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