Whycan't i stand

why can't i stand
am i not a man
with will to do as i please
not placed to minutely apease

with my sleeves rolled up
humbly i try to fill my cup
anybody try for a title
only a wise man turns to the Bible

with a piece of this man and that
time to pick false truth from fact
like a heart removed from the soul
Infinite knowledge spills from the bowl

only when a fool stops to look in the mirror
can he reach down and safely remove the spear

Look back to the past
you think you can last
Don't ponder things to fast
or foolishness you will cast
time to humbly raise the mast

only you can choose your path
wisdom and knowledge help do the math
unity causes strength everlasting
this only comes with prayer and fasting

tested all the time
never know true lines
chopped down like pines
grow strong like vines

true songs dont need lines of rhymes
only honest words of that time
with that all around see the signs
people run around bitter as limes

look back to the past
you think you can last
Don't ponder things to fast
or foolishness you will cast
time to humbly raise the mast

Like dust in the distance
to the eyes its a resistance.

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