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What’s Next
I’m taking my time today
More than 60 seconds
It’s time to play
Removing the L’s
It’s time to pay
Collecting what’s mine
Yeah it’s time to pay
If your clock and calendar don’t match
No I’m not giving you the time of the day
I’m a sit back and it’s time to pray
That’s all I’m a say
Scratch that
two months into the year
been afraid of a relapse
You been bold backspacing on promises
And I see it’s really been ALL CAPS
World will be forever in debt
And you want us to just fucking accept
Some people not getting a stimmy
But lube and a jimmy
And we supposed to have some fucking respect
Only Aretha right now is Franklin’s
Mindset on Snowfall, trying to be saint
Don’t know how to thank him
Going 30 for 30
Guarding the paint
No time for complaints
Poetry Curry
Vision so clear
No never blurry
You never go punk me
I’ll never scurry
This is just the beginning
No need to worry
We’ll see what’s about to happen
Okay?
Wants & Needs
Can’t confuse my wants with my needs
can’t live with disparity
Always seeking the truth
And a little bit of clarity
Tired of people asking who gon be the one to marry me
Be gracious of my presence like Christmas, that’s all the merry I need
Sit down and take heed
My wants and needs one in the same
Both inanimate
I’m never folding on myself and my words
And that’s on letters, yeah I alphabet
I’m the beginning and the end
Omega and Alpha bet
Feel like a rookie
I do this here for sport
Yeah I’m a vet
Sins
We all do that
Made a book called Sinsations
Those feelings haven’t been vacant
They just taking a vacation
Having my hand in some negativity
Harder to get than a PlayStation
All I want is the best for me
And that’s my dedication
Lemon Pepper (Freestyle) (featuring Bruce Llano)
25’s a long time to say you’ve been alive
Sometimes I gotta be honest, feels like I’m living a lie
Yeah he’s the best, he’s the greatest, I got the accolades
Only thing I’m great at really is hiding the pain
Ain’t that a damn shame?
I got a brother leavin for the service soon
A cog in a machine that’s barely serviceable
Where you breaking down but they gon barely come service you
–Bruce Llano
Maintenance light on but I’m still a driving force
At times I did feel like happiness was forced
At times I felt like I was at my worst
Then one time, it took a second that I wasn’t putting myself first
It wasn’t just the sprite to see people not obey the thirst
And then our behavior we ended up on was our worst
And like his third album, my outlook Nothing Was The Same
Stop living for them but thinking you gonna remember my name
I’m not lion, I’m a crab but I’m coming untamed
I’m not lying, tigers but I bare we’re one in the same
We both have lived a lie because we been seeking the wrong truths
We been exploring the seeds planting by seeing the roots
Compressing the pain, like we been stomping with boots
Now it’s our destiny raiding unwanted treasures with these different loots
25, 5 years apart so I got five on it
That you be uncuffed from the pain that your mind warrants
Time served should be focusing on our success
Bask in the positive and see that we blessed
Young Vegeta convos got my me on my Piccolo
Just look at the things I learned at 30 years old
30 years old
Feel like I’m a go 30 for 30
Just know I’m on my Domino’s
Imma be ready in 30
If it fall like dominoes
Just know it wasn’t for lack of foundation
Nor lack of hardwork or my dedication
Courvoisier as of late been my medication
You’ll never see me measure my success
By instant gratification
I do this for the craft
Before I do it to for the socials
Some people don’t know how to be social
If it ain’t summed in quotables
Typing ALL CAPS thinking that’s enough to be vocal
Missing the point of view, can’t fathom a focal
Quit minimizing your reach by engaging in things only local
I love my wings
But I swear people be on some RedBull
Flying under the radar yet I can tell your head full
Meaningless ideas think you satiated food for thought
Your content ain’t even enough to stir the pot
Season yourself with some originality like this lemon pepper
If it ain’t got no flavor for your ear, you need to do better
– r.d.j.
Reggie Johnson is a poet reigning from Cincinnati, Ohio. Starting at the age of nine, Reggie has been writing poetry through their love of music and life experiences. He has 9 books now available on Amazon. You can follow him on Twitter @r_d_johnson and on IG @rdjohnsonwrites.
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