“The Struggle”

Poetry Sample

By: Just D@RiUS

Table of Content

Chapter 1- Intro Chapter 2- My Behavior Chapter 3- OverLooked Chapter 4- Frenemy Chapter 5- I Can’t Breathe Chapter 6- Notice (Interlude) Chapter 7- ????? Chapter 8- ????? Chapter 9- ????? Chapter 10- ????

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Chapter 1 - Intro

The struggle to get by feel low so I get high at night ask God why but get no reply. Make me wonder if She is shy should I reach to pull the answers out the sky. Earn low

wages restricted inside city cages never attempt to read

just turn pages. Rage is my soul’s fire before I die can I inspire won’t hang up anymore flyers searchin’ for truth amongst the liars.

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My behavior is reckless Nothin’ can protect this Do I care if I Live I don’t care if I Die

Let me contemplate my reasons why As I look pass the sky One day I’ll...become alive

Think Godly so God keeps me in favor not claimin’ to be the savior we still waitin’ for that day just know I pay homage to the ones that go out and slave everyday. That’s how we live day-to-day rearrange the key to open the lock that

keeps us encage. Look pass the gauge displaced on the

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graduated cylinder and the water about to tip over tha cylinder. A little closer don’t lose composer operate through life try to stay sober in my free time I get high learned from my parents that’s how you get by. Take time off to stare at the sky and wonder why I

can’t reach those heights envy on the clouds in flight. How can they be allowed to just stay a float while down here I can only look forward to hope. That’s not dope still others push as it is took a page from “The Wiz” give some advice that you can surly

use. See you confused won’t misguide the lost that seek light it wouldn’t be polite . Look up to you when you talk down on me still see you as a role model against the trees. Patiently await for you to break me off a piece of yo branch all I ask

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been 10 years still no reply done with the why’s my soul can’t take the pain because when it’s time for it to go there is no drain spill through my heart and leaves a stain.

Do I care if I Live

My behavior is reckless Nothin’ can protect this

I don’t care if I Die

Let me contemplate my reasons why As I look pass the sky One day I’ll…become alive

That’s deep leave you breathless with no words to speak greet the naïve cold shoulder to the brave forget the ones that

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sacrificed for us who lay in grave. Constantly publicized the bad news more for the story overlook the individuals spreadin’ glory. Hate Maury can’t even watch what’s the point every episode the same reality shows feel the same. Don’t misunderstand what is

said not mentioned to take food out of mouths just food for thought that’s what it should be all about. Sit their cross your arms to pout get comfortable goin’ to be their through the drought. Guess who comes with the rain D@RiUS to quench your

thirst pump blood to your veins rehydrate the brain. Play the part robin-hood still won’t steal from the hood we need our goals limited as they be plant feet for the stay never to flee. Been hungry since a teen when I started chasin’ green my

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attitude is mean.

My behavior is reckless Nothin’ can protect this Do I care if I Live I Don’t care if I Die

Contemplatin’ my reasons why As I Look pass the sky One day I’ll…become alive

Chapter 3- OverLooked

“So this is how they gon’ play me go figure movement struck in place like a action figure maybe it took to long to figure it out. What an obstacle to conquer that self-doubt

unlike me to pout just brush off the dirt then it’s time to

bounce. O how you pronounce that word again Mo-Ti-Vation or was it just Pa-Tience. Or could it be I’m

just tired of waitin’ why they all get to go before me yall choices is suspect I’m startin’ to question the vision

because when it comes to me the math division. Separated from the group no influence kicked out they can’t handle another nuance”.

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Chapter 3- OverLooked

God damn why he always raise his hand don’t that nigga understand his place don’t he know what happens when you try to improve your race. to run.

“Ok, ok, sounds the same give me, give me, run , run, I got the gun fun to a child so I call you childish sensitive

to truth so you hind . Hope we forget as the time goes by but that just builds up the whys as the doors open here

But let me remind you who got the gun and when it goes Bang! Time

comes the flies I promise you we will overcome the lies. Once upon a time I was overlooked in-between the linesI made you look now its night got you shook”.

