The Queer Mandalorian: My Poetry

Yo, I wanna put you into a scenario

One that means a lot to me, so...

Ya see, I suffer from depression

And just like Mick Jagger, I can't get no satisfaction

Because the world's been dark for a long, long time

And I've been charged with an insoluble crime

So shackle my wrists, while my hands remain fists

And I'll step forward and face my crime

I'm tired of the whole world judging me

Telling me who I am and what I should be

I'm not sorry that I don't fit into your narrative

But I've lit-er-al-ly run out of fucks to give

This is not about my skin color

This is not about who I love

It's all about the hatred in your cold, black heart

And that you can't see that I'm a work of art

So as I struggle with who I am and who I want to be

The blackness that keeps enveloping me

I hold my sword to the heavens, and scream out "d'Artagnan"

And pretend the Musketeers are following

Ya see, this is more than just some holy war

It's a battle for my soul, and I'm the Knights Templar

You can arrest me, molest me, charge me with heresy

But I won't back down, I'll come back for more

So pick up your sword and prepare to fight

But you won't see me coming, for I'm the Black Knight

The victory will be sweet, I will revel in your defeat

I'm so strong, the Round Table will be bowing to me

This is all about my skin color

This is all about who I love

This is a fight that's hist'ry in the making

And you're on the wrong side of it, so make haste, cuz change is coming

MEANING:

When your muse hits, it doesn't matter what time it is, if you don't get it down then you lose it, and I didn't want to lose this. Woke up at 4:30am and couldn't sleep because this hit me and I had to get it out. Been watching Hamilton and it has inspired me. I haven't listened to old school hip hop and rap in ages, but this just kinda flowed out of me. So as you read it, play it in your mind as a rap, but also with someone singing the last of each line in the even verses. Think... Linkin Park.