Poems

Lil Boy 2 Man in Making

Just think of me as a king
But not God
Just think of me as being an excellent person
And not a perfect human
Just think of me as a warrior
And not just a Fighter
Just think of me as being a young man learning from my mistakes
And not a young dumb*** criminal
Just think of me as a Female Lover
And not just a roller wit B****s
Just think of me as Father
And NOT just some young sperm donor
Just think of me as the BEST OF ME

And not just ME!!

Hold on to your love
Hold on to your dream
Don’t let it go away
Hold on to the love
Hold on to the dream
Don’t let it fly away

Mak it stay

Every morning I pray.
It’s not one morning dat go by that I wake up and be walking out these prison gates.
And show da young men dat da road I drove down is something they don’t want to experience.
For me to be young and still got a whole lot of life ahead of me,
I never wanted dis life.
For me here, it is I’m 21 years old and wake up in a jail cell not knowing when my time will
come.
When I’ll be able to walk out these prison gates.
And I hurt more cause I know I’m a young, intelligent man dat got a lot to offer.

Saved means to be helped by someone
When really needed at a bad time
And you get the help you needed
And you be happy that you got saved
When you needed it
That’s what it means to be saved.

Loving Life
The only way you have fun in life
Is to love life
In order to do anything in life
You must love life
And loving life means
Appreciating the things life has to offer
You must cherish the life God gave you
Loving life

Don’t just us by what you see
We know we made a huge mistake
Praying for forgiveness on our knees
God on our mind we seek for change
Yet there are still more left behind
Coming along but will take some time
We are ready to move forward
But there are peoples who hold us back
Snatch our freedom and our youth
It is so painful, can’t tell if it’s a heart attack
Now, I believe some of us will make it
Mind on track focusing on the goals
At the end it’s up to us to take it
So let’s wise up and rise up!

Get up, take my girl to Starbuck’s around 9:00 am
Get a coffee, newspaper, and walk down the street to Au Bon Pan, and get a muffin
Talk and kiss my girl and tell her how much I love her
Leave in the smack out Audi R8
Hang around the house talking until 12:00
That’s a wrap.

I was born into a small world
Trapped in a hood that had me
Lockdown
I was born into a small world
Because I was trying to
Find away in the big world
With my love my heart my
Everything.
I was born into a small world
Alone unspoken inside of a
Hood.
I was born into a small world
Trying to free my mind and
Change danger.
I was born into a small
World trying to be forgiven
For what I did I was
Born into a small world.

What happens to a Dream Deferred?
Does it get clear right before you wake up?
Is it one of your best experiences?
Does it put you in a place full of fun and love,
Then you wake up in a horrible place?
Do you forget it as soon as you finish sleeping,
Or do you never dream?

You are the success to your own achievements
Don’t ever, ever, never forget that!
You have come a far way to turn back
Just keep on moving you are almost there
Life is full of surprises and it definitely ain’t fair
You are in a long race so stay focused and keep runnin’
Don’t look back
Ease up
Prepare for what’s comin’
Let nobody get to you ‘cause you are who you are
Not who they think you are
You are created for a purpose
For something really special
Brave of the bravest you are
I know that for sure
You are genius as well
Don’t let your talents pour down the drain for nothin’
‘Cause that’s a waste
Let your abilities soar
One day you will find your place
Right now you are goin’ through a dark tunnel
Learnin’ meanings of life
Almost to your destination you will reach that light
With God in your mind
Your spirit and your soul
Everything is goin’ to be alright
You will win this fight for sure

Smiles that hide frowns are around so they won’t put people down.
I smile outside, but inside I frown.
I may seem happy, but unhappy I really am.
Why – you wonder, if you know me just look where I am!
Time goes by but my smile still stands.
Hurt I am because I am treated as more an animal than a man!
Hurt I am but hide it I’ve been taught, so smile I still can!
Hurt I am, but only me and other few know just how hurt I am!
Hurt I am but smile I do, because my frown people may not understand!

The time that I’ve wasted is my biggest regret
Spent in these places I will never forget
Just sitting and thinking about the things that I’ve done
The crying, the laughing, the hurt and the fun
Now it’s just me and my hard driven guilt
Behind a wall of emptiness I allowed to be built
I’m trapped in my body just waiting to run
Back to my youth with its laughter and fun
But the chase is over and there’s no place to hide
Everything is gone, including my pride
With reality suddenly right in my face
I’m alone, never scared, and stuck in this place
Now memories of the past flash through my head
And the pain is obvious by the tears that I shed
I ask myself why and where I went wrong
I guess I was weak when I should have been strong
Living for the money and the wings I had grown
My feelings were lost, afraid to be shown
As I look at my past it’s so easy to see
The fear that I had, afraid to be me
I’d pretend to be gangster, so fast and so cool
When actually lost like a blinded fool
I’m getting too old for this tiresome “game”
Of acting real hard with no sense of shame
It’s time that I change and get on with my life
Fulfilling my dreams for a family and wife
What my future will hold, I really don’t know
But the years that I’ve wasted are starting to show
I just live for the day when I’ll get a new start
And the dreams I still hold deep in my heart
I hope I can make it, I at least have to try
Because I’m heading toward death, and I don’t want to die.