penny loafers: maninthemirror [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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