COVID FLOW (ft. Jon Thomas)

from Corner Stories by Orlando Watson

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So I asked master splinter
What's the mass agenda
Then he disclosed the hidden figures that mutated niggas
Into turtles without a circle of ninjas to kick it after Covid transmitted
I'm sorta sensing
Evil all around me
Lucy gotta bounty on my head
Rather wish me dead than to wish me well
But show and tell me something new
Prove that pudding ain't proof and I'll choose to concede
I put that on my seed
No matter how sad you see it
I Pharisee blood on the leaves
Blackberries from trees
So peep how these sweet prophecies swing like Marquis
And Hill at will whenever I spill notes for negroes
Looking through the peephole to see my peep show
Behind the curtain of my minds circus
For all intents and purposes
Skepticism has my spidey senses tensing up
Tight as Peter Parker's leotards
So help me God
I'm in awe at the odds of my trajectory
But Lucy loves to flatter me
Rather see the sadder me
So I remove my heart from sleeve and proceed to sleep with ease
With one eye open
24/7 like 7/11 in '97
I got 99 problems
Pray for me reverend
I don't always preach the practice very accurate
I'm just a human tryna average mortal mathematics
But bad religion plus bad religion
Equals holy cataclysm
Pastor pissin' profits away without permission
So I asked master splinter what's the black man's mission
And found myself fishing for answers
I had no clue that I was even after
Until I had a candid conversation with my queen
Projecting expectations just to boost my self esteem
So before I leave
I kiss her perky Hershey's and promise that I won't linger
But behind my back are two unpackaged butterfingers
Twisted
Knowing that a cop can get me lifted any minute
And pin the wrong description on my melanin for the heck of it
No checks or balances
Only vaccines in this dirty vacuum of rats and raccoons
Steady coonin' on the gram
Will God damn us all
Sometimes I really wonder
What'll stop this hellish plunder
Maybe a plunger can push us through to see a little truth on the other side
But don't get me to lying
Sometimes my mind is overly optimistic
Just to balance the excessive pessimism encrypted
In my minds eye where I spy spirits
From a green mile away
Lord knows I'm only cool with a few Tom Hanks
Because whites like to marginalize Michael Clark as a star
But only if his function is Duncan
Donut holes into hoops
Endorsing coffee or juice to communities who
Ain't got 2 pots to piss in
2Pac we listen
Regardless of the coast association
A prophet shall be honored
Peace to Afeni and Assatta
Black mamas got more layers than cassata cake cut on holidays
So we praise the Most High for every slice of pie plated
On birthdays belated
Take 2 shots of vaccination if ya' nasty
But we all walking dead if you ask me

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from Corner Stories, released December 3, 2021

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Orlando Watson Cleveland, Ohio

Orlando Watson is largely recognized for his thought provoking free-verse poetry accompanied by soulful compositions. Orlando’s has shared stages with acts such as: Lalah Hathaway, Braxton Cook, Keyon Harrold, Chantae Cann, Tye Tribbett, Dominick Farinacci, and Jessica Caremoore to name a few. ... more

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