Sitting In the Dark
Just in my room sitting in the dark;
I hear police sirens, I hear the dogs bark;
Chaos on the ground, chaos in the air;
Regardless of my feelings, there's chaos everywhere;
I often ask myself, "How can I survive?
How can I make it? How can I stay alive?"
Irresponsibility may put me in a war
Probably worse than the one when I was four;
Yet in spite of all this, I still feel a fire
To fight against oppression and conquer my desire;
I still have a hunger to fight even more
Because I only live once (RIP twenty-four);
I'm thankful to God that I see another day;
Even to my moms who helped pave the way;
I have been encouraged to beat all the odds
By blocking out the nose with or without ear pods;
Even if I feel I need to pause like a comma,
I still need to fight to see change, Like Obama;
It's time to stay energized, not to be still;
Because if I don't care about the fam, who will?
I could choose to pout, even fuss, or even run;
But as far as I'm concerned, there's still business to be done;
Now I think I'm ready to "press toward the mark";
The things that I think about while sitting in the dark