my mother told me "you cant go wrong when it comes to giving, Joe, it's what makes life worth living".

and my father said "you can't live on love,son, get a job, cause love just ain't enough".

so, i gave all i had to give
i was looking for a reason to live
i got myself a job, buckled down and worked real hard
but, giving, living, loving, and working only got me so far

it's easy to take, yet hard to give
i live to love, and love to live
work for love, cause love takes work
i take to give, and im giving to make life worth living

i worked so much, i lost my love
loved so much, i lost my job
gave so much, i can't even give a F*<k
took so much, i can't even take a joke
in turn, I'm single, jobless, bitter, and broke

If i had worked to live, loved to work
worked on love, gave to get
lived to give, i wouldn't be in
the situation i'm in

a lesson worth learning
a world worth turning
a love worth getting, is a love worth giving
a life worth loving, is a life worth living
a job worth working, is a job worth getting
so I'm working on, loving a life worth living
Ive found the reason for giving
I'm given a gift, to give it back
i work real hard, to stay on track
I love so much, she loves me back
and I owe it all, to my Mom and Dad
who i never even really had
R.I.P

girl, your man is on the run again
I'll be gone before ya see the sun again
me and my dude, we were slummin it
chillin with some slutty chic
trying to get some cash from that Bit*h
some dude came to the door talkin $h*t
mouth wide open, running it
he threw a punch,in his chin my dude got hit
the other cat's friend was jumpin in
so i pulled my gun and done them in
I've joined the ranks of un-forgiven men
who live in sin
now, I'm thinkin bout my children
and how my gun, and guilt has been
the obstruction, that seperates me from them
its way past sink or swim
i swam like a motherf**ker,
but didnt stop to think of them
now i think i can

but its too late my life is over
I'm constantly lookin over my shoulder
when your alone, life gets colder
I'm thinkin about the words that i told her
"girl, your man is a soldier"
in this world, it's either get or get got
thats why those punks got shot
if you hesitate, you get dropped
and not for nothin, will i get got
never gonna get dropped on the block,
and do the dead mans flop

I'm no longer living in the "D"
I'm no longer on these streets
our paths no longer meet
your no longer in my passenger seat

I'm laying low in O-hio
always on the go
from "B-town" to "G-town"
then back on the road to "C-town"

I miss the 8-1-0
and the 3-1-3
Lapeer, michigan and the "D"
I can't believe
I abandoned my family
cause being real, didn't appeal to the man in me.

confucius say: duck that flies upside down, must quack up!

confucius say: man that stands on toilet, is high on pot!

confucius say:man that runs behind car, gets exhausted!

confucius say: man that runs in front of car, gets tired!

confucius say: baseball is wrong, man with 4 balls cannot walk.

confucius say:war does not determine who is right, it determines who is left.

confucius say:it take many nails to build crib, but only one screw to fill it.

confucius say:crowded elevators smell different to midgets.

confucius say:man with hand in pocket, feel cocky all day.

confucius say: panties not best thing on earth, but next to it.

confucius say:man who fight with wife all day, get no piece at night.

confucius say:don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff.

confucius say: Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to bangkok!

everything i post on here is my own work.i wrote this one like 6 years ago.

might just be me, but i dont understand?

wow, im going to have to remember that when i move out next week.

1}The Michael Vick animal shelter.

2}The Michael Jackson daycare center.

3}The Titanic swim team.

4}The Kieth Richards Detox center.

5}A new T.V show dubbed "Martha Stewart prison living".

6}The Jimmie Hendrix suicide hotline.

7}The R.Kelly after school program for teenage girls.

8}The Courtney Love mentorship progam.

9}The chris Brown domestic violence shelter.

10} a line of Flavor Flav tanning products.

is there an answer? or is this one over my head?

1}Q:Did you hear about the guy that got viagra stuck in his throat? A:The poor fellow had a stiff neck for weeks.

2}Q:Did you hear the United states Goverment apprehended Osama BinLaden?
A:Yup, they flew over Iraq, and sprinkled Viagra over the mountains. The little prick stood right up.

"THE END OF TRUE LOVE" BY: Joseph Eldridge


Love will make you
or it will break you
it gives, but it takes too
it takes two, it shakes you
and it creates hate too
you get so mad, you turn into someone who ain't you

are you in love, or in lust?
plenty of sex, but no trust
and after you bust
do you roll over and fall asleep
like the sex was cheap
or do you hold your girl all night
tell her, everthing's all right
can you go all day with no fight
be a man, provide food, water, and light
is your relationship tight?
or is it a fright
like a kite high in the sky, but afraid of heights
and have no rights

have you ever wanted to be a better person
get out of a bad situation, and move into a worse one
having to admit your wrong hurts huh?
but it hurts even worse when the end comes
and you realize, its the end of
true love

believe it or not, i've learned through some pretty rough break-ups, that letting the anger out whether it be in a poem or any other form of expression is one of the purest forms of letting go.you cant move on until you don't care anymore, and that the truth.

