Entitled "I Need A Leash"

I need a leash for all my dawgs

Maybe if they would’ve never got lost in the street

They would still be here

Now these tattoos are the only reminder that they are still with me

Paragraphs from obituaries memorize

Like lyrics to our favorite rap albums

I feel guilty knowing that part of me

Is buried with them

I sip the liquor to burn away the pain

I question the decisions I made with them

Chapters of the book ended so soon

I cry when I’m alone in this car with tinted windows

The backseat is my chapel

How could men like us feel so holy

Knowing that we are monsters when night falls

I need a leash for my dawgs

At least the ones I have left

My soul is tired of sadness

I want the luxury of living and not looking over my shoulder

I wonder all of the worries to stop

Black men deserve to live too

We deserve a piece of American pie

We are more than organ donors

We are full of bright minds and wisdom

I need a leash

For my dawgs

If we stick together we can make it out the hood

Even though the cops tried to put a muzzle on us every day

I love all my dawgs

I need a leash

So I don’t loose anymore dawgs