u/shmokeywaters

Of Gold and Grace Origin: Ethiopia, c. 1200 CE
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Of Gold and Grace Origin: Ethiopia, c. 1200 CE

A testament to devotion — where faith, royalty, and tenderness are eternally bound in gold.

u/shmokeywaters — 15 hours ago
▲ 7 r/undergroundhiphop+2 crossposts

Cigarettes and Rum

True is, I don't even know what to say, it's me

Maybe you just didn't see my face, we share blood

Why do I feel out of place? Sippin' rum

I don't even like the taste, I know the truth hurts

Ooh, look what you did, I still remember the day when I was a kid

Now I'm crying like a little kid with a busted lip

Mama I'm sorry, I promise I'm gon' make you rich

I want mommy lying in her brand new crib

I come home smelling like rum and cigarettes

Mommy, sorry that I didn't make it

I open my Bible, I turn to the greatest

Open my book, got chapters erasing

Mommy, I'm finally good, I'm behaving

My head keep spinning like a roller

Taking my lean, I mix it with the

My head keep spinning like a roller

I hold my blick bitch I don't need no

Nowhere to sleep, so I slept on the sofa

Nowhere to go, no one picking the phone up

Taking my lean, I mix it with the soda

My head keep spinning, no I'm never sober

My head keep spinning like a rollercoaster

I hold my blick bitch I don't need a holster

Ima empty this bitch if you try to come closer

Vitals I don't miss, you gon' need a donor

No you can't speak, you can't even say hello

We gon' put you to sleep, wrap you up like the pharaohs

Why can't I sleep? I finally got a pillow

My souls frequency don't match my heart beats tempo

Am I the villain or am I the hero?

Will I go to heaven when a nigga below

They had a hundred while I still hit zero

True is, I don't even know what to say, it's me

Maybe you just didn't see my face, we share blood

Why do I feel out of place? Sippin' rum

I don't even like the taste, I know the truth hurts

Ooh, look what you did, I still remember the day when I was a kid

Now I'm crying like a little kid with a busted lip

Mama I'm sorry, I promise I'm gon' make you rich

I want mommy lying in her brand new crib

I come home smelling like rum and cigarettes

Mommy, sorry that I didn't make it

I open my Bible, I turn to the greatest

Open my book, got chapters erasing

Mommy, I'm finally good, I'm behaving

My head keep spinning like a roller

Taking my lean, I mix it with the

My head keep spinning like a roller

I hold my blick bitch I don't need no

u/shmokeywaters — 1 day ago
▲ 4 r/Dreams+1 crossposts

If you're out there

I had a dream last night where I met this beautiful, dark-skinned girl downtown. She asked me if I could give her my number. I said, "Yeah, sure." Then she said, "Wait, let me give you my card." Then she said, "Oh wait, I forgot my card somewhere. I forgot how we ended up at her apartment."

We were just watching TV when her parents stopped by. Her parents thought I was her boyfriend and they were like, "I love your new boyfriend!" Then she told me to play along. Then they left and we continued watching movies. If you've had this dream too, let me know.

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u/shmokeywaters — 2 days ago

ELI5. I've been stuck on this and it's hurting my brain

If perception is what is being perceived, what is doing the perceiving? One line of answer says the brain does not “look at” perception as a separate object; rather, perception is the brain’s ongoing processing, and the felt “I am perceiving”

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u/shmokeywaters — 6 days ago

Please help.I've been stuck on this and it's hurting my brain

If perception is what is being perceived, what is doing the perceiving? One line of answer says the brain does not “look at” perception as a separate object; rather, perception is the brain’s ongoing processing, and the felt “I am perceiving” ?

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u/shmokeywaters — 6 days ago
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This is a really heartfelt and raw piece. A poem of someone wrestling with regret and self awareness. I tried to capture the tension between wanting love and fearing the damage it causes.

when I told you it didn't love you

I wasn't tryna do no damage

you said you loved me

i kinda panicked

when I had you

I never had this

I want you love

i dont want your love

i guess it's best I ripped off the bandage

I when we met I could never plan this

you know my tells before I can mask it

and it kills me how you look past it

besides I'm fucked up a little manic

though I enjoy our little dances

I know id just be taking advantage

I already take you grace for granted

i cant escape your discerning glances

I was never much of a romantic,

shouldnt entertain your advances

you say God bless you

I ain't even achued

so fucking real I could never match you

I always break the things I get attached to

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u/shmokeywaters — 8 days ago