,*APT] #b ,POETRY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON ,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,NUH ,WA%+TON ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 ,POETRY Y\R HONOR Y\R HONOR S9CE I'VE BE5 CONVICT$ ( MURD] & HAVE TAK5 TIME TO DIGE/ JU/ :AT ?AT MEANS AFT] NOT+ :AT IT MEANS TO MY FAMILY & H[ IT AFFECTS PEOPLE :O READ ! NEWSPAP]S & ALL I SEE N[ ?AT I'VE MADE A T]RIBLE MI/AKE6 & DIDN'T APPROA* ?IS TRIAL 9 A RESPECTFUL1 DELIB]ATE OR ?\-OLD LITTLE BOY 9 SUBURBAN CALIPH ! LYN*+S 9 ALABAMA ! MOB MURD] ( A TRANSIT WORK] 9 BROOKLYN ! MURD]S ( F\RTE5 WOM5 9 BO/ON FEEL+ ?AT ?IS IS EVID5CE ( SOME?+ & ?AT !RE MU/ BE A LESSON 9 ALL ?IS--I ?\E *ANG+ TO %EAVES ( FIRE RU/ 'N 9DIGO 9 WAVES ,& ALL AT ONCE ,& ONE BY ONE DIFF]5T 9 !IR DEA?S LIKE ALL TIMES & LOV$ ONES & MEMORIES ( PLACES FAD$ FROM LACK ( PRES5CE & FALL5 FROM ! ATT5TION ( TODAY TO LIE LIKE A QUILT ON ! E>? & W9T] & *ANGE TO ! RI* PUNG5T GR\ND ?AT FE$S REALITIES TO COME ) NO QUE/IONS4 SECRET>Y WATTS.<#d#i.> ,SECRET>Y ,WATTS SAZ ?AT ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS HAVE SUFF]$ ! EFFECTS ( SOCIALISM & ) HIS RUBB] /AMPS & MEMO MA*9ES LEAVES M9+ COMPANIES ! RIE QUE/ION$ ) A RUNAWAY M9D ?AT DOESN'T /OP TO SLEEP & HAS COME TO EXPECT ! B>E M9IMUM = ! SAKE ( AN >GUM5T ?AT WILL ONLY MAKE S5SE :5 IT IS A FI ,B5JAM9 ,W>D ,LIKES TO 5T]TA9 & BE 5T]TA9$ ON ! ROCKS1 9 HIS (FICE LIKES TO MIX A LITTLE BUS9ESS ) PLEASURE LIKES TO LOOS5 UP BE=E HE HURRAHS ! BOYS AT POLICE C]EMONIES ) A FEW DR9KS & MOP HIS BR[ & %IFT HIS WEIEZ AS S*OOL *ANCELLOR & AS I PICTURE HIM AT ! PODIUM I CAN'T HELP BUT HE> ,MI*AEL ,JACKSON S++ ,B5 OR MAYBE I ONLY HE> ! RECORD+ IS IT LIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX8 ! MAYOR1 HIS HONOR NO LESS1 :O C\LDN'T /& ,BACK ,M9T] OR ,BR[N ,ALV>EZ LOVES ,BLACK ,B5 & SAZ1 EV]YBODY MAKES MI/AKES ,B5 SAZ1 HE'LL NEV] DR9K AGA9 WILL CUT ! PLAYBOY R\T9E MOPS HIS BR[1 %IFTS HIS WEI HIM SAY1 HE'LL NEV] COME AGA9 HIS HONOR EXPLA9S1 !SE >E JU/ A C\PLE ( 9/RUCTIONS 9 AN O!RWISE FLAWLESS C>E] AS COMMISSION] ( DEP>TM5T ( CORRECTIONS1 ,N,Y,C COMMISSION] ( DEP>TM5T ( CORRECTIONS1 ,NEW ,YORK ,/ATE & N[ AS ! CITY'S ,TOP ,COP POLICE COMMISSION] ,?IS IS NO H&PICK$ UNCLE TOM ,! FIR/ BLACK POLICE COMMISSION] ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY :]E MORE KIDS %[$ UP TO ! AIRPORT TO MEET ,M5UDO 9 #hd ?AN %[$ UP TO MEET ! BEATLES 9 #fd WAS APPO9T$6 ,?IS IS ! ONE RESPONSIBLE = ! ,MI*AEL ,/EW>T 9VE/IGATION ,?IS IS ! ONE RESPONSIBLE = BR++ ! MURD]]S ( ,WILLY ,TURKS TO JU/ICE ,?IS IS ! ONE RESPONSIBLE = 9VE/IGAT+ POLICE BRUTALITY *>GES 9 ,H>LEM ,?IS IS A SYMBOL = H[ F> A BLACK MAN CAN GO 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,A MAN M5TION$ 9 ! ,C5TURION6 MAK+ ?IS VIDEOTAPE ) HIS HONOR LIKE ,MI*AEL ,JACKSON DID ) ,PAUL ,MC,C>TNEY 0SAY1 SAY1 SAY1 :AT Y\ WANT0 H[ AM I DO98 ,:Y >E PEOPLE COMPLA9+ TO KO* AB\T ! POLICE8 ,?IS 9 #a#i#h#d--NOT #aifd ,:Y >E PEOPLE COMPLA9+ AB\T RACISM8 A9'T :ITES 9 ,/AT5 ,ISL& COMPLA9+ AB\T POLICE BRUTALITY8 & ,BIG ,B5 IS *ECK+ 9TO IT & BE+ ! TOP COP HE KN[S AB\T ?OSE ?+S H[ MANY TIMES HAVE Y\ HE>D ( COPS BL[9 SOMEBODY AWAY BECAUSE ! COP ?\D ( A BLACK COP BL[+ A :ITE *ILD AWAY BECAUSE HE ?\D ( A BLACK COP MI/AK+ A COMB OR BOTTLE OR BULGE 9 A :ITE TE5AG]'S POCKET = A GUN8 ,IS ! RATIO ( !SE TYPES ( MI/AKES ! SAME AS ! RATIO ( BLACK TO :ITE COPS8 H[ MANY TIMES HAVE Y\ HE>D ( :ITE COPS %OOT+ BLACK COPS8 ,O,K1 H[ AB\T ! O!R WAY >\ND8 DON'T :ITES C>RY COMBS & BOTTLES OR O!RWISE HAVE BULGES 9 !IR POCKETS8 DON'T BLACK COPS ACCID5TALLY DIS*>GE !IR WEAPONS ,SO N[ Y\ KN[ :O ! GU>DIAN SOCIETY GU>DS CAUSE NIGG]S KN[ ! LAW & ! LAW IS ,IF Y\ >E BLACK Y\ CAN'T BE :ITE & Y\ CAN'T BE Y\RSELF ,O!R SPEAK]S HAVE TAK5$ A NIP BE=E ADDRESS+ A CONV5TION & 5T]TA9$ FRI5DS ON BUS9ESS H\RS BUT :AT ELSE DOES ?AT NIGG] APOLOGIZE =8 I REMEMB] I REMEMB] H] ASK+ ME IF I ?\E AT US TO SEE H[ WE W\LD REACT1 LIKE DOB]MANS ! BE] CANS & WRAPP]S ON ! SIDEWALK ! %AD[S ( ! Y\NG TREES ! SLIE POSSIBLE & ! ?+S ?AT !RE IS GOOD REASON = 444 APPE> IMPOSSIBLE ,A VOICE 9 ! BACK ( Y\R HEAD TELLS Y\1 0SO & SO0 IS FULL ( %IT & 0SO & SO0 WE>S DIFF]5T CONT5TI\SNESS & MURK9ESS & SW>MS 9TO A SWIRL+ MASS D[N ! DRA9 ( A ?