I wish I was still who I used to be.

Witty · 03-18-2018, 06:03 PM

Drugs...a chemical escape, fuck reality, medicine is great
Until it isn't...until I'm fed up and afraid
Maybe if I try again I'll get away
Grab a pen and get a page
Try to vent
Find some Zen up in this cage
But I'm too fucked up to even write a verse
My mind, it hurts
Just stare at a wall until some lines emerge
I'm primed to burst
I fight and curse
and blah blah blah...insert generic bullshit
'But you're that dude Wit'
Yeah, that dude that talks but doesn't ever do shit
I don't make shit....except excuses
Then I remember back...when I severed dudes
My shit was clever, cool, competition didn't exist
I murdered everyone...no hesitation killing these kids
I wrote stories, my imagination ran on overtime
Now I'm older, I'm, colder...frozen...
..my flows have died.

dull boy · 03-19-2018, 09:12 AM

: )

Ghost1 · 03-19-2018, 09:46 AM

was neat

Sunny · 03-21-2018, 05:35 AM

You had some dope lines
Your verses always tight

Geno · 03-21-2018, 08:55 AM

I dug this man. U should write more dude. Enjoying your pen

BodySnatcher · 03-21-2018, 12:46 PM

Hey Mikey...He likes it.

CopyPat · 04-01-2018, 12:36 PM

ouch.
simple. to the point. seems legit.
sad.
haha, hope you come back homie. get inspired

CrookedWays · 04-01-2018, 10:16 PM

Old age brings wisdom. This was dope and had great flow. I could see it sung by a metal band or something emo aswell.

PancakeBrah · 04-02-2018, 02:27 PM

Wise Ways > CrookedWays imo.

Nice piece. Lines emerge section was the best. Post more things.

dead man · 04-09-2018, 07:41 PM

is wise ways crooked ways??

i wish i could not put myself in your exact place reading this. honestly it's healthy to acknowledge that you've changed cause that is obviously the only constant - if you feel worthless or empty when you're not creating, well, then theres one answer.

also yo, you created a child. nothing to feel bad about - its been a wild couple years for ya man.

knock on wood you still have a writing voice, a talent, and an audience. clearly.

thanks.

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Eŋg · 04-09-2018, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dead man

is wise ways crooked ways??

no.

this was cool, witty.

iLL ScriptureZ · 04-11-2018, 12:00 PM

Whats good Witt? So I kind of have a direct relation to this piece. I've been writing for shit, 14-15 years and awhile back, here and there, I have felt this exact same way. I started off as an awful writer, wound up elevating to being the best on sites in the early 2000s. Went to audio and did that movement for a little and then one day, nothing. It stopped, no motivation, no ideas, it's like one day I drank the last drop and didn't know that I did. Only recently, the last 2 years or so, I've essentially reinvented myself. Which, maybe, seems to be your struggle. Instead of pulling from now, and being okay with that, you're relying on the past with your glory. I enjoyed the tone and the delivery of this man. It's a marathon, not a race. As much as we live in a world of instant gratification, not everything can be so.

Exis · 04-16-2018, 10:01 AM

You have flow for days my nigga...read this over Em's 'Til I Collapse', & chea! shit worked lol...

Stay ill bro.

Sammy · 05-11-2018, 01:01 PM

illness.

i definitely see shades of Zen here (which is def not a bad thing.)

from the Hemingway'esque terse to the pathos that ruminate beneath he surface, everything came together nicely.

dull boy · 05-12-2018, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iLL ScriptureZ

Whats good Witt? So I kind of have a direct relation to this piece. I've been writing for shit, 14-15 years and awhile back, here and there, I have felt this exact same way. I started off as an awful writer, wound up elevating to being the best on sites in the early 2000s. Went to audio and did that movement for a little and then one day, nothing. It stopped, no motivation, no ideas, it's like one day I drank the last drop and didn't know that I did. Only recently, the last 2 years or so, I've essentially reinvented myself. Which, maybe, seems to be your struggle. Instead of pulling from now, and being okay with that, you're relying on the past with your glory. I enjoyed the tone and the delivery of this man. It's a marathon, not a race. As much as we live in a world of instant gratification, not everything can be so.

Wutzit Tewya · 05-12-2018, 12:44 PM

I can relate to this too man. Sometimes when you TRY to write or want to write..it isn't always easy. I used to be able to write whenever just because of my mindset..having a lot less responsibilities and being more fare free. Life drug a lot of that shit out of me. Now I've only written a few over the last couple of YEARS. When I TRY to write or even WANT to write...it doesn't seem right or I just hit a wall. I only write when I HAVE to write or something just hits me out of nowhere. This was a good piece though bc it's relatable to me.

big baby · 05-12-2018, 05:41 PM

sucked no thx

03-18-2018, 06:03 PM	#1
Witty Lime Life Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 16,794 Battle Record: 30-41 Accomplishments - Only Slightly Retarded Champed - Lyric Olympics - Summer Classic Rep Power: 82986458	I wish I was still who I used to be. Drugs...a chemical escape, fuck reality, medicine is great Until it isn't...until I'm fed up and afraid Maybe if I try again I'll get away Grab a pen and get a page Try to vent Find some Zen up in this cage But I'm too fucked up to even write a verse My mind, it hurts Just stare at a wall until some lines emerge I'm primed to burst I fight and curse and blah blah blah...insert generic bullshit 'But you're that dude Wit' Yeah, that dude that talks but doesn't ever do shit I don't make shit....except excuses Then I remember back...when I severed dudes My shit was clever, cool, competition didn't exist I murdered everyone...no hesitation killing these kids I wrote stories, my imagination ran on overtime Now I'm older, I'm, colder...frozen... ..my flows have died. __________________ He listens to voices inside of his mind Explicit and poisonous violent crime.

