Who thinks this is one of the best poems ever?

Bacon03 · 11-10-2004, 06:43 PM

So do you think this is the best poem ever?

"If I Had..."

Life.. by Marshall Mathers
What is life?
Life is like a big obstacle
put in front of your optical to slow you down
And everytime you think you gotten past it
it's gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn ground
What are friends?
Friends are people that you think are your friends
But they really your enemies, with secret indentities
and disguises, to hide they true colors
So just when you think you close enough to be brothers
they wanna come back and cut your throat when you ain't lookin
What is money?
Money is what makes a man act funny
Money is the root of all evil
Money'll make them same friends come back around
swearing that they was always down
What is life?
I'm tired of life
I'm tired of backstabbing ***** snakes with friendly grins
I'm tired of committing so many sins
Tired of always giving in when this bottle of Henny wins
Tired of never having any ends
Tired of having skinny friends hooked on crack and mini-thins
I'm tired of this DJ playing YOUR $hit when he spins
Tired of not having a deal
Tired of having to deal with the bull$hit without grabbing the steel
Tired of drowning in my sorrow
Tired of having to borrow a dollar for gas to start my Monte Carlo
I'm tired of motherf*ckers spraying $hit and dartin off
I'm tired of jobs startin off at five fifty an hour
then this boss wanders why I'm smartin off
I'm tired of being fired everytime I fart and cough
Tired of having to work as a gas station clerk
for this jerk breathing down my neck driving me bezerk
I'm tired of using plastic silverware
Tired of working in Building Square
Tired of not being a millionaire

But if I had a million dollars
I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics
If I had a magic wand, I'd make the world suck my dick
without a condom on, while I'm on the john
If I had a million bucks
it wouldn't be enough, because I'd still be out
robbing armored trucks
If I had one wish
I would ask for a big enough ***** for the whole world to kiss

I'm tired of being white trash, broke and always poor
Tired of taking pop bottles back to the party store
I'm tired of not having a phone
Tired of not having a home to have one in if I did have it on
Tired of not driving a BM
Tired of not working at GM, tired of wanting to be him
Tired of not sleeping without a Tylenol PM
Tired of not performing in a packed coliseum
Tired of not being on tour
Tired of f*cking the same blonde whore after work
in the back of a Contour
I'm tired of faking knots with a stack of ones
Having a lack of funds and resorting back to guns
Tired of being stared at
I'm tired of wearing the same damn Nike Air hat
Tired of stepping in clubs wearing the same pair of Lugz
Tired of people saying they're tired of hearing me rap about drugs
Tired of other rappers who ain't bringin half the skill as me
saying they wasn't feeling me on "Nobody's As Ill As Me"
I'm tired of radio stations telling fibs
Tired of J-L-B saying "Where Hip-Hop Lives"

But if I had a million dollars
I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics
If I had a magic wand, I'd make the world suck my dick
without a condom on, while I'm on the john
If I had a million bucks
it wouldn't be enough, because I'd still be out
robbing armored trucks
If I had one wish
I would ask for a big enough ***** for the whole world to kiss

You know what I'm saying?
I'm tired of all of this bull****
Telling me to be positive
How'm I 'sposed to be positive when I don't see **** positive?
Know what I'm sayin?
I rap about $hit around me, $hit I see
Know what I'm sayin? Right now I'm tired of everything
Tired of all this player hating that's going on in my own city
Can't get no airplay, you know what I'm sayin?
But ey, it's cool though, you know what I'm sayin?
Just fed up
That's my word

GranDream · 11-10-2004, 06:45 PM

I saw Marshal Mathers at the top and automatically voted no.

blinkpk11 · 11-10-2004, 06:46 PM

doesnt even touch keats, frost, ginsberg, or hughes....try again...

dyslexiccow · 11-10-2004, 06:46 PM

Even if it is a decent song, it certainly isn't qualified to be one of the best poems ever.

Bacon03 · 11-10-2004, 06:47 PM

hey at least read it is not that bad

Helmut · 11-10-2004, 07:11 PM

that sucks...

Echoes · 11-10-2004, 07:12 PM

I usually don't take the time to vote in polls. But, wow: no.

evilhomer · 11-10-2004, 07:16 PM

That was a waste of time...

spyder4989 · 11-10-2004, 07:19 PM

wat about this its. not the greatest but its good.

You aked me if my life was more important than yours.
And i said no.
You ran away never knowing you are my life.

Mongoose87 · 11-10-2004, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GranDream
I saw Marshal Mathers at the top and automatically voted no.

Seriously. Hes a musician, and although his lyrics are more than just a bunch of rambling, its certainly not one of the best poems ever...

Robomonkey · 11-10-2004, 08:00 PM

rap? its bad attempt at poetry. that was horrible attempt at poettry.

kevinbo03 · 11-10-2004, 08:01 PM

some music is poetry, but not rap. rap hides oppression and predjudice behind a curtain of safety by labeling it as poetry. it is not.

Ebonclaw · 11-10-2004, 08:02 PM

Congradulations, this is not exactly a G rated post, and that means this thread is closed and you should be grateful there's nothing else happening other than a nice little verbal warning.

Don't do it again, and Eminem still sucks at life as much as he sucks at "poetry."