Tell Me
Tell Me (9/1/2007)
People say I’m too angry, that I need to chill
That my mind is ill and I should go breathe a lil
But my freezer’s filled, tip me, it spills
And out comes the cold that can beat your pill
Cause I need this still, it keeps me from breaking
When I’m bout to snap and my knees are shaking
Take me to the back, tell me it’s not healthy
Do you see the scars? Tell me, have you felt these?
Well, please take a minute and freeze and tell me
What’s the point behind all the lies that you sell me?
Cause my chest is swelling, I’m done with breathing
When I stop speaking, it’s that time to leave me
The next time you see me, I’ll be on a poster
Wanted like a bandit, I’m a coast to coaster
A silent ghoster in the heat of the minute
Til the words I choke up can beat it and spin it
And leave me here finished, with the thoughts inside
You read my shit and think I must have lost my mind
I’m a frozen guy and it’s hard to defrost me
You turn away and it’s then that you lost me
Why couldn’t you toss me a short and sweet greeting?
I’m a man of reason, just say hi and go leaving
It’s not that difficult, just a little respect
That I deserve and that I’m right to expect
Cause you were right to my left, but really much closer
I’m sober, so I think this rhyme is now over
I hope you’re better than that cause I thought that you were
I still think that you are, but these thoughts are all blurred
Notes: The first half is more general, while the second half is much more specific. I just don’t want people thinking I’m blowing one thing out of proportion. I’m simply starting off broadly and narrowing it down as I go.
Filed under: Poems