Blue Skies, Black Eyes

from Most Anything of Value by Sankofa

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Blue skies black eyes
Who finds that vibe?
Knew about that time
Without my watch
Cause I didn’t really need that there
Didn’t feel so scared
But I just don’t…stop
And maybe I should if I don’t
Who’s going to say that I’ve got to go

Keep it moving everyday is what I gotta do
A jar of clay shards, something that a potter threw
Some custodian found the parts and got the glue
Put me all back together with a swab or two
So here I am in all my perfect imperfections
Painting pictures with the words I use to stretch them
A shade religious, that was lessons of the younger days
Smile lines the proof of youth faded that the sun betrays
Must have smiled a lot to make to this point in life
That’s not to say that I avoided fright
As a teen I would walk in the middle of the night
In the middle of the winter just to try to feel right
It didn’t always work, but I wore myself down
Never caught frostbite from the nights hellbound
Mom let me go, cause she knew I needed it
Even though it made her scared, I repeated it
Indeed it is a path I hope my sons don’t find
But I managed to survive and I turned out fine
Then again, my dad was long gone by then
And my sons have their mom and I to guide them
Pretty good about being on the same page
Checking in with each other, running a great race
Now and then we’ll find some bumps along the way though
When that water gets deep is when we wade slow
Making room for adjustments we’re going to need
Have a plan that is flexible and open to breathe
Preparing for the some of the worst because we lived it
And don’t care to repeat all of that mischief

Blue skies black eyes
Who finds that vibe?
Knew about that time
Without my watch
Cause I didn’t really need that there
Didn’t feel so scared
But I just don’t…stop
And maybe I should if I don’t
Who’s going to say that I’ve got to go

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from Most Anything of Value, released February 15, 2024

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