'Just Say Never'
© Raul Cortes Jr. 6-19-18
They say "Never say never", however lets make an exception.
Let me immerse myself into this reverse interjection.
I never been through anything or face odds immesureably.
I never been misguided, misunderstood, mistreated or misrepresented perpetually.
I never got knocked out, stabbed, robbed or threatened.
I never used a firearm, taser & a blade for target-practice or protection.
I never got surrounded, hemmed up & gut-punched where I grew up at.
And in the process, I never took punishment like a man, kept quiet or forgave that.
I never loved my hood or gave out some bail money.
I never went to the funeral of the most respected street soldier or wrote a psalm in memory of him.
I never been profiled or disrespected by the cops.
I never risked or drove scared without a license because a brother of mine was in a tough spot.
I never gave basketball everything I had.
I never dreamt of becoming a professional athlete, all I did was brag.
I never dedicated myself to nonprofit organizations, politics, grassroots activism or lyricism.
I never was poor, lived in altruism while increasing another's riches.
I never blazed the mic at the library & startled the poet laureate of the U.S.
I never been published or spat bars on a mixtape, you just..
Never would of guessed it, that I hated females & that I was only a womanizer.
I never wanted to be in love, get married & live happily ever-wiser.
I never smoked grass or drank alot.
And if I did, I never quit, I never had to stop.
I never done, never went through & never was..
But never say never, unless its cleverly for a buzz.
©polo
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