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Chapter 4- Frenemy

As I write this here almost bring me to tears realist poem I ever wrote spillin’ all my fears. Held

back the truth seen you as my enemy just to keep a men’s dignity. Felt like I couldn’t compete so I faded

to the background discrete let my Bro shine as I rest in peace. I never thought that this would be my blame to keep me from fame my own brother just from a different shade. Something about being number 2 just

couldn’t stick with me guess I’m allergic to glue but why wasn’t you. Friend or Foe guess I didn’t get the memo spent too much of my time playin’ with a demo. Not stayin’ true myself the original version kept on

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Chapter 4- Frenemy

convertin’ from what was perfect. Only to hurt my soul and God knows I’m certain won’t hind behind no ones curtain. Field negro out here workin’ you a house negroSamuel L. in Django made it to a room inside that’s the

the goal. Forget that not me anytime I choose to be free use my feet you hind inside peek from a blind. I scramble outside seekin’ divine never was shy to speak just knew when it was my time that’s primetime you was Barkley

I was Shaq all that talkin’ kept you from getting’ a ring.Anytime you talk iish I flash my ring funny how material

can put people in check but the mental is what breaks the man for years I had a problem with where I stand. Became

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Chapter 4- Frenemy

friends with a enemy in disguise where’s my pride. Should of known something was right about how everyone picked on that guy why. Felt sorry for the negro because we walked home the same way offered him a ride metaphorically

savin’ this negro from a social die. Dang D@RiUS why so kind don’t know maybe because my first name stands for God of peace sheesh. I know who I am can’t be cool with people that don’t reflect my fam punch to the forehead

bam don’t take this as disrespect not here to disrespect especially another black men. Still remember the good times a lot of those yea that’s what’s real sittin’ in your

kitchen expressin’ bitches that we want to smash but those

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Chapter 4- Frenemy

days we were adolescence confused would like to hear your perspective on woman used specifically on ladies

if they exist. Tupac warned us of this iish ha ha but that’s a joke. Sign off with a token of gratitude excuse

to my attitude I know we both soarin’ at different latitudes with the same magnitudes born from separate wounds still will be buried in Pharaoh tomes. Don’t let no ones else's hate get you consumed wish the best for a

groom maybe I’ll be their in the crowd when you and the bride jump the broom still out here in this winter schemin’ yea Wale, J. Cole dreamin’.

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Chapter 5- I Can’t Breathe

Can’t grasp my breathe they chokin’ on me and when no ones around they plotin’ on we. Can’t shack off this stigma of a afro-man with a attitude …no charisma to encourage the empowerment of a

people. Misrepresented the people anger and frustration build up over years of unlistened to frustration. Leaders of the communities show up then leave they never planned to foster a people in need. Greed a deadly sin amongst the

haves as they look down on the people who never had. We build it up they get jealous then come into destroy spy on what you do plant evidence within your nation to confuse

those to come on to Satin. Holders of the light execute

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Chapter 5- I Can’t Breathe

organized plans to be carried out at night. Fight for a peace that has no peace in sight stab those that pretend in the heart

with a knife hands around his neck he still won’t go downcall some homies on his back we pound. Yell (Get on the

ground what did I say) they call you baster get on your knees and bow down to master. Call them ignorant as

we invest with the money we took from their education, hey you I know you can’t speak but please would you

answer some questions don’t recognize with your language never thought of it as mines. Created slung me and my negros they overstand undeveloped mental we act as those slaves. Lost culture half-way believe in our

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Chapter 5- I Can’t Breathe

beliefs my religion pry for a end. But pryin’ has never lead to something changin’ you would have to change for some change to be made. Callin’ in all my cashiers lets cash in on a community yea we should all chip in bet on

a future that includes us in the future.

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R.I.P Erick Garner

Chapter 6- Notice (Interlude)

Where’s my notice do the same things as you stillwon’t get notice without no promotion. Out here on my own workin’ hard still won’t get notice broke all the records they were holdin’ still won’t get notice. Why

stay focus in class when the teacher not lookin’ still won’t get notice. Walkin’ with my shoes strings out soon to trip still won’t get notice. Show you how to fill

out an application still won’t get notice. Pulled up my

pants almost to my waist still won’t get notice. Yo, passin’ my class now still won’t get notice. My friend got shot dead in the streets still won’t get notice. I have been holdin’

my breathe for 30 minutes now still won’t get notice.

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Chapter 6- Notice (Interlude)

Why keep on tryin’ when everything that I do still won’t get notice.

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