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DRYWALL - SLAM POETRY - AUDIO

slam poetry autobiography

SLAM POETRY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Head to the ground, heard god through the drywall
ash in my tray, blade steady at my pulse now
Kid with a lighter, hid from the man of the house
prayed to a father but that word already yours now

cigarette husks in my lungs when I breathe
innocence died in the cracks of my teeth
I didn’t know truth, I just learned how to break and kneel
learned how to bleed without asking if what I was feeling was real

scars don’t talk, they stare blank at my face back
faith got stripped, left me empty at the fucking bank

I am a problem but I am the proof
Built from everything that you didn’t want me to be
You took my life away with no empathy
silence screams from my hanging tree

I sit on a throne made from rust & pain
barbed wire like a halo cutting into my brain
Everyone prays as they lie at my feet
Hands on the wounds but they weren’t from me
In my head, dead forever since that day

Poison my decision, every choice that I make
Mockery dressed up as destiny

How do I confess at your altar when my lungs are full of water
even in submission, my voice will never falter

Stab you in the back, silver tongue in my mouth
Judas in spirit, I know what I am now
Brain full of ghosts that never shut up
Every echo screams “prove you’re worthy of love”

They call me insane, cuffed in the press
Family tree and my name is the mess
Read me my rights, I am ready to repent


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