Water Rise

by Zaki


going off the shallow end, yet in too deep...

try to keep my head above my feet... defeat is no option

   for a man of my stature... 

natural cause of death the only mentionable answer...

a cancer to my community, heart disease

for loved ones.. trust neither,

trust none, except those with

trust funds for allocation to my cause.. project walls

fill with names of victims,

fallen prey

who did not pray to be kept.. many mothers

wept while many others slept on my abilities.. trigger

the onslaught of psychosis... atrocious

diagnosis for the future... held by a hypnotic neurosis...

         brain cells contain waves - held hostage...

unable to escape the pain of having my brain accosted,

inflicted, malnourished,

with misinformation served... on the verge of distinction 

as a separate religion, with no savior...

no prophet to pattern my behavior... after the pain,

the profit begins.. the doctrine of sin legitimizes the plates

i drop in... and, now i am good,

made a payment on my soul... death toll got me across the bridge,

now living on the edge...

but i did not know the ledge was below my head,

and that is why i keep bumping it on the ceiling...

revealing a new truth, with god’s name to back it... 

appealing to new

youth, as old lies attack it...

attracted to shiny things, so i take time to shine...

influenced by the gods, so they call me divine – knight

in shining armor, blessed by the sun, moon, stars.. celestial being,

meaning i have traveled distances

beyond all comprehensive study... 

delayed in my delivery of this message – 

still able to return to my essence...


Water Rise by Zaki

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