Media Frenzy

A 14yr old doing grown-up things goes viral,
And this same media we are viewing now makes it spiral,
Out of control, devoid of soul, the 14yr old is the sole,
Recipient of ridicule, for what she did in the school,
Ol' boy and his boys probably high-fivin actin' cool,
... Using the very tool, we all addicted to...
Radio airwaves, promiscuity dominates the airplay,
The Skis, Camerons, and Smileys claim their superiority,
but the playlist goes to those that pay,
That's why you get the same ten promiscuous songs played 20 times every day,
And who's gonna say, "That's it, you've gone too far,
I will no longer let you contribute to my child becoming the wrong kind of star"
Childhood innocence is being snatched away in 4 hours blocks of trash each day,
Or the one-eyed monster, or the hand-held distraction,
All for the unseen Puppet Master's satisfaction,
We are all guilty, myself included,
I say turn off the tv and radio to make this world less polluted.

PoWerPoeT(c)2011

In Drugs We Trust

In Drugs We Trust

You used to be able to drink water right out the faucet,
But now to drink “clean” water you gotta put down a deposit,
And, I can drink Theraflu like its hot lemonade,
I guess that’s why it no longer provides me with the aid,
The label on it says it will,
See, the correlation I’m trying to make is the world is being controlled by more than those who push cocaine and “X” pills,
Because see there’s a prescription written everyday to cure whatever,
Like, arthritic pills that help old bones deal with cold, rainy weather,
Or, miracle headache powders, pills, and gel caps,
Side effects include dementia, drowsiness, nausea, and extremely long naps,
Then there are the pills for erectile dysfunction and small penis syndrome,
“We have an all-natural cure; just pick up the phone, and have your credit card ready,
Side effects include un-naturally long erections and an inability to keep your hand steady,
Oh yeah, um…other possible risks…um…heart-attack, memory loss or stroke,
But our products are all natural seriously, no joke,
Did I forget to mention, high blood pressure and blood clots,
And the un-explainable knots, forming in odd places,
Oh, please pay no attention to our actor’s before and after faces,
Are you having trouble becoming parents well we got a cure for that, too,
How many kids do you want one or two...or three…or in rare cases five,
Only risk is the woman’s chance of staying alive,
Besides that, the only side effect may be financial debt,
But if you pass this up, you’ll just walk through life filled with regret,
But guess what…we have a pill for that, too,
Well actually its pills and you can take them anytime, just don’t get behind the wheel,
Also be advised, you can’t take if you are pregnant, plan to get pregnant or plan to impregnate,
Oh, and you can’t take them if you just ate,
So just wait until you have taken all of the others pills our brilliant scientist-I mean pharmacists, have prescribed, then call us back for a re-fill,
Because if you haven’t noticed,
Our aim is not to kill, what’s ailing you, but to make you develop a dependency,
Besides, rehab is overrated and your addictions drive our industry,
Now, I’m often asked what’s the difference is between us and those that work the corners slanging dope,
Just these cool lab coats; and we get paid legally, to make junkies out of folks.”

PoWerPoeT aka HarshReality©2008

Niggas Be Saggin'

Niggas be saggin, boy niggas be saggin,
Niggas be saggin, cuz that’s the way niggas be braggin,
About how much cheese they stackin,
No wait that’s one theory,
There’s also the belief that niggas be saggin,
Cuz they be faggin,
No wait, there’s more,
Niggas be saggin cuz they be laggin in funds,
So they have to wear the hand-me-downs of their mama’s oldest sons,
No wait, there’s more,
See niggas be saggin cuz saggin spelled backwards is niggas,
Go figure,
I wonder what genius thought of that,
I wouldn’t be surprised if the genius was black,
I guess the aim is to get saggin nation to react,
They been saggin for years and its only gotten worse,
All I know is I’m part of the generation that started saggin first,
From Tupac in “Above the Rim” to Slim-Wit-Da-Tilted-Brim,
We been wearing our pants inappropriately,
I guess the pants will get closer to their waistline once they reach maturity,
But why do they have to be Niggas,
Niggas aint got nothing to do with this,
If I was Niggas I’d really be pissed,
This just proves that no one really want Niggas to die, because everybody needs a scapegoat,
Almost Christ-like, instead of crucifix they resurrected from that infamous knotted rope,
But the real issue is bigger than saggy pants, the latest faggy dance, or the medically enhanced,
It’s about bad parenting, improper role models, and mental pollution,
They too focused on their own identity to find a solution…

PoWerPoeT©2010