The Get Down: Ezekiel's Poem

Boom, then crash /
The shattering of glass /
I dive to the floor /
Busted my ass /
What the hell was that?
Was all that I said
Then I seen the pool of blood
Then I see my moms was dead
No emotion in the commotion
I wasn't even sad
Even when I learned the bullet was meant for my dad
Vietnam made pops crazy
He was already half dead
So Why couldn't it had him that they shot in the head?
All the news that fits the print
Momma's death went unreported, not a whiff, word, or hint
They don't care about us n***a is how my pops explained
But i didn't know I was a n***a until my dad proclaimed it
Six months later my pops was dead too
Drug related shots fired
His skin turned cold blue
On the news that night the president got a new hairdo
The news guy said I like it, how about you?
No word about the post runs, CBS
What was that you ask?
Take a fucking guess
And yeah why is that?
Is what politicians should be asking
But who's got time for questions
When your skiing up in Aspen
Broads get gun shots to the head
And all yall swerving us as hasbeens
My momma was so lovely she would make your head spin
Leveling the playing field and y'all see who really win
And yeah I got anger
But i don't let it take me down
Cause my momma taught me better
And she holds me up when I fall down
Rest in Peace Ma
Don't worry about your son
Someday i'll make you proud
Because yeah I am the one

Zeke