03-21-2018, 08:55 AM	#5
Geno White Earl Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Philly Cat. Posts: 12,324 Battle Record: 10-15 Accomplishments - Open Mic HOF (4x) Champed - Netcees Writers League - Write Week I - Write Week 8 Rep Power: 50036758	I dug this man. U should write more dude. Enjoying your pen __________________ *-A.bove T.he R.est*

04-01-2018, 12:36 PM	#7
CopyPat Mic Check Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 707 Battle Record: 13-10 Rep Power: 3742221	ouch. simple. to the point. seems legit. sad. haha, hope you come back homie. get inspired __________________ My syllable count approximately a billion, bounce. You cannot compete.

04-02-2018, 02:27 PM	#9
PancakeBrah SOBER Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 13,052 Battle Record: 2-5 Champed - AOWL Season 2 Rep Power: 85899406	Wise Ways > CrookedWays imo. Nice piece. Lines emerge section was the best. Post more things. __________________ If I ventured in the slipstream Between the viaducts of your dreams Where immobil steel rims crack And the ditch in the back road stop Could you find me?

04-09-2018, 07:41 PM	#10
dead man living Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,465 Battle Record: 33-18 Accomplishments - Hall of Fame Champed - AOWL Season 1 - Art of Writing League - AOWL Season 4 - Write Week V - GWL Season 1 Rep Power: 77606676	is wise ways crooked ways?? i wish i could not put myself in your exact place reading this. honestly it's healthy to acknowledge that you've changed cause that is obviously the only constant - if you feel worthless or empty when you're not creating, well, then theres one answer. also yo, you created a child. nothing to feel bad about - its been a wild couple years for ya man. knock on wood you still have a writing voice, a talent, and an audience. clearly. thanks. 1 __________________ Zack Wicks for president

03-19-2018, 09:12 AM	#2
dull boy consults Lloyd Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 4,075 Battle Record: 0-8 Champed -1-2 Punch League Roast Rep Power: 39345600	: )

03-19-2018, 09:46 AM	#3
Ghost1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 26,349 Battle Record: 0-1 Rep Power: 84181442	was neat

03-21-2018, 05:35 AM	#4
Sunny Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	You had some dope lines Your verses always tight

03-21-2018, 12:46 PM	#6
BodySnatcher Hail Mary Haymakers Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: You know where I be at Posts: 1,785 Battle Record: 17-7 Champed - BAL Roast - Battle Arena League - BAL Season Champ Rep Power: 3840895	Hey Mikey...He likes it.

04-01-2018, 10:16 PM	#8
CrookedWays Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: KW Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Old age brings wisdom. This was dope and had great flow. I could see it sung by a metal band or something emo aswell.

04-11-2018, 12:00 PM	#12
iLL ScriptureZ Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Whats good Witt? So I kind of have a direct relation to this piece. I've been writing for shit, 14-15 years and awhile back, here and there, I have felt this exact same way. I started off as an awful writer, wound up elevating to being the best on sites in the early 2000s. Went to audio and did that movement for a little and then one day, nothing. It stopped, no motivation, no ideas, it's like one day I drank the last drop and didn't know that I did. Only recently, the last 2 years or so, I've essentially reinvented myself. Which, maybe, seems to be your struggle. Instead of pulling from now, and being okay with that, you're relying on the past with your glory. I enjoyed the tone and the delivery of this man. It's a marathon, not a race. As much as we live in a world of instant gratification, not everything can be so.

04-16-2018, 10:01 AM	#13
Exis ............ Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 3,938 Battle Record: 3-3 Rep Power: 0	You have flow for days my nigga...read this over Em's 'Til I Collapse', & chea! shit worked lol... Stay ill bro.

05-11-2018, 01:01 PM	#14
Sammy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 103 Champed - Write Week 7 Rep Power: 3415772	illness. i definitely see shades of Zen here (which is def not a bad thing.) from the Hemingway'esque terse to the pathos that ruminate beneath he surface, everything came together nicely.

05-12-2018, 12:44 PM	#16
Wutzit Tewya Junior Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	I can relate to this too man. Sometimes when you TRY to write or want to write..it isn't always easy. I used to be able to write whenever just because of my mindset..having a lot less responsibilities and being more fare free. Life drug a lot of that shit out of me. Now I've only written a few over the last couple of YEARS. When I TRY to write or even WANT to write...it doesn't seem right or I just hit a wall. I only write when I HAVE to write or something just hits me out of nowhere. This was a good piece though bc it's relatable to me.