Excerpt from Book ‘Who Eye Am” by Akili

i die a daily death

in prison

at the hands of

desperation,

like every

hanger on

who was

NEVER

satisfied with

merely hanging on

dies!

i die a daily death

in prison

the hermit’s death,

the schizo’s death

the finger pointed at

hushed toned

snickered at

“he’s worst of the worst,”

death.

of the conspiracy theorist.

i die a daily death

i die a daily death

in prison

at the hands

of truth,

knowing those

who know

can never turn

back again!

Even while wondering

would it have been

better to never

have

caressed

truth’s smooth

long limbs?

Yet, unwilling

to divorce

SELF

from the death

our union will create.

in prison

the death

of the broken-hearted

parent

sibling

niece

nephew

lover

comrade and friend

watching you subsist

in the happy zombified

bliss of ignorance

knowing i can

NEVER

wake you

you’ll kill me it i try

Yet, still

i accept

i must

die.