\S& YE>S LIKE RU/ & GRAVEL DU/ 9 ! PA9T$ DES]T ?AT LOOKS LIKE A PLACE BUT A9'T REALLY NO:]E & EV]Y (F]$ NI*E A PLACE = A MOLE OR LABRADOR RETRIEV] OR LON*$ ! ,KLAN M>*$ ?R\< A T[N ) AN ECONOMICALLY DEPRIV$ ,NEW ,AFRIKAN & ,*ICANO COMMUNITY ACCOMPANI$ BY POLICE :O FOLL[$ ! ,KLAN DEMON/RATORS >\ND & BEAT A ,*ICANO WOMAN = BE+ A ,*ICANO WOMAN1 & CLE>LY OPPOS$ TO RACISM & BEAT A ,*ICANO MAN AFT] FOLL[+ HIM >\ND CAUSE HE WAS !RE BUT IT WASN'T REALLY ! ,KLAN IT WAS JU/ ,AU/9 ! ,KLAN HAS BE5 ACTIVE A BEAT+ H]E A MURD] !RE 0! GOOD OLE BOYS0 & Y\ SAY ?AT Y\ WILL DEAL ) ! ,KLAN BUT FIR/ WE GOT TO LIVE TOGE!R ?AT IS NOT SO4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE TOGE!R4 ,WE WON'T BE LIV+ TOGE!R4 :5 WE TRY1 Y\ DO ! LIV+ & WE DO ! DY+1 = #d YE>S SO WE WILL DIE TOGE!R LIKE ,SUNDIATA1 ,ZAYD & ,TWYMAN OR LIKE ?OSE WORK+-CLASS >M$ AG5TS ( ! /ATE 9 ,NYACK UNTIL \R SURVIVORS UND]/& & MAKE SUITABLE RE>RANGEM5TS CAUSE IT'S NOT ! ,KLAN IT'S ,AU/9 IT'S ,AM]IKKKA MO!R ( PE>L SKY ,MO!R ( PE>L SKY CRY/ALL9E PHANTOM TREES %E]+ W9D H>VE/+ ! RESIDUE ( FEEL+S PA/ & DEPOSIT+ !M 9TO ! ICY VOID ( SPACE1 ?AT IS P]MITT$ BECAUSE !RE IS NO ONE 9CL9$ TO WOND] :]E QUE/IONS FRET & PACE BY SEA%ORES EMPTY S9CE LABOR DAY WAT*+ ! R]UNS ( REFLECTIONS ET*$ ?R\< ! EYES TO S\LS ?AT %UDD] ONLY :5 UNDI/9CT$ A K9D WORD1 = BE+ LEFT ALONE :I* CAN BE DI/9CTIVE LIKE FOOTPR9TS ?AT SPOIL ! SN[ RA9 ,RA91 RA91 RA9 ALL DAY ,WA% ?IS /9K+ T[N AWAY D[N ! RIV] & \T TO SEA EV]Y HOME & EV]Y BUILD+ & EV]YBODY ,RA9 RA9 RA9 ALL NI ,SOME SOLO PIANO OR GUIT> & SUN FILT]+ ?R\< ! CURTA9S %E HASN'T PICK$ \T YET 9 SOME LITTLE TICKY TACK OR OLD ABODE /ACK$ 9 ! CR[D$ HEIMS & Y>N & SETTLE 9 ! FOLDS ( BLANKETS & UNPACK$ CLO!S GIV+ US !IR BLESS+S ASSUR$ 9 \R RESOLVE :5 %E AWAKES1 AFT] SLEEP+ LIKE A BABY HAPPY TO BE ALIVE & AWAKE & TO SEE ME & I'LL BE MYSELF FILT]$ ?R\< ! RO( ,! RA9 FILT]$ ?R\< ! RO( COLLECT$ 9 SOME UNSE5 CREVICE & FELL 9 CAD5CE 9 SOME UNSE5 SPOT LIKE SOME LO/ DRUMM] SUMMON+ PHANTOMS HAV+ TAK5 REFUGE 9 ! NIK & LI/5+ WE'VE GOT TO ,WE GOT TO /OP MEET+ ?IS WAY LOOK+ = AN AP>TM5T & NEGOTIAT+ ) SUP]S1 :O WANT TWO MON?S SECURITY R5T & AN EXTRA MON?'S SECURITY TO NOD 9 \R FAVOR GO+ FROM BUILD+ TO BUILD+ & GIV+ UP & DROPP+ BY TO SEE :AT Y\R MOM MAY HAVE ! 