das kapital + I = no show

All the reasons to leave the rat race

photograph of Garzweiler surface mine in Germany by A.B. Godfreed

i’m not dying without
my flow in tow, no go
it’s why, i’ve shifted gears
right down to this slo-mo

yes, lo and behold
this girl refuses — won’t go
i’ve stopped mid-track
skip one rat race, just so

true talk, my existence is
some kind of drift-n-drag
and my potential to fail
is most defiantly, no gag

and should in case you think
i’m being a little too known
why, sure, i lose in das kapital
& my finances are all blown

instead, i sit and wait —
there’s no paper, when 9–5’s overthrown
what to expect from trees on which
money is never grown

still, i be — chill, in art and awe,
plus doing things that I adore
i fit dey enjoy, oh hell, even
some plenty bliss might score