Cold In The Dark Poem by Marcus Blanco

Cold In The Dark

Rating: 5.0


Shadow Days
Cold In The Dark
Shallow Ways
Violence Sparks

On our way
To local store,
When someone sprays
And makes it pour

Pouring like metal rain
Swirvin through the lanes
The ages of 2-10
Is traumatic to say the least

An addict of a father
Watch him turn into a fiend
We've bared our eyes on scenes
We're aware by age 13
That it's make it by any means

MLK was never round the X.
Yet both were ideally taking the same test.
Never abbreviated on dotted lines
For that reason

Haven't You seen the result of violence enough?
Showin ya tuff
Like Snow In The Bluff
Niggas quick to play cards
No one's showin a bluff.

Patience and Confidence, A virtue
Carry those in life, and nobody will hurt you
What the f*ck is a curfew?
Established just to only cure few.

Yet, We have the power to save the world
Save a girl,
You save a mom.
You let her fold,
The world turns cold.

Shallow Days...
We've Been Getting Cold In The Dark.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
“This poem was written as a response to the conventionally cold hearted reality more and more of us are facing.From Chicago, To DC, to your local urban community; Whether it’s a friend or relative, violence is happening more and more in the dark. Not the darkest of days, but in the darkest of times, and people are falling victim in either two ways; on the streets or in jail. Absence is the problem. From parents to kids, we all need each other. My favorite musician Gil Scott-Heron warned us about this (Winter In America) . We’re becoming too cold…” #DreamOrDie
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bernard Kennedy 22 January 2014

Very in depth and real. Like a Beckett poem. Incisive. Beautiful observation of reality with hope.

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Gajanan Mishra 21 January 2014

patience and confidence is required for everything, good one, thanks, go on.. I invite you to read my poems and comment.

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