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TK
Too much for me to handle
too much for her to care
She too much for me to love
but I’m always there.
Kind of flakey
kind of soft
I love her so much
I feel like I can fly
thru a wall
she is my girl
I will give her the world
She will always be in my heart
cause she’s my baby girl.
Thank You
I appreciate all the things you do for me and for the love you share with me, not a day goes by that I’m not thankful for you,
I can’t imagine what my situation would be like if not for you. You are a strong and powerful woman with you by my side I’ll always be a winner.
What you do is a blessing in my eyes all the time and effort you put into me I notice and I’m grateful for what you do.
I can’t thank you enough for being in my life, you complement, you are that better half of me that I’ve been searching for in my life and I can’t say it enough
Thank You !!!
Save Me
Save me from myself, my thoughts.
Save me one last time
so I can climb to my highest goal.
So I can have freedom,
save me from the walls that’s closing on me,
save my life so I can breath fresh air,
grow old touch the green grass,
have my family have my life.
Save me from letting my mind go to waste,
save me from my haters,
touch my heart whole,
feel the beat of a young king,
touch my soul, grip it don’t let it go,
lift my soul, keep my hopes,
save my goals,
I want life but it’s almost time to go,
let me out my cage,
let me go the room is silent,
the room is cold,
the bed is hard,
wait where did my real life go,
save me save me is what I say,
but no one’s coming today,
save me save me,
will someone save the king
Promises To Keep
I made a promise to my mother that I’ll be more than just a face on the streets
But when will I wake up to the promises I didn’t keep?
My Heart
Poking each other on Facebook
Then going to the same school
I ain’t going to lie when I first met you I hated you
But it was something that kept you close
Talking on the phone at night and you doing the most
Jumping on the hood of your mother car like I was a fool
You should have known we was going to be boo’s
Now look at us our love has no rules
It’s taking us places higher then the moon
Why Is Life Worth Living
Why is life worth living for
When most of the time I’m
stuck behind a door?
Why is life worth living for
when we don’t even get
all of our time on the floor?
All I know is life is worth more
than you can adore…
Imagine
Have you ever kissed a ghost
Been to the end of the rainbow
Saw a unicorn
Or experienced death
Have you seen the eyes of Satan
The inside of a killer whale
Or been shot out of a whale’s blow hole
Sometimes you have to imagine
Because the ground is really not that far from the
Sky
Lost Boy
***Dedicated to and Inspired by Green Day***
As I walk the “blvd of broken dreams”
I think about her
And what we use to be
A crushed heart
A “lonely boy”
But “September” is always over
With these “21 Guns”
I open my eyes
On the “high way of i-95”
The broken hearted boy was
“Headed to Canada”
Where he thought he could hide
From the love he wanted no more
“Out goes the Green Day tickets”
Books Make Me Feel
Books make me feel free
They put me in a different state of mind
To the point where I can fall asleep
And dream
That I am the character of the book
Owe You the World
When I touch down
You owe me nothing
Ima give you the world and I ain’t bluffin
I had no business leaving you all alone
But ima make it up to you when I come home
Just know me and you we are the future.
Untitled
Most boys aren’t like me
I see what the blind see
Do you know what the blind sees?
I hear what the deaf hear
But do the deaf hear?
I feel what the emotionless feel
But I have no feelings for anything
So what am I doing on the edge of the bridge
About to jump
As I tried to get back down
I…