It's That Sweet Melody of Poetry

It’s that sweet melody of poetry that keeps me from committing a felony Felony It feels like hells on me That melody I let take over my body That sweet melody is there for me Keepin’ me in my sanity. Lord please don’t let me be in Vanity Magazine Because I got caught in a scene In between The sheets. It’s that sweet melody of poetry That speaks for me Eats with me Sleeps with me The lyrical words that it speaks The heavenly beats that beat “Speak to me oh sweet melody Take me into sweet ecstasy” It’s that sweet melody that keeps me living endlessly, Carefully. It’s that sweet melody of poetry that shows me to my destiny, Prepares me mentally For all the jealousy The world holds “Shhh, don’t cry! Take your time and I’ll tell you why.” She whispers. I cover my ears to the sound of bitter kickers Blisters I feel emerging It’s that sweet melody that keeps me from purging Her words echo in my head “Shhh, don’t cry! Take your time and I’ll tell you why.” It’s that sweet melody that has yet to tell me why Why not cry Why not weep Why not shed tears in my sleep. It’s that sweet melody of poetry that makes me wonder- Wonder if not committing a felony was worth it I’ve given birth to it. I feel like I’m cursed with it. It’s that sweet melody that protects me. It’s that sweet melody that allows me To reflect the affect To collect the correct subject To perfect the object. It’s that sweet melody of poetry that makes me smile for a while. Yet I wonder if I’ve been beguiled.