"The Persistent Lad" (Unanimous Submission)

The separation feels so real like I’m tryna fight it,

true purpose and value, I yearn for, I just try to hide it,

yet the way I feel about you, I know I can’t deny it

“Don’t worry, things’ll change”, is what my mind’s recited

& how if we feel each other better, we’d be more united.

I don’t feel we do at times, so I just turn to writing

I ask God to hear my pains I guess since He prescribes it

and I learn the first step to victory is in staying silent

most these arguments tend to make their way in, uninvited

and this raging fire you have, you say that I ignite it

not sure how, but still I check myself 'cause I ain’t biased,

& I’m far from the man I wanna be, but I ain’t hiding

wish we could rewind to those days where we were less divided

and making future plans, the ones that made you so excited

but instead, this feels like 2020, Trump & Biden

& yet I’ll still go out swinging, like a fight worth fighting

not sure for how much longer, 'cause my hands are tired

I honestly’d rather hang the gloves, like I just retired

walk out the ring together, & scream “f*ck the fighting!”

& get back to square one where we see eye to eye and...

... and we untying all the knots that led us here

I love you like I love me, so let’s make that clear

don’t let our egos tear us down in their defiance

but if so,

thought you should know

ya boy was trying