THE UNIVERSE COMBINED WITH EARTH I HOLD IN MY HAND WHAT I ROLL WILL BE THE FATE OF MAN 1, 1 YR SERVED OF HARD TIME AS I RECITE THIS RHYME I CONTINUE TO ROLL 2,3,4,5 THE FATE OF 4 LIVES RESTS ON 5 4 MEN DIED 4 SOULS PAST, HOW LONG WILL THE REMAINING SOUL LAST THE REMAINING WAS ROLLED THE NUMBER 1 THE LAST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN SON UN-FORGOTTEN SON OF MAN MISGUIDED NEPHEW OF SAM TO YOU BROTHERS AND SISTERS OUR BROTHER TO ONE SPECIAL SISTER A LOVER WHAT WILL BE HIS FATE WILL HE PERISH WILL THE MEMORIES BE ALL WE CHERISH WASTED LIVES GUNS AND KNIVES TELL THE STORY THAT'S BETTER LEFT UN-TOLD LEAVING KIDS AND WIVES TO WATCH THE TRADEGIES UN-FOLD DADDIES LOCKED UP BEHING BULLETPROOF GLASS AND BARS THE LIGHT FADES FROM THE SONS, SO DOES THAT OF THE STARS NO HOPE FOR THE CHILDREN THERE'S NO ONE TO TURN TO BECAUSE THEIR DADDY DIDN'T TEACH THEM THE FATER SON AND HOLY GHOST COULD NOT REACH THEM YOU SEE THEY CAN'T BELIEVE IN TRINITY BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SAVE DADDY FROM HIS CELL THE GUY IN THE SKY HAS MADE THEIR LIVES A LIVING HELL THEY SAY HE MUST CARE CUZ OUR TABLE HAS BEEN EMPTY OUR BACKS BEEN BARE.... FOR YEARS THEY SEE MOMMY PRAY BUT THESE PRAYERS BRING HER TEARS MOMMY CRIES HERSELF TO SLEEP SWOLLEN BLOODSHOT EYES TEAR SOAKED CHEEKS AND FOR MOMMY THE CHILDREN WEEP CHILDREN NOT EVEN KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE CRYING FOR THEY JUST FEEL IT'S RIGHT MAYBE IF THE CRY ENOUGH THEY CAN BE SURE SHE WON'T ENDURE ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT TEARS ENSURE THINGS WILL BE ALRIGHT GIVE DADDY WINGS TO MAKE HIS FLIGHT MAYBE WHEN THIS ALL DRYS UP THE SADNESS MAY CEASE GOD PLEASE GIVE THE CHILDREN GOD PLEASE GIVE THE CHILDREN GOD PLEASE GIVE THE CHILDREN PEACE!
Reason for writing:
SAUL WILLIAMS
Birth sign: Gemini
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