9SIDE SCOOP ON ,CLEAN+ ! HOODS ( C>S ) \R JEANS AS %E CLIMBS \T ON ! FIRE ESCAPE & EXPLA9S ?AT ALL ?OSE BA/>DS >E FULL ( %IT & WE W&] ! /REETS /OPP+ = C(FEE & PLANS TILL F9ALLY Y\ CAN'T WAIT & I HAVE TO GO ,WE GOT TO /OP MEET+ 9 CLUBS ?AT ! POLICE CLOSE D[N BECAUSE !Y SEE PEOPLE LEAV+ AT SIX 9 ! MORN+1 ON WEEKDAYS1 GIV+ !M ! F+] & ! [N]S HAVE SMOK$ UP ! GRAFT & HAD TO PIT* 9 ) ,MR ,BIG1 ,FRANZ ,FR+EY & ,TOOTSIE ,ROLL = CAB F>E TO TURN ANGLES 9 ! BRONX :]E HE =GETS ! NAME & SY/EMATICALLY R+S ALL ! BELLS UNTIL SOMEONE :O DOESN'T EV5 KN[ HIM HITS ! BUZZ] & !N GOES BACK TO SLEEP LEAV+ ?OSE H>LEQU9S TO ROAM+ ! HALL UNTIL I GET UP ?AT EV5+ TO PICK UP ,SUNDAY MORN+'S PAP] HAV+ A LATE />T ON LIV+ LIKE O!R PEOPLE OR SORT ( O!R PEOPLE DON'T P>T EV]Y TWO WEEKS OR GO = YE>S MAK+ DO ) DREAMS & REFLECTIONS OR HUNG] UNTIL ! M9D WAT]S & P\RS ?R\< ! EYES TO ONLY BE BLOCK$ BY MASKS !Y JOG & COME HOME & WAT* ,T4,V4 :5 ! WORLD IS /ALE ,:5 ! WORLD IS /ALE & SPR+S BR+S W>N+S 9/EAD ( PROMISES & OLD ACQUA9TANCES DROP \T ( SI* 9 =MATION LOCK /EP 9 CAD5CE SO ?AT !IR BODIES DON'T BETRAY !IR FE> BY J]KY-HESITANT MOTIONS4 ,HEAD /RAIE TOLD 9/EAD ( POSSIBLE DEA?4 ,& !Y ?9K ( DY+ ANYWAY EV5 ?\< !Y >E US$ TO ?9K+ :ATEV] !Y >E TOLD4 ,& !Y ?9K !Y %\LD BE HONOR$ = ?IS4 ,& !Y %ALL BE 9CREAS+LY ) GR5ADES4 REFUS$ I REMEMB] BE+ REFUS$ BY A LOV] & BE+ PUT UP & BE+ PUT UP ) BY A FRI5D & MAK+ MYSELF SC>CE TO MAKE IT EASI] WALK9 ! /REETS 9 ! COLD ?9K+ ?AT IT'S REALLY GONNA TAKE SOME DO9 WOND]+ :I* NUT W\LD CRACK FIR/8 :5 C\LD WE DO ANO!R RAID8 'N />T FROM SCRAT* & GIT BACK TO BASICS & H[ C\LD I F9D :O I NE$$ & LOOK+ AT MY WAT* :ILE *ECK+ A FROZ5 MUCK & WALK+ 9TO ! HAPPY *E]Y JUKE JO9T 'N ORD]+ A D\BLE 'N ANO!R & LOOK+ UP & SEE+ AN ACQUA9TANCE & LEAV+ 'N GO+ BACK--TO :]E I WAS PUT UP ) WALK9 9TO ! D>KNESS FEEL+ ! W>M? SPREAD LIKE AN 9VISIBLE GL[ ( A K]OS5E LAMP & ?9K+1 H[ AMAZ+ ) SO MANY PROBLEMS & NO ANSW]S TO :AT TO DO NEXT BUT H]E1 A SIMPLE *EMICAL1 C\LD MAKE ME FEEL SO MU* BETT]6 I LAU< AT HYPO!TICAL W>N+S & SAP RAP AB\T ! VIRTUES ( FEEL+ MIS]ABLE C>EFULLY FOLD+ MY CLO!S & DROPP+ !M ON ! FLOOR TWIRL9 MY FEET 'N BODY1 9 A QUILT 'N *>COAL S(A I HE>D MY HO/ ANN\NCE ?AT A FRI5D :O WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE !RE ALREADY %\LD BE COM+ AT ANY TIME !Y CALL$ #c H\RS AGO & 0I DIDN'T KN[ :AT C\LD HAVE TAK5$ SO LONG80 & 0C\LD /AY UP TO OP5 ! DOOR80 ,!SE >E ! TIMES ?AT TRY M5'S S\LS & AS ! CL\D ASC5D$ TO MY HEAD FROM ! FIRE 9 MY BELLY & MADE ! D>KNESS SWEET 'N HEAVY & REFLECTIONS FROM ! /REET LAMP & OBJECTS AIM$ AT ?