The Following

The following
Is not random impulse
This is not a sporadic tangent of thoughts
This is the story of the struggling
The story
Starting in the media res of the fiend born child
Turned adult crack head

The following
Is proof
That life is not a destination
Truly living is a process
And I’ve processed why family matters to Steve Urkel
And why it is I only see the world in the color purple

So the following
Is proof of the struggle
I’m copyrighting my triumphs
So find your own misery or success

The following
Will be remembered

The following
Will be quoted
It will be remembered and honored in headline fashion
Never to be denoted to a footnote

The following
Will be history
Modern revolution, televised
Yes, the revolution will be televised

The following
Is demonstration
We don’t have to occupy the streets or wallets of Wall Street to advance
Revolution sparks in the mind
So our fingers will be the trigger and our lips will be the pistol
That shoots silver bullets through your ignorance

The following
Commotion
Will be stirred by the spoons of devotion
So excuse the media for misportraying our emotions
Don’t let our frustration ash away the progress of our unity
Like wintertime elbows without lotion
Because the stories you see here
Are for the following
Following

Signed
Today’s Generation to Tomorrow

©Paris “Chi” Butler, “The Following”. All Rights Reserved. 10/12/2012.