For Those That Know

For those that know

Brutal is what it can be

Gentle to those that are not looking

Easy to those that are not in it

It's hard to get in

It's hard to get out

Many try to be a part of it

Many speak about it

But few truly know it

A lot of people say they got it

But most just look like they got it

A lot of people run from it

And most of the time once you in it

You realize it's too much...

See from the outside it does not look complex

But there are layers upon layers of instinctive patterns

The exterior ambiguous as to not define the essential

Silence is golden in any field

But here it is necessary

I appeal to you to be stand up and not tell her

Everything here is need to know

Slow to show your hand at every level

This is the devil's baby

Shaitaun's lady

God's advocate

Here is where all prayers are driven from

Forbidden in some instances

The holiest of virtues here is your word

And you all can recognize each other on sight

I've seen the worry overcome some

And leaving it still never being considered an option

This is Alpha and Omega

The beginning and end

We hold these truths to be self evident

That all evidence is immaterial

Don't take my picture

And don't ask too many questions

Being suspect can be suspect and a reason to move

Everyday you may have to prove you still belong here

I learned to do then say

You can check for it yourself

Solid on all levels; all heads call me to this day

All the ones alive and well in their senses

I pray for those not here

And hold hope for those that have yet to return

I ask God for understanding

Because its man that is confused

Man that goes through these mantras of self

Meditation for mediation

My foundation been on a square

Rotating my diamond still lets me shine and reflect

Expected to take the next to the next

As an agreement to be an architect

Building on more than the ex

Factor that into your mix

What do I care about your preferences, gender or politics

This is the place I learned about diversity, equal opportunity and unity

The only place I saw justice come and go and most run from the wet spots

Where the seasoned vets talk in parables with meaning

"Son... give out ... don't give up"

"Hell, a fish can't get caught if it don't open its mouth"

"When you finally woke up... I was sleep"

"Getting emotional can get you what you came for..."

"It's never about a woman but it's always about a woman"

"If you coming for me... you better bring your lunch"

"Use your head for more than a hat rack"

"Next time you look... open your eyes"

"Most arrive and leave blind"

"Higher self must master lower self to distinguish man from beast"

See I learned not to trust in an interest of self

Open people are their own worst enemy and a fool believes he has none

Here just like anywhere

Follow the dollar to follow the power

There is more to life than it

But here most of us are not concerned by any of that

So we buy enough things to keep us distracted

And know the price on every person here unrehearsed

We all have come here to prey at this alter

And become numb and preconditioned to accept pain as a constant

A hell of a life for any man woman child

Husband wife concubine mistress or mister

And I've been many to some and none to many

And plenty of bills been paid by it

College seats filled from it

Churches built on it

In the name of this

Most hope their children don't follow them here

But if they do...

They help whip their asses too

It's just the way it is...

See the only way you can find out

Is you have to live it...

Across all genders

Only the weak talk about it

Those true to it can only be about it

It's not open to speak about

There ain't no room to show

And like I said before

It's only for those that know