Poems - Michael K. Lee

Well, I've been over drinkin' 'Cause I've been overthinkin' 'Cause I get so damn anxious at night Chemicals and nicotine, friends ask "How you been?" And you just learn to say you're alright Poems and closin' time, oh, sweet love of mine I found it so hard to find truth Poems and closin' time, oh, sweet love of mine It'll always just be me and you And those bastards get richer While the poor dig ditches To bury their dreamin' in And labour don't cheat Baby, 5 a.m. is the reason they're sleepin' in Oh, men build churches So the kids find worth in Somethin' bigger than themselves But the uncorruptible don't exist And you can't buy your way outta Hell Closin' time I'm lost again past two Closin' time It'll always just be me and you And I've been over drinkin' 'Cause I've been overthinkin' 'Cause I get so damn anxious at night Chemicals and nicotine, friends ask me how I've been You just learn to say you're alright Poems and closin' time, oh, sweet love of mine I found it so hard to find truth Poems and closin' time, only true friend of mine It'll always just be me and you So don't try to pain me and don't try play me As one of your sorry fools Poems and closin' time, oh, sweet love of mine In a world that's growin' so cruel

Aye I can spend my life inside my mind Where you are mine I fantasize In Another life I'll try To keep you by my side Let go off Pride Aye Jan 2013, I'm only 14 In my hand the key I felt could redeem this fading dream As heavy this snowfall My heart beat for her Alone in a big crowd I'm down An emotional wreck I'm frozen in sweat I second guess All the snow flurries she's in a hurry Give her the poem but then I'm worried Needing some Confidence I show it to Ced After he read he said it's legit Moment of truth I'm all in she's steady walking Proceeding with caution I catch up and give her my offering Now it's in her pocket O too bad and O so sad my efforts be for nothing About 5 nighttime she hit my line With a text saying she lost it And with it my soul The faintest of hopes Buried in snow The words that I wrote She'll never know And I feel a little better when it's cold out Going numb what happened to all my emotions No antidote can cure a heart that's froze And it ain't getting better Just like this winter weather Aye I can spend my life inside my mind Where you are mine I fantasize In Another life I'll try To keep you by my side Let go off Pride Why can't a man be vulnerable Society made this heart of stone Let me live Set me free Cover up all my emotions I'm scared of judgement from another person Who's probably feeling the same way as me But if you choose to express then you're seen as a target How it goes If You're from where I'm from Black Boys can't cope If You're needing some tissue they'll use it against you The further the damage your mental So what I felt for Briana I'll keep it internal Though that would just worsen emotional trauma This place that I'm heading Can't talk to my parents Though their understanding I felt too embarrassed So... I don't utter one word Tough guy act affective Bring me more hurt Shed my tears Then I'll disappear Into the endless snow That's Cleveland Ohio Cause she's not here Shed my tears Then I'll disappear Into the endless snow That's Cleveland Ohio Cause she's not here I can spend my life inside my mind Where you are mine I fantasize In Another life I'll try To keep you by my side Let go off Pride

My fellow Americans Give me your tired Your poor Your homes, your businesses, your money Just mark "yes" to questions 27 and 28 And I, Mike Masaoka, Will let you stay right here In paradise Desert, swamp, or dusty waste They say location's key Sure, you shiver in this ice box But cheer up, the rent is free And don't you love to freeze in line for soggy bowls of rice? Just put up and shut up 'Cause you're in paradise Is everybody happy? (No!) Tough When it's pitch black dark at night The army might assume That you're trying to escape If you're running to the bathroom Let them aim their spotlights down But smile real nice Just put up and shut up 'Cause you're in paradise Ain't it grand in paradise? The water tastes like rust The bedding's filled with crabby lice Here's a little sound advice You better take that sound advice Just put up and shut up 'Cause you're in paradise! Now they aim to separate Disloyals from the rest All you have to do to pass Is hold your nose and answer yes But no-no seals your fate And you will pay a heavy price They'll grab you And send you Away from paradise Ain't it grand in paradise? The snakes will let you be If you feed them all the mice If you answer no twice Lord, if you check it twice You'll no, no You'll go, go Away from paradise You don't want to take that chance So answer yes-yes To the paradise dance! Whoo! C'mon, ladies! Paradise Hey, everybody It's for our own good, right? Paradise So we better just do what we should, right? Put up and shut up Just put up and shut up Just put up and shut up Just put and shut up Just shut it up! You're in paradise! Ain't this paradise?