Intention of Attention
I YELL OUT LOUD
YOU SCREAM TO BE SEEN
WE CURSE TO BE HEARD
OPEN YOUR EYES SO YOU CAN SEE
ATTENTION IS WHAT WE CRAVE
WHETHER BY WORD OR BY DEED
IN ACTION OR IN FASHION
LIKE FAKE EYELASHES OR MUSCLE SHIRTS
IN THIS HERE MEDIA AGE SHYT IS GETTING WORSE
ATTENTION IS WHAT EVERYONE IS GRABBING
LIKE EATING REALLY FAST AND BURPING
BEING UPSET AND ACTING BERZERK
OR DRINKING REALLY LOUD IS CALLED SLURPING
I NEED ATTENTION IS WHAT I’M REALLY SAYIN’
AS MY EGO SCREAMS
AND THOUGH OFTEN FLEETING IT SEEMS
LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME!
BEHAVING OR MISBEHAVING
RUNNING OR WALKING
IS WHAT I WILL BE DISPLAYING
MY DRAMATIC OVERTURE SCREAMS
LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME
PUT ALL YOUR ATTENTION AND
FOCUS TO ME.
PANTS ARE SAGGING,
HIP-HOP AND RAP IS ANOTHER FORM OF BRAGGING
TALKING IN THE FORM OF CUSSING
COLORS REPRESENTING
LIKE POETRY EXPOSING
RAISING YOUR VOICE WHEN DISAGREEING
PULLING OUT AND BUSTING A GAT AS A FORM OF PERCUSSION
OR JUST A REASON TO NOTICE ME
BEGGING AND PLEADING
ATTENTION IS WHAT I MUST HAVE
ATTENTION CAUSE I’M MAKING SENSE IN,
ATTENTION IN MY NONSENSE AND
ATTENTION TO PRETENSE
ATTENTION TO MY PARANOIA
ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THE OPPRESSED
FEELING ALL FENCED IN
ATTENTION IN MY VERSE
ATTENTION IN ONLY MY FRIENDS
GROUPS THAT GIVE ME DEFINITION
ATTENTION TO ENEMIES OR RIVALS I WILL NEVER SEE
ATTENTION TO THE WAY I MUST DANCE
ATTENTION IN ALL THINGS I BE PORTRAYING
BUT YET YOUR GAZE IS SO SHORT
THAT IT HAS TO BE A DISTORTION
ARE YOU REALLY SEEING ME?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
OR BETTER YET OVERSTAND MY MESSAGE
BY THE TIME YOU TURN AWAY ARE YOU FORGETTING
WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY
MUST I GET BOLD AND BRASH
AND COME OUT SELFISHLY AND MENTION
THAT I NEED ATTENTION
IN ROMANCE
IN WRITING
IN SPEAKING
IN BEING
IN SINGING
TOTAL UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
IN PREACHING WHAT GOD HAS SAID TO ME
GIVING ADVICE
OR TREATING OR MIS-TREATING
ATTENTION IS APPARENTLY MY GOAL CUZ YOU’RE STILL READING
WHY CAN’T YOU GIVE ME RECOGNITION
LIFE IS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU
LIFE IS NOT ALL ABOUT ME
BUT ATTENTION GIVEN
IS SURE ENOUGH SATISFYING
TO EVERYBODY
SO SEE ME
FEEL ME
HATE ME
RATE ME
BUT I FEEL GRATEFUL
THAT I HAVE GOTTEN
YOUR ATTENTION!
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