Kanye released a poem titled "DEAD" on Instagram on Tuesday (March 8) morning, and he stated in the caption that he's not explaining the meaning behind the poem. 

Kanye stated, "I will not explain this new piece for the explanation destroys the mystery and magic of true love and puts it in a box that can be counted Art is subjective Art only works when it is the artist absolute truth Someone’s truth can be another persons lie We don’t all have to feel the same because we are not the same." 

This comes after Kanye addressed backlash over his "Eazy" music video due to his portrayal of Pete Davidson, who was kidnapped and buried alive in the video. Kanye shared a screenshot from the video and explained, "Art is therapy just like this view. Art is protected as freedom of speech. Art inspires and simplifies the world. Art is not a proxy for any ill or harm. Any suggestion otherwise about my art is false and mal intended ." 

Kanye's poem reads, "

No one wanted to tell me I was DEAD. And only people that would talk to me were in my head. No one wanted to tell me I was DEAD. Only people who loved me would visit in their dreams instead. They would come to my grave and sprinkle some bread. So on my tombstone the birds would be fed. I would give new requests but nothing was said. Cause no one wanted to tell me, that I was DEAD. 

They ran through my account like the sign said free bread. But no one wanted to tell me I was DEAD. My kids would dance for me in a house I once led. But kids see ghosts and didn't know I was DEAD. Every thing was wrong in the press that I read. Cause nobody would tell me that I was DEAD. I realized when people spoke to me was only when they pread. Cause nobody would just tell me, bro you been DEAD. Won't anyone listen to one word I said. Of course not sir, you know how long you been DEAD. Funny it's been a long long time since I bled. You think someone who prides being smart as me would have known that he's DEAD. So now every idea only exists in my head. I guess that's how people treat people who are DEAD. I found out one day at the newsstand in purgatory there was a front-page article of my murderer's story. I was so surprised at what it said. The info is for the living. And surprise... you're DEAD."