\< CAPRICE 9HABIT IMAGES 9 A :IRLPOOL1 LIAPHRASE & :AT A TIME TO BE CALL$ UPON TO MU/] AN EXTRA EF=T1 JU/ A LITTLE REFRAME1 REPRIEVE1 A BREAK FROM CONSCI\SNESS = A S\L :O HAD HAD IT ) REALITY ,ALL 9 MY HEAD & UNSORT$ ,& I REMEMB] EXPLA9+ ?AT I WAS 444 ROCKL& ,UP 9 ,ROCKL& !Y LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT !Y CAN GET UP 9 ! MORN+ 9 !IR MORTGAG$ BANES EAT BREAKFA/ AT ,MC,DONALDS DRIVE D[N TO ,HILL ,/REET SIT ON EA* O!R'S DESKS DR9K+ C(FEE PACK !IR /ATE-ISSU$ REVOLV]S1 BULLETPRO( VE/1 HEADS & TALES 9 /ATE-ISSU$ C>S & RIDE >\ND ,H>LEM1 ! ,S\? ,BRONX1 ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE1 ,B$=D ,/Y1 ,BR[NSVILLE1 ,JAMAICA LOOK+ = TR\BLE1 %AK+ D[N SUSPECTS1 *AS+ 0,NIGG]S & ,PU]TO ,RICANS0 >\ND MAYBE GIT SOME OV]TIME & DRIVE BACK UP TO ,ROCKL&1 ACROSS ! TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE TO MANICUR$ LAWNS1 FRE% AIR1 SPACE1 ,H,B,O ,EAT PIZZA1 SOAK UP SUDS & %OOT ! %IT AB\T ! 0,ANIMALS0 & GO BACK TO ! JUNGLE AS IF NO?+ HAD HAPP5$ & NO?+ WILL HAPP5 ,UP 9 ,ROCKL& C\NTY !Y LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT !Y CAN GO ON SOME %IFT AT A CR[D$ CONC5TRATION KAMP C\NT ! BLACKS1 LAT9S1 ,9DIANS1 AN :ITES :O = SOME REASON C\LDN'T GET A JOB & ADD UP ! TOTAL COMPLA9 AB\T ! FUEL !Y FE$ ! 09MATES0 WAT* !M TAKE !M TO ,KANG>OO C\RT MAYBE GET SOME OV]TIME & ?UMB ?R\< A C\PLE ( CUNT BOOKS & ,GANG UP ON SOME 0,ANIMAL0 & DRIVE BACK UP TO ,ROCKL&1 ACROSS ! RIV]1 ,AW6 FEEL+ BETT] ALREADY1 UNW9D1 LOOS5 UP1 CURSE 0FUCK+ SCUMBAGS0 @& 0GO BACK TO WORK0 MAYBE TAK+ A C\PLA WEEKS (F 9 ! ,C>IBBEAN ,AS IF TODAY WAS YE/]DAY ,UP 9 ,ROCKL& !Y LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT !Y CAN COME TO ! CITY COLLECT R5TS1 MAKE !IR COMMISSIONS1 SELL !IR TAX CR$ITS1 DO ! WALL /REET HU/LE TAKE 9 A C\PLE ( %[S1 A C\PLE ( DR9KS1 SOME 5T]TA9M5T ON ! COMPANY C>D & DRIVE BACK UP TO ,ROCKL&1 ACROSS ! TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE1 SURR\ND$ BY LOYAL COPS & FIREM51 A BOAT ON ! RIV]1 YE>-R\ND SWIMM+ & T5NIS AT ! SPA ! GOOD LIFE MAYBE 9VITE ! 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