I Wish (I Could Draw)

Experimental rhymes.......

Yeah, man, sometimes I wish I could draw but alas, I cannot....

so I paint pictures with the words I scribble

late in the night

creating both Peace and havoc between the lines

of the paper on which I write

If there was not really a God or a Devil,

I'd be terrified

because I wouldn't know who to fight

Its a f*****g cliche to even have the nerve to say:

(so I whisper)

I'm just trying to live my life......

sheeeeiiieeeet,

I'm stoned, mother-f****r

and I'm trying to find E.T. so

that we both can phone for home, mother-f****r

Where is this? I couldn't tell you

because I really don't know

but I am sure this present reality is sick

and I suppose any other place would be good to go

Awwww s**t, my friends, 

here I spout another tired cliche

Something along the lines of how we cannot escape,

no matter how dreary and akin to mental rape,

the utter finality and severity of grumpy old man Fate

With whom for most here now and then

we've a give and take sort of relationship

so I paint pictures with the words I scribble

late in the night

creating both Peace and havoc between the lines

of the paper on which I write

If there was not really a God or a Devil,

I'd be terrified

because I wouldn't know who to fight

Its a f*****g cliche to even have the nerve to say:

(so I whisper)

I'm just trying to live my life

Yeah, man, about this World, I just don't know

I've been trying to get my mind out of the gutter

but on T.V., its seemingly filth they only show

Lifestyles of the sick and depraved

if there was not really a God or a Devil,

then my Soul could never be saved

And in the present future,

The Government has already dug me a grave

but until they come for me, I'll continue to write

like what, as Americans, we should all say

“Give me Liberty or give me death”

And I'll be free until THEY

come for me in the grey fog

on a cold and rainy day

but please remember, that just like a name,

there is no part of the Future

that we cannot change.......

so I paint pictures with the words I scribble

late in the night

creating both Peace and havoc between the lines

of the paper on which I write

If there was not really a God or a Devil,

I'd be terrified

because I wouldn't know who to fight

Its a f*****g cliche to even have the nerve to say:

(so I whisper)

I'm just trying to live my life

Andrew N. Farrens

West Stockton, California

050413

Author's Note

Imagine any beat with a 4/4 time signature to hear what I heard as I wrote this......SELAH!
ANF

Reviews

[Myenigma]

sick rhymescheme man its pretty insane

[dw817]

If it's a choice between liberty or death, I think I would choose liberty, although some degree of corporate bondage has always been appealing to me. :)

[Larry Dyson]

interesting analogy Andrew..."The Government has already dug me a grave

but until they come for me, I'll continue to write

like what, as Americans, we should all say

“Give me Liberty or give me death”

And I'll be free until THEY

come for me in the grey fog

on a cold and rainy day

but please remember, that just like a name,

there is no part of the Future

that we cannot change.......




so I paint pictures with the words I scribble

late in the night

creating both Peace and havoc between the lines

of the paper on which I write

If there was not really a God or a Devil,

I'd be terrified

because I wouldn't know who to fight

Its a f*****g cliche to even have the nerve to say:

(so I whisper)

I'm just trying to live my life"...
as Emma says...and I believe...There is a God who cares...Laury

[Mike Emil]

damn kids think yer limited cuz ths damn society puts that down yer throat!!! arrgh!!!
think outside the box already
you can do anything with sake and plumb wine it's even better

[Baby Ricochet]

If I tried to draw I'd probably stab myself in the eye with the pencil. Don't worry, the government isn't coming for ya unless you give them an excuse. Rounding people up is a logistics nightmare unless you can kill all of them. Interesting poem. Not particularly structured but it had it's moments

[Mark]

yep, another hit. :)

[gombeggar]

i'm digging yer words

[s y e]

Love the structure of this write, it was very well written, I enjoyed it. The message iin this write was very strong, good job.

[Dayran]

A cold rainy night then Andrew with the world seemingly very distant. But the grass must be good and the sun will rise in the morning.

[Barbara Walker]

Love the structure and flow of this piece and your intent came shining through. Really like this piece of work!

[Andrew N. Farrens]

thank-you....