Rebound
• Written by wasp
clock chimes backwards... midnight fades to nine
cement cracks seal where the lead tore through the sign
backpedal stance... fist unclenches, primes
whispered threat sucked back down the throat line
door unkicks itself... splintered wood regrows
shadow retreats down the block where moonlight glows
bullet casings leap... re enter chamber slots
heat dissipates... cold sweat leaves collar knots
glass shards ascend... reassemble pane by pane
phone hangs itself up... rewinds the dial tones strain
deep breath inhaled... lungs deflate the shout
sirens mute red n blue lights flicker out
stance relaxed shoulders drop the fights whole load
back to the stoop watch the quiet street explode?
nah. reset. calm. like the punch never landed
this concrete absorbs hits... understands it. demanded.
now flip the script... forward gear, clutch engaged
not just survived... leveled up, turned the page
rhymes ain' just words. theyre tectonic plates shiftin'
structure the chaos... precision giftin'
flow like black ice smooth but liable to wreck ya
density diamond compressed under pressure
bo cheap tricks. no forced, creakin' wordplay
just raw observation spliced the right way
see the doubt shrink in pupils that flicker? that fear?
hear the silence get thicker when this cadence draws near
this aint no poem its a pulse set to rhythm
a street sermon spat no forgiveness, no schism
every bar built like brickwork... mortar exact
no wasted breath no lyrical tax
the bounce in the track my heartbeat synced tight
meet pure brooklynite might
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wasp
Member since October 18 2023