P.O.W.

P.O.W.

Since adolescents ive been trained in the art of war fare 

Training commences before i feel the warmth from the suns glare 

No peace treaties in combat or agreements of alliance 

Their kind are not to be trusted from their previous defiance 

Beguiled by the serpent they lead us astray 

Enticing words piercing the spirit causing disarray 

Lord forbid I step on the battlefield without Your protection

Imagine a weapon aimed, beautiful black complexion 

Fragrance more consuming than the scent of gun powder

Arms wrap around you, like triggers squeezed to devour 

Crafted from the earth only to one day penetrate your heart

Escaping with scars alone your either blessed or a coward to depart

I've heard a many war stories, seldom  heroes I can recall

war crimes & treason are many of my comrades downfall 

Wayward from my platoon I venture behind enemy lines

A hunter seeking prey I have no limitations,free from my confines  

I initiate a conflict, chivalry is still existent 

Perplexed that the return of fire is equal to mine & persistent 

Chest on fire as an armor piercing bullet spins clockwise into my heart 

However, your countenance drops in disbelief at the bullet you didn't outsmart 

Both staggering before we fall, grasp me as I cling to you

Bound to one another until the war is over; POW 

My future, is that you?

My future, is that you?

I didnt see you from afar but somehow we crossed paths

To endure these violent waters we built rafts

Who would've known at first glance my heart would skip a beat

Taken by your presence, our conversation are my days peek

You tell me grip the wheel because slow & steady always wins the race

Fueled with compassion let me know when your ready, and ill set the pace

Put our previous relationships in the rearview, and focus on the now

No acting, no performance, no need to take a bow

ill postpone seeing the world just to be in yours

My heart is injured  & your spirit has all the cures 

Brick by brick, its only right that we build together 

Black clouds will pass us by well overcome any weather

Beauty impeccable, & mind 

stimulating

Heart penetrating, bond forever escalating 

Fluent in seduction & ambitious all the same

With undeniable loyalty, take my last name 

My future, is that you?

Reality

She says she cries tears and behind them there are no emotion 

To flee life i indulge in bottles which contents are truly potent 

No one to leave the porch light on for me, no secret my house is not a home

It would be foolish to let others enter, just to walk out & leave me here alone

With Knees bent i would pray to God but who am i to be worth his time

I consciously sin in babylon daily, & please my flesh in the pastime 

I wish i could abort these superfluous thoughts 

Ive made many mistakes & i acknowledge my faults 

I wish Nostradamus would've predicted  the deceit in 2014

Forced to fortifying my morals and thoughts in a hidden quarantine 

I am utterly taken by her presence

A divine queen far from a peasant 

As i sit at night and listen to the crickets i look for the moon but your not here

Your in another world, i question what keeps us apart, commitment or fear

Im cautious and secretly acquire her motives before catching feelins via txt

Because in mere words alone, she has the power to uplift or leave me vex 

- McCullin Ray II

Today, Yesterday, & Tomorrow

Yesterday my father told me stand upright & be a man

From my mothers womb only God knows what destiny i have in hand

I knew lifes race had hurdles but now I'm climbing mountains

Purchasing spirits in bottles to num the pain i dream of a righteous fountain

I plead for peace but am at constant war with myself

I pray for humility & peace of mind nevermind the troubles of wealth

Out of all the wrong I've done what can be turned right

A black fog consumes my generation one by one we loose sight

If theres a time for everything, when will we overcome?

Growing up playing hangman i wondered why we had to be the ones to be hung

With no one to vent to & oasis to run

I say what needs to be said and for that reason im the one they shun

--McCullin Ray II

My mind overwhelms me

My mind overwhelms me,

Four corners confine my body while my body entraps my spirit

I wish to be free, but freedom is like love 

A treasure at seas bottom

Sought after but seldom found

Thought of but rarely expressed 

Hidden but in plain sight

But what is freedom?

The condition of being free, the power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints

So in actuality we are all slaves, but to whom?

My mind overwhelms me,

Im am no womanizer, but i do tend to break hearts

When her eyes look into mine the affliction starts

Accelerating at a fast rate only to crash head on

I look at our love to see if it still exist

non responsive, another fatal attraction.

I morn for a season, but yet again i look into anothers eyes 

Praying for genuine love that consumes me & never dies 

But lets be real, these niggas more concerned about material items 

Postin pics on ig hopein a shallow individual like em

I wish i knew her before she devalued her worth 

Made in Gods image buh came from the earth

As our bodies intertwine she hopes to captivate my heart

But anything of high value wouldn't be so easy to bag and place in my cart

And as she embraces me i kno these feelings are rushed & only temporary

Im on a conquest for something real, so they label me a visionary

My mind overwhelms me.

--McCullin Ray II

 

Babylon

This world tryna take me under & the waters are deeper than the times of noah 

But I've been reminiscing longer than 40 days and 40 nights

Strategizing in the darkness how ima make it back to the light 

Successful jobs, life opportunities, and prosperous women all look past me 

Label me peeping tom for looking over your fence where the grass is greener 

Where you reside in two story houses with insulation while me & my nigga huddle round by this space heater 

I suppose what doesn't kill me does make me stronger

Im amused at those who look down upon me proudly as they sail by in their titanic

Unaware that sudden destruction will come and only the meek will inherit the earth

Sadly we've been programmed to do the opposite of his will since our birth

Lord have mercy on our soul. 

--McCullin Ray II