Pearlescent Poems # 51: Eye Contact Part 1 (Original Poem) by verbal-d

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Pearlescent Poems # 51: Eye Contact Part 1 (Original Poem)
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<center>*Look into my eyes for tears
They'll be the ones to shed
All I ever wanted was love
And not to be underfed*</center>

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<center>*Risen out the ghettos
And refuse to be gutter led
I could be the greatest
That's what my mother and brother said*</center>

<center>*Here to feed the world with knowledge
Not with that wonder bread
Times are tough, I'll give you solace
Help when your wounds have bled*</center>

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<center>*People want us dead, mutiny
They wanna see us
Die out, Dry out like bread that is gluten free*</center>

<center>*So when I get up on the mic, 
And speak out to the younger tikes
Always ask myself, so who the hell are you influencing?*</center>

<center>*Don't ever put somebody down
Craft my lyrics beautifully
Always catch myself
Before I'm popping off like loosened springs*</center>

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<center>*People are disputing me
I'll get up out this losing spree
Cause truthfully, it doesn't matter if you choose to root for me*</center>

<center>*I follow God's plan, Live my life musically
And PRAY I AM humble under God's scrutiny!*</center>
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@karenmckersie · (edited)
Great post ! Very poetic in many levels ! I loved your last line : I follow gods plan , live life musically and prey I am humble under Gods scrutiny ! Thanks for shareing !!😊👍💙
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@verbal-d ·
Thank you very much karen, I appreciate the kind words and the lovely feedback. I hope you enjoy part 2 and 3 which I'l post Monday and Tuesday. Thank you for sharing your favorite line with me, I always enjoy seeing what strikes people the most. Makes the end result of finishing my verses that much more rewarding.
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@karenmckersie ·
Awesome ! Im looking forward to it ! Keep up the great work ! 👍😊🎼
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@inphiknit ·
Am rooting for you brother! I love how you *practice* being inspired like this...
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@verbal-d ·
Thank you so much bro, your support is greatly appreciated. God bless you indeed.
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@inphiknit ·
Reading about how others stay inspired is one such blessing for me^^ Thanks mate and know I ask Him too...
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@jedau ·
Because I know this'll eventually end up with a beat, I kept trying to inject one as I was mouthing this out loud. This is something I've done with your past Pearlescent Poems as well. Though, I don't know I found it particularly hard for this one. Perhaps I'm just not that big with eye contact IRL haha!

With regard to the poem itself, as I've said in the past, your conviction always shines through. You always write very powerful stuff, and this particular one is very motivating. "Never back down" is what I think about to sum this up. It's hard to persevere through tough times, and your call to action really has a way to pump up one's blood. Great job, brother!
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@verbal-d · (edited)
Thank you bro, wait until you hear this beat and the flow I got for it! Appreciate that, and we definitely cannot back down, we are allowed to fall down, but not falter for anyone imposing their will upon us immorally. We gotta keep uplifting one another indeed. Can't wait to share part 2 and 3, the flow for this part 1 is different and part 2 is unorthodox but still rhythmic when I deliver it
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@jedau ·
"Fall down as much as you want, but always get back up" It's when you stay down that you're considered down for the count. I'm so psyched to hear what you come up with, brother! You're always so inventive with your beats, so I learned to expect the unexpected.
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