I Mustn’t Be Trapped
by be.
I mustn’t be trapped master
Mustn’t be caged.
I mustn’t be half rat,
Or tattered
And maimed.
I mustn’t be closed minder
Mustn’t be shut.
I mustn’t be he
Who is there
For no what.
I mustn’t be trapped master
Mustn’t be blind.
I must see them run
Like 3 cheese hunters
Minds.
I mustn’t be slapped master
Mustn’t be struck.
I must pray the prayer
Of our faith
Over luck.
I mustn’t be strict master
Mustn’t be stern.
I must be like liquid
With each lesson
We’ll learn.
I must be a well,
Must be well,
Must be full.
I must be more thorough,
More toro,
No bull.
I must be the instant
That a step turns to stance.
I must be the instance
Where cuffs release hands.
I must be my captor.
I must love my pain.
I mustn’t be master,
First I must be lame.
I mustn’t be trapped master
Mustn’t be caged.
I must be my fire
Engulfing,
Enraged.
I mustn’t be mustn’t
When I should be should.
I wouldn’t be wasn’t
If I could’ve been could.
I must be possible,
Mustn’t be might.
I must be mighty,
Must be left with my rights.
I mustn’t be empty
Though I am a whole.
I mustn’t flip
For I must play my role.
I mustn’t be stopped master
Mustn’t be slowed.
I must be paid,
I must pave
Our
Road.
I mustn’t be cloaked master
Mustn’t be clothed.
I must be freed
After all that I’ve
Showed.
I mustn’t be blamed master
Mustn’t be stoned.
I must be my own master,
Mustn’t be owned.
I must be mad master,
I must be gone.
I must be off rockers.
What am I on?
I must be dreamed master,
I must be thought.
I must be loved after
I am first sought.
I must be wished master,
I must be held.
I must be soul master,
I must be sailed.
I must be gold master,
I must be rock.
I must grow old master,
Look how I’ve fought.
I must be rogue master,
I must brew hate.
I must be new master,
I must create.
I must be who after
All has been said,
They will say true mastered
All before dead.
I must be honest
And I must be true.
I mustn’t long for the honor
From you.
I must be me master,
I am confused.
I must
and
I mustn’t
lose
myself.
- Bryan 'be.' Espiritu
I’m always pretty wowed by the poems on here. I guess because I wouldn’t consider myself to be a creative-type person so it just seems like, this stuff comes from such a remote place or level of creativity.
And I know that most of the time I get lost in the content or will read along knowing that certain parts are going over my head, but that’s on me, the participant.
But yea, the creative execution of the content itself is always pretty grin-worthy to me. Like one of them ‘I-see-what-you-did-there’ type of moments.
My favourite one that sticks out the most is ‘I’m So Alone’ or something like that. That one is my shit.
your writings never cease to amaze me. from twitter rants to poems as this, i am always entertained and inspired. youre great. the style of this piece reminded me of dr. suess poems and books i read as a child and i loved it.