The City turned out by a pair of feet called quiet storm

10 minutes to departure

he dressed the way she loves him
bald head, carmel complexion,
3 piercings in both lobes
dressed in...black.and red with a white leather carrying case
versace dreamer entrances the city
young man stood in a pair of black cole hanns
impatiently waiting...
taxi's passin him up..
where's dc cab when u need em....he's thinkin

chico passed him ignoring the call
ahmir....splashed him...and laughed

greensleeves is laughin...
still playin sayin..
"break the sound barrier"
cute lonely brooklynite
is still waitin..
with anticipation
fossil is tickin...
time is passin....
ears are ringin
he's still in detroit on Woodward and congress

runnin like action jackson
cut through traffic like the juice
it's 9-minutes...newsflash...
carmen harlan on news 4 exclusive
a blur is on the loose
and no this is no Tom Cruise

8 minutes
i take the center lanes
my lungs is expandin...burnin
the mucous membrane is gatherin
my heart is poundin the rich thick
rudiments in sync with greensleeves

7 minutes
amtrak train arrives....the desk attendant orders the crowd on deck
shows 20 minus one familiar face....
all i'm thinkin..is brooklyn...
gotta get there
gotta be there...
i gotta have it...
she's gotta say yes
the cabs are in sight
up 3 street traffic lights
i dig deeper into the concrete;crouch lower...
Attendant Sam sez....it' ain't time yet...we missin mah man..
he tells the conductor....5 minutes...he'll be here..

6 minutes
ahmir got npr radio listenin to daily reports
caldean music ablaze...eatin falaffel king
mouth full looks up...eyes suddenly and screams

chico
is on the phone screamin with maria..and screams...oh shit baby i gotta go as the storm follows the black light passing and engulfing him


5 minutes
the new police chief got the k-9 unit, MP, and gang squad on patrol
doppler radar picked up a new system...called it a hurricane in the midwest....viper couldn't catch him....Hip Hop Mayor couldn't call it...The snipers sittin mouted up high...mr bad boy position...
fat cat chief on loud speaker shoulda been away on a trip fishin'
too late grabbed his cross for in 2 wishin
the next 10 seconds away,

4 minutes.....
cnn got the feed, a news chopper
above...i'm breakin...news...i'm breakin..the barrier
i'm bustin..loose...like...Rick James B@#$!
tearin the city apart.
meanwhile on the train..the passengers get restless...wonderin' what's the commotion..

3 minutes....
i'm gettin winded...my legs are gettin heavier...
not quite as springy as 10 years ago...i guess 27 is gettin me
2nd and 3rd wind..where are you?.....the crisp autumn air is keepin me cool..i see the train....i ease up....

2 minutes....10 seconds
i morph down.....run through the corridors...
drop my ticket and the ring...i stop....
as the ring teeters towards the drain...
i try to leap..but my hamstrings pull in pain
falling in desperation....i lost the ticket..but got the ring

2 minutes 30 seconds....
conductor screams.....all aboard
i make my plight up the flight of stairs..
with no ticket....

Sam the attendant...screams my name in
amazement because today i was runnin'
not like forrest gump...
grindin'..oh hell yeah...hump the grinder....
awesome runnin boy...nigga ran for redemption...

I turned the city out.....for a ticket to brooklyn...
a ring and proposal with the cute brooklyn girl name all over it..


I take a seat by the window; winded
got mah 5 piece and 2waffles..
no not roscoes but SiPhO's

Amtrak Attendant with the 2buck quick weave
said.."Excuse me, but you belong in coach.. you ghetto"
i said..
"nah..i'm blackfoot and african american;
make friends with mr pressin comb...looks like
we both got business affairs to handle"

she smacked her lips and
took my new ticket....it said brooklyn, NY
she asked...what's in brooklyn.....
I said...LOVE

What's black, and white and red all over....
he's sitting and watching you...