May 10, 2014

Down Under

by LeVar E. Jones (author's profile)

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4-2-14 Down Under By LeVar

Death awaits us all, the thoughts seem to lurk.
What will transpire, before I'm put in the dirt?
I'm not a bad guy, but what will happen to me?
Will I get stabbed, or gunned down in the street?
I've done people badly, how will my debt be paid?
Karma's a mutha!, lying in a man-made grave.
I really don't know what I'm really facing,
will God be pleased, and say I fulfilled my obli[gation?]
Am I worthy, or is my work still undone?
Trying to get it right, before the Lord decides [*]
The thought of death! Really gives me the cree[*]
to think about it, dream about it! Sweat-stained s[heets]
Gasping for breath, feeling like I'mma suffoc[ating.]
I try to wake up but I'm greeted with a death [*]
Is my prison sentence good enough to wipe the sl[ate.]
Why do I dream 'bout death, constantly in my dr[eams?]
Life is short, but live is also precious.
Life can end in the hands of a man that's Je[*,]
watch where you live, better watch where you [*.]
People these days don't care, willing to take a life.
Death is coming! When will the angels pull your n[umber.]
Straighten up your house with God, before you go do[wn under.]

[*] = Missing word cut off during scanning process
[text] = Logical guess of missing text based on experience
with previous transcriptions of this author.

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#thisgirlcares Posted 10 years, 6 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 6 months ago   Favorite
Hi LeVar. Again, they chopped off the edge of your poem. You need to have some words with them! Scanning a document is not a difficult task, and whoever is doing the job is not paying much attention to what they're doing. If you need me to fix part of the transcripted dialogue, let me know!
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