Where Are They?

Where are they?
The ladies and gentlemen.
Where are they?
The young scholars and the generation of a brighter future
Where are they?
The ones who will be carrying that degree that shows liberty, legacy and relativity
But instead we have the weak-minded who are easily influenced.
Popping the mollies and on their knees begging for just that quick quick (smoke)
Swinging your fist and throwing your legs in the air like it's some kind of rave
Because you felt like you made a days worth, going back to the house to get your daily five
Please daddy, may I have more?
But it's no fun now isn't it?
The next day you wake up, walking around with tonight's dinner, but you never checked the menu
Check the menu
Check the menu
CHECK THE DAMN MENU
 
Now you the gentleman
But it's never gentle no, it's always man
I'm no man
I'm no man because I listen to Beyoncé
I'm no man because one of my hobbies is to write my thoughts on paper
I'm no man because I'm not a fan of the puff puff pass, I'm not a fan PERIOD
I'm no man because I've never tried to invade someone's secret garden
Wait let me numb it down for you
What do you call it, smash
you trot around with everyone knowing your weekly slap boxing record of 3-0
Your a big man Huh?
You see this fine little hunny, new to the block
Voluptuous pair that can get you hypnotize for years
And the body of a goddess.
And yet you manage to persuade her with your lines of temptation, desire, and an urge
The next day you wake up, walking around with tonight's dinner, but you never checked the menu
Check the menu
Check the menu
CHECK THE DAMN MENU
 
Neither of you know what's on the menu
Now where are they?
This lady and this gentleman
Well if you make a left on Sunrise Blvd, you can find them laying side by side
Same experience and surprising same sunset
We don't need this
We need ladies and gentlemen who can spread a jelly of inspiration
Instead of dark exaggeration
Damaging narcotics and unsafe fornication
And get them out of the world of imagination
But like I said
Where are they?

Comments

mapineda96

LOVED the line about not being a man because you've never invaded someone's secret garden. Very powerful and speaks volumes.

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