penny loafers: [prologue] black skirts suits shades and puffy eyes
upside down smiles match cloudy skies
[scene-1] [urban movie theater-1990's]
Voltron unite - 5 parts 1 being
time to take flight
the fuel ain't gasoline
funny how the pilot looks like
Ben Vareen
down to the mini fro
with the afro sheen
sharp crease in his pants
buttoned up long sleeve
nickels in penny loafers
and an aim to please
[scene-2] fear trickles from the heart
as he peeps the scene ———[observes his surroundings]
time to exit stage left
get away straight clean
[scene-3] gunshots and screams
this ain't the place to be
unless you’re watching —— [any Arnold Schwarzenegger film]
on the movie screen
popcorn in a box
brown bag Jim Bean
loud theater in the hood
phones ring “ice cream” ——— [Wu-Tang Clan song]
or whatever song was ——— [1990's] hot
on MTV or BET
not the place to be
[scene-4] mad heads ———-[many people] taking pulls
off the ganja leaf
thick smoke in the air
black lips gold teeth
footprint on crisp Timbs ————[Timberland construction boots]
niggas get angry
big egos under pressure
can’t say “sorry”
[scene-5] working men ————-[drug dealers] pull hammers ————[firearms]
about to get ugly
it’s Vietnam all over
as the fingers squeeze
not caring end result
gonna turn deadly
[scene-6] hollow tips bust vessels and arteries
BREAK BONES
put holes in new white tees
BREAK HOMES
got a mother crying on her knees
asking why her baby gotta wear white wings
and leave this earth way before he got his legs
before he got a job
before he had a family
before he even had a chance
to shave the fuzz on his chin
now she's gotta bury him
in a wooden bin
put him in the ground
put him under the earth
it’s a day she won’t forget
it will always hurt
[epilogue] black skirts suits shades and puffy eyes
upside down smiles match cloudy skies
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