Life is where you are now, not where you have been

But you don’t know where to end or where to begin

It began from within, live life in ignorance and sin

Truth and lies, beautifully disguised, like a twin

Watch out for the revanchist, while enjoying that win

‘everyone wants joy and happiness, no one wants pain

But you can’t have a rainbow, without a little rain’

No need to explain, without sacrifice there is no gain

Sure enough, some got it tough, others got it tougher

Trust, I don’t bluff, since sometimes we all suffer

Haters huff and rebuff, show true colors when life is rough

First, fight your way with words and pens, not a Kalashnikov

Split between good and evil, like the character of Raskolnikov

No wit, Robin Hood was illegal, his ideas dangerous to the people

Although I write and dramatize, don’t do drama and lies

Fake and phony I despise, look back at life and revise

Told by the wise, that success befalls him who tries

Trials and tribulations, taken by surprise, time to rise

Look for light past the snake eyes, dressed in disguise

Speak truth, nothing to lose, ain’t writing for no price

The fool follows the New York Times, hoping for better times

Read in between the lines, decode the signs, to grasp the rhymes

-ASK