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To Live A Dream

from Caeto Moon's: Ellipsis by Caeto Moon

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Thursdays are not the worst day.
But verse-play is cursed when I ain't rehearsed it.
Like speaking the elephant's name when he's in the room.
Did you think it a shame smelling sweat without a perfume?
You say what you will. I'll say what you won't.
You say that you will, but you probably don't.
What's that, a loss for words?
Yeah, I heard of that....
My people had it first,
but now we murder rap.

John Keats had some real slick riddims,
but I'mma quit him if I can't hear him spit 'em.
Sit and spin on my tongue.
I got the nastiest one.
I got the flashiest puns:
panache, you passionless punks---
I'm bragging hazardly, huh?
But you're watching Brazzers to come.
I'm fusing Moon with the Son
like I was Goten and Trunks.
But you ain't heard of that---this that nerd rap.
You thought that anime was like Freddie Mac.
Well, you kinda right: they both a money trap.
And that's why I'm liable to pirate,
and only buy it if I tried it and liked it.
I might get all my things seized,
but that's just another reason to go overseas!

Please, you flatter me with chatterings:
"Why is he so weird?!
He needs to stop that!"
"Here, make him drink a beer;
turn the clock back."

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We're taking selfies on our mobiles,
wearing diamonds, rubies, opals---
I'm tryna to get bedded up with a bad mate
Date? Huh? I can't hear what you're saying.
The sound is too loud, and that shot ought to be double.
Look, I don't want no drama, baby just let me in your bubble.
I got that tunnel scope
You got that tunnel scoop.
We're digging each other too.
We gone need a shovel to

Live the dream!
This time in youth may seem
so real, but leave here
and the stress'll make you scream.
Fuck it.
Live the dream!
Right now's the time to scream.
Get lit. Get stoked.
And hope that you get dough. Don't go broke.
Don't yoke or joke or choke your soul.
There's more to go. Live life until you don't
Live until you don't.

And I still got paper(s),
writing all night till the sunlight's bright.
And the wind's so cold
Everybody's shy in the Chi 'cause they're all froze.
But inside, there's still no eyes,
mouth moving on motors, but they're just lies.
Tryna hit your friends up? Get in line.
Just play with your phones y'all, we'll be all right.
No time for depressed, just stress.
You got the blues? Well, I got dues and a test,
interviews, getting dressed. Hitting snooze in the bed
Remember when we used to get rest?

Live the dream!
This time in youth may seem
so real, but leave here
and the stress'll make you scream.
Fuck it.
Live the dream!
Right now's the time to scream.
Get lit. Get stoked.
And hope that you get dough. Don't go broke.
Don't yoke or joke or choke your soul.
There's more to go. Live life until you don't
Live until you don't.

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from Caeto Moon's: Ellipsis, released April 22, 2015

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