Hey man, do you have a dollar? / I just wanna buy a cup of coffee / Sit in a place with a heater / To rest my bones from shivering / I’ve got twenty-three cents to my name / My jacket / My shoes / And my disk-man / Sometimes the music keeps me warmer / Sometime the music eases hunger / I ran from half-way around the world / To sleep on the street in the cold / To sleep here alone / I looked to find some hope in the world / To find out that it had been sold / I don’t have a home in the world / And my time is growing old / Sorry I’m flying right by ya / I’m light on my feet today / I just got a raise ‘cause someone got paid / And they’re sending a little my way / I know you hear change in my pocket / But what I have is just enough for the bus man / and I have a date / And I can’t be late / And I still need to get home and shower

Flip A Coin

Forget you king / You keep whipping me / Treat me as your slave / When I was young I used to pray for your love / Wasn’t long before I figured out / I was praying from Hell / Father it’s a struggle – this life / I know / But why hurt eachother? / Our debt is our own / You preached all your life / To love and respect / You showed me something different / With your pain and neglect / All your demands / Restraints and forceful prayer / Oh if it weren’t for Mama / Who consoled me after the beatings / Encouraged me to sing it off / When you look into my eyes / Do you see that I have grown? / Is it me you despise? / ‘Cause I’m your own / I’m your own

His Favour

Time it laughs at all our plans / The seagull survives on meat of bone / Old man digs the earth to feed himself / The sparrow survives on bread and crumb / I woke / To green and blue / To life entombed / To time / Another day gone / Will another day come? / Why oh why? / Time goes on / We need the earth to dig ourselves / As time elapses our existence

Time

Lord, I’m guilty of passing judgment / I’m a hypocrite, I want you healthy / Looking for meaning, live for morality / But while you hurt yourself, I see you killing / Time heals / Time kills / I can see the Earth rot beneath your feet / I can’t weep – maybe the pain’s too deep / I’m falling victim to what’s surrounding me / Like fighting in the dark without an enemy / Our addictions contradict the remedy / There’s no point to speak when you don’t listen / In this state I’m in, my stomach’s churning / And as I watch the clouds shifting I appreciate being.

Lord I'm Guilty

You were born into class and privilege / You were born into life so frivolous / Greed – won’t you share a little bit / Greed – won’t you care a little bit / Greed – can’t you spare a little bit

Greed

My soul brother, have a glass of water man / My soul sister, have a glass of water babe / Kick back / Sip on this cup with me / When you come home late and the only plate on the table is for stress and grief, it ain’t easy / Have you seen your grandfather working for survival in this capitalist world where his grandson’s his rival? / It’s all tribal / So’s the Bible / So’s the trial / And so’s survival / Give it up for rock / Roll / Jazz / Soul / Hip / Hop / Blues / Funk / Punk / Groove / Tone / Beat / Bass / Come on now / Come groove / Pour a cup and drink it down.

Water

In The Be

Take a walk and breathe to the beat of the wind / Smile with a friend – money don’t seem so important / I can’t seem to get out of bed / When dreams feel better then reality / Watching men work as shepherds and feed on swine / Let the kids become one with the earth it’s fine / Kicking at the darkness / Looking for something a god couldn’t see / Living life without too many blows / And drinking the blood that out nature bleeds / Laughing at the shadows / Fighting eachother for nothing / Locked in the darkness without a key / Drinking the blood that our nature bleeds / Next time I hope that I get it right / Next time I might decided to fight / Cosmic-size / Smaller than a seed / As the earth struggles / Together we can crush it like a tidal-wave / Cosmic-size / Small as ants / Trying to find our way through / The skies / Through the lies / Only men

Euphoria

No words I can say to describe your nurturing / From life as a boy to life as a man / You’ve given what you can / The past can’t be brought back to correct mistakes we’ve made / But I’m thankful for all your love / In debt to you, though you refuse to be paid / Life it cuts / Life it burns / We learn to deal / So we can heal / Selfless sacrifices regardless of circumstance / Words that I’ve said that I wish I could take back / In my worst selfishness you all still loved me / Stood by me through your pain / Inside me – your loving / I left you many time before / In search of something / In search of life / Always wanting more / And you held the door / What a mess / But you did your best / And I couldn’t ask for more

Gratitude

Mothers and fathers / Kings and queens / Power brokers and land owners / Ideologies – we call ‘em countries / But there’s still no strength in these – just division / Brought it over seas / The same for centuries / Slavery and disease fuelled by the killing / So will you spare me please your power policies and your three degrees / ‘cause I’m just chillin’ / I’m chillin’ / Chillin’ like a villain / When people try to trap me, I tell ‘em how I’m feelin’ / Life is cancer / Destroy our need / Tempting others to wallow free /  Evil technology / Fill the world with things we don’t need / I don’t wanna break down when the machine is us / Lonely me / Selfish me / Ugly me  / Destructive / Content me / Selfless me / Pretty me / Productive / The earth is generous / And power is malicious / Minds closed to love with arms open to greed / So I keep my third eye open / So I don’t miss the message / Fuck your land / Your pride / Your arms of war / Open your fuckin’ eyes.

Bredren Poetry Wise