not as bad as Eric Benet"
"I used to take 'em out to eat but they wasn't really eatin'
Mighta got a little head but I wasn't really cheatin'"
It's hard when your lady don't believe what you say
And what you did in the past you gotta live with today
She asked if they could spend the night together
He thought, and said, "I'm tryin' to get my life together"
Went home to his lady, these were his confessions
"Baby you a blessin' and my best friend"

3 Comments:

Blogger Don 'Lidzi said...

Brah,
Sentiments I concurr with wholeheartedly.
In all truth, deep down, when a guy is honest with himself, no man wants to be a playa.
But its funny how when u try ur best to be that good man u think u should be, u still see how eazy it is for a playa to snatch and grab. And u see flawz in the system when other menz women seem a bit too ready to 'play' with another man.
Makes u wonda, if she this eager to get with me, if the playin game is this easy, is there any security in life?

I know why I'm single.

I guess, my consolation is Under the sky, I tried, to live an honest life.

5:35 AM  
Blogger Eddie said...

though we may all continue to live under the one sky, the amount of clouds that provide us shade is what differentiates our experiences.

i'd much prefer a clear blue sky.

7:03 PM  
Blogger ..:maleik:.. said...

next time i have tt well deserved drink my brother i will toast to just that .... "to clear blue skies"

12:27 AM  

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