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War For Eternity
Asa Mayo
Inspired by Kadir Nelson’s “American Uprising”
We are in this war for eternity. Yet we keep our fists held high, We can’t breathe. But we still sing our song.
We suffocate as tear gas infiltrates our nostrils as we go down in flames, as we scream but aren’t heard, like we’re stuck underwater.
We’ve cried on our sharp knees praying for a breath from this war, while cops use their knees to rob the breath we pray for.
We still can’t breathe. But we are in this war for eternity, So the fight never ends.
Remembrance Markeith Hogan
To my late grandfather Whose words hardly caressed me
A hollowing hole, lacking your presence, embraces my body the father of my mother, the only world you knew were the streets of Yokohama
Only once your life was made past tense did your story enlighten me
To you, I share my thoughts the incense we burn and the offerings we bring
The sound of the standing bell shimmers in my spirit
I wish I was there across the sea
Instead, left clueless where water separates the connection of kin, the connection of blood
Sometimes Markeith Hogan
After “The Way Life Goes” by Lil Uzi Vert
Goals fade dedication disappears intentions turn thoughts
I know it hurts sometimes while commitment slowly corrodes into a broken promise but you’ll get over it
It may be difficult at first to watch yourself lose passion where you once found rhapsodies of elation, but you’ll find another life to live
The torture of your heart gradually burns as you pump every ounce of golden crimson through your factory of bones and veins I swear you’ll get over it
We create delusions convincing ourselves raw emotion should be hidden
I was idle dull fruitless defined me stuck with me I was chained to the static sounds of my thoughts eyes staring at its brother brick wall boredom engulfed me with fear of time lost convicted of treason by my labels I embark on an adventure in search of a new identity goodbye.