jasmine banahi

We breathe, we live, we cry, when our heart stops beating we die.
We kill, we hurt, we pollute the air, while others are worried about being fair.
We smoke, we do drugs, we steal, I don’t understand this living but it’s real.
We rap, we sing, we feel for each other, we march against racism with a fellow brother.
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I listen to god; I listen to the rain,
I listen to my heart when it feels pain.
The tears of god, the tears of the sun,
It beats down on my soul and makes me want to run.
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Did you feel mother earth crumble beneath your feet?
Did you see gods tears wailas they fell tot he ground?
Did you hear the souls from oblivian cry out to the living?
Did you?
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I hear all that pain you try to hide,
working to keep it by your side.
It's piercing your mind,
1 by 1 piece by piece it grindes.
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These freezing hands are not mine,
these scars on my back wrap like a vine.
this hope blazing through my eyes,
this isn't me the one who hurts in her eyes.
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He looked into the past,
and saw shackles,
dead bodies all around,
and that thick gray mist.
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The angels sang to me tonight,
They tried to assure me and tell me everything’s alright.
But no it’s not cause pieces of me are gone.
You can hear it in my voice as I sing my empty song.
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Ya hand ticks,
Ya words click.
Ya mind starts to pop,
Everything in ya hand drops.
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I want to know why you cry at night.
Why do those tears feel hot when you say everything is alright?
Why do you smile & laugh but on the inside your tears keep falling?
They never stop they just keep on falling.
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What’s up with this chic she opens her legs up to every guy.
She walks around with skirts higher than her thighs.
I heard she slept with my ex & gave him AIDS,
But when she did it she got paid.
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Life is something we should all treasure.
No matter how bad it gets because life is pleasure.
Live with your mind & body.
Live with your soul & heart.
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Balance the love & hate.
Balance colors,
Black & white.
Balance
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What is this called when you long to kiss his lips and touch his angelic face?
Or when you feel like caressing his back to ease the pain?
Someone told me it was love.
What is this called when your mama beats the hell out of you?
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My words flow like the breeze of a soft ocean.
They hit you like a stone in your heart.
The sound of my voice sends you flying in the heavens.
And it booms like a bomb at night.
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It’s beautiful how the sun sets on a warm spring day,
or the smell of money on your payday.
It’s beautiful how you touch my mocha skin ever so softly,
Or the way you treat me ever so gently.
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Life is something we should all treasure.
No matter how bad it gets because life is pleasure.
Live with your mind & body.
Live with your soul & heart.
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I never saw her eyes take one last kiss,
I watched the cold box carried into the mist.
With what i felt my legs quaked with fear,
where do i go from here?
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Believe When You See
When it comes, you will scream,
You’ll believe me when you see that things are not what they seem.
When you see the aura of blood and hell and wreath,
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Don’t deny the truth,
What you did was did & I got proof.
I can’t look into your face no more
What you did was unforgivable, please no more.
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I feel as if things are intertwining my mind
Destructing my ways, my thoughts, that I bind.
Why can’t you leave me alone,
Let me live my life in a safe, happy home.
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