A Poem Inspired by Frank Ocean’s “In My Room”

Ralph James (POLOETRY)
Nov 6 · 2 min read
The Kid Frankie

I can’t get no sleep on my mattress,
why my mind is doing backflips.
feels like our energy is static,
yo, what happened to the magic?
and why won’t you split your tablets?
y’know colorful people don’t need acid
Not fake laid back, no it’s natural
please don’t make me attack you
only did it cause I had to
y’know I smoked one but I packed two
Got this Luuuuust for Life
horny for the game
violence took a knife…

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Ralph James (POLOETRY)

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attempts at poetry. + my shameless instagram tag: @ralphpolojames

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