from what i have experienced, the first step to moving on and giving up the one you love, is admitting that no matter what either of you do, it will never work. and that trying to force things to work, isn't fair to either of you. ya know what i mean. I'm sure you can tell by some of the things i have written, we have had alot of the same experiences and relationship problems. the end of true love is rough even for the strongest person, and i don't think the saying "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger" is even close to being accurate.lol, it should say "what doesn't kill you, only makes you want to kill yourself". well thats how it went for me at least. i guess it all depends how used to being hurt you are. gr8 poem, keep up the writing, it seems to help alot.

if i could make a wish
upon our first kiss
i would make my heart tell my lips
to tell you i wish for simply this

i wish i could have my family back minus my ex
just me and my boys, for my time that is left
and their mom is guilty of theft
she stole my life, took my spine
took the time, to look so fine
then spent some time, with friends of mine
and then the signs
its the end of times, for me and mine

despite my pleadin, your too heated
and my mouth is bleedin
i can't believe that we did
the drugs that we did
without regard for our kids
we got us a fix, but the boys were starvin
then you hop in a car and ride to the bar with
whoever you got in the car with
so i feed our boys and put em to bed
crush up a "bone", and take it to the head

when you walk in the door
im out cold on the floor
the life of the poor
no tellin' whats in store
except, you yellin some more
i took a fist to the melon
and fell on the floor
Imma be a felon for sure
as soon as i saw red, i walked to the door
then your tears pour
cause im not doin this anymore

sorry yo, but ya gots to go
and ya gots to know, your impossible
my other options are optimal
so believe it, when i say ya got to go
me boxed up, not no more
I'm not gonna sit here and rot
in a lose, lose plot
where i end up in jail or shot
with bales of pot, and bail is not
offered to a guy already out on bond
no longer have my house arrest leg band on
cruisin' the strip with my raybans on
teasin a breezy with Bone thug jams on
I'm going back to jail, i still stand strong
but i can't for long
cause my past is gone, and my cash is gone
never thought I'd last this long
so pass this Bong
I'm going to get smashed past dawn
til my plastered a$$ passes on

im not livin my life, im surviving it
cant be sure if im alive in it
i strive to thrive in it
but i feel ive been deprived of it
im not so sly, that id be hidin it
but i feel like im ridin b*t*h
and i feel as if, my lifes been missed
im tired of this, life thats childish
i walk around smilin
while i play the worlds smallest violin
yet im stylin, so dial in
before you file in
and only then, let me know what kinda guy i am
or how your man, won't don't can't
make you moan and pant
under the light of a real dim lamp
our first night at summer camp
thats the first time you called me that
when you called me your teddy bear
i was ready there, to have our wedding there
but out you walked with messy hair
thats when they knew we had sex in there
i could tell, by their perplexing stare
and NO right answer questionaire
cause they could less than care
about two teens that were less than scared
with our bodies we did share
true love, i miss that braided hair
now we are just a jaded pair
the price i paid that day was fair
cause girl, your grade is rare
uncirculated, no faded glare
and baby girl i can breathe your air
what exactly have we created here
can't believe we made it here
can't believe we traded beer
for a drug thats nowhere near
the flavor we savored for over a year
let me know if its clear
it was what it was, so dry that tear
wipe that smear, snipe that sneer, and un-hype that jeer
why appear, that you my dear
could die of fear?
when in fact, your brave with pride intact

well i was just walkin down the street mindin my own businees, and all the cop said was that i looked suspicious,

does anyone know the law? i was walkin down the street wit a book bag, and got stopped by the police. they said i looked suspicious. (which i interpreted as i am a young male with tattoos so i obviously must be up to no good)the officer told me he wanted to search my bag and i told him no, he informed me that if i didnt consent to the search i would be arrested for obstruction of justice. is that even legal?

1: at lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hairdryer at passing cars, see if they slow down.

2:on all the checks you write put "for marijuana" on the memo line.

3:frolic down the street, rather than walk. see how many looks you get.

4:order a diet water, whenever you go out to eat.(with a serious face)

5:sing along at the opera.

6:when the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I WON"!!

7:when leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot and scream"run for your lives, they're loose"!

8: tell your children over dinner, that "due to the economy, were gonna have to let one of you go"

9: pick up a box of condoms at the pharmacy, go to the counter and ask where the fitting room is.

wow, that is not racist.. that is funny as hell! and how could it be racist if his favorite singer was michael jackson? wasn't he kinda black?

"My baby daddy got caught cheating by my best friend with my other best friend. And the crazy thing is, they have 3 kids together now. All this happened last week." they had 3 kids in one week? wow lol hes good!

wow bro thats cold, "There mother passed 2 years ago from breast cancer. It's been hard. But also has been fun. Being single is great".