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YeshuJah Malikk Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 263 |
Over on Rikers, head games are always in session. Heads have to be licked, cleaned and bulbed, and someone's got to do 'em. There are head honchos, Queens without crowns, and Kings who have scepters weighing in by the pound. There are heads on both sides of the isle, some in stripes, others in solid disguise. Occupancy is not measured in time, but by who's doing head, and who's having head done. Favors can be bought or sold for little or less, but almost always for more, never for nothing, that's for head banging sure. New head jobbers are weeded out from the time they arrive. Initiation is swift, brutal and efficient; the choices are: head game, dead, or alive. Newcomers have been known to resist, but most acquiesce under a flurry of fists, to the tune of head gamers going one on one. From sunup to sunset, the game never ends. Here the winners and losers never change places, 'cause the gamers with the numbers, always hold the aces. |
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mysticharm Member
since 2000-06-08
Posts 189Canada |
hi ym ...an interesting poem, while reading it my mental images went from prostitution, to gang initiation to gambling with your life, it depicts a very good example of prison life. liked the read  debbie debbie Think of saying "I Love You" as always being overdue. Love is a gift, not an obligation. unknown |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
Interesting peice, a lot of nuance depending on how you interpret 'head games'... gives a lot to think about from many different angles. Nice work.  Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so. B. Russell |
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YeshuJah Malikk Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 263 |
Mysticharm & JP. Thanks for reading the poem, and for your encouraging comments. |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
YeshuJah: Interesting (and somewhat disturbing) poem. I assume "Rikers" is referring to the prison and that you intended multiple (including slang) meanings of "head". Unlike Debbie, I can't verify if this is a good picture of prison life (  at Debbie) but it certainly describes what I've seen on "Oz". Which leads me to the thought that the poem may be over-doing the drama a little. Again, I don't know ... never been there.I did have difficulty figuring out who the "Kings" were referring to (especially when "head honchos" are mentioned two lines before). Perhaps kingpins (top criminals) perhaps the prison guards ... carrying billy-clubs like scepters ... I can't be sure. I'm trying to peg your style of writing ... I'm sure I've read something like it somewhere. Just an elusive thought. Any hints? Anyway, thanks for the read. Jim |
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YeshuJah Malikk Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 263 |
Hints for Jim.. The poem is about an aspect of prison life(Rikers is the place). Kings is a reference to 'Latin Kings' a gang running out of NY and other places. 'Scepters weighing by the pound' is a reference to over-sized do-das(I'm trying-a keep it clean here) 'Head honchos' is a play on the whole head game thing, head game(as in deep throat)- a lot of that goes on in prisons. Now re-read the poem with these hints in mind and lets see what happens. |
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