Mi Vida Loca
By CR
I remember me saying:
Vivo una vida loca (living a crazy life)
I also remember saying:
Por mi madre vivo, por mi barrio muero (live for my mother, die for my hood)
But guess what now?
I’m tired of living that life style
Since I was 12
Now that I’m close to turning 17
While I’m locked up
Made me realize that I didn’t have a childhood
All I had was money, females, drugs
And witnessing wild things happen around my way
People say and still do say to this moment
When I come home: “I’m Dead”
But I fear no man
But the person who can judge me after I die
So like what my associates told me:
“You’re honorably discharged from your duties”
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Only You Can Determine Your Fate -~- Trae
i like this a lot. I find that using other languages can really transport the reader to the situation being described.