Potens, Potentis

Potential
I wish the word had an extra l, so it could really be broken down
Potent is its power for all..
at least everyone who doesn't just try to reach it
but seeks it
tries to not just scratch its surface, but dissect it
and get underneath it
as a country, i wish i could say we've reached it
when obama became president many preached it
but it was days later when i heard whites say the n word
and weeks passed on and i heard a brotha use the c word
that i decided when describing america im never going to use this p word
because once again, the essence of the word is scary
its limitless nature and significance makes it all the more leery
two l's could just enhance the meaning, in showing how it goes both ways
how it can turn for the worst.. smoking ll's, getting high of them cool j's
shot dreams down, and hopes that makes it hard to cope
with yesterdays mistakes, so in misery we soak
drowned with disappointment when failure meets our eyes
wishes stay unfufilled, stars look further and further away in the sky


So words i manipulate and juxtapose
and dress lines with careful diction
make sure my thoughts are fully clothed so they can provide a proper depiction
of what my eyes view as paramount for people to see
People are blinded when too much light presents itself which is irony
hoping that my dreams will materialize
when they seem far fetched when viewed by material eyes