In a time where the struggle is real
I see myself flourishing
Certain individuals gave me feels
Most of them encouraged me

Days pass without progress
These writings keep me sane
A peaceful life is far-fetched
Wishes are forever in vain

Eventually I'll be free
Refrained from being a statistic
Restricted from pain in every degree
But until that day I'm realistic

Time flies with no end in sight
Nights arrive as if they just ended
A lot of days don't have sunlight
As if the nights and days blended

I'm laced with potential
There is no limit
My time is essential
Don't care if you're offended

Living under constant pressure
Always in the spotlight
I always need a refresher
There's no end in sight

Over two decades of brilliance
It's only the beginning
It's all about strong resilience
I'll be the one winning

Sounds of the future are loud
A constant voice in my head
It's like being in the wild
Former insecurities now dead

Content with the consequences
The continuous cycle is endless
Without many stout defenses
We all remain victims

We try to live out each day
Trying to stay out of the way
Despite that our days turn gray
Then we decide to just stay

Seems we are in a dilemma
But we will never become sinners
The power is within us
No time or patience for pretenders

Let my guide lead me to a wife
Cut the tension with a bucher knife
Let us never give in to personal strife
As we navigate this thing called life

We were born with a conscience
A path to self-destruction
Followed among the prints
Based on the justice of obstruction

Don't mind the young mind's perception
It doesn't know so well
Unfortunately it's natural selection
A life where criminals dwell

There is no end to the cycle
That leads to our demise
Lives seek a disciple
A little bit of a surprise

As our life begins
We enter the pit of hell
Determined by trends and it depends
On the skin color of a black male

Inside a lot of pain
Many friends gone slain
Endless supply of rain
I've seen a lot of disdain

As a witness to the truth
I feel the urge to cruise
Logic has me amused
A hundred different rules

A king in my own right
But rebels take over the night
We surrender out of spite
Ready to take flight

Inside there's a war
As I go home and close the door
I've earned it and something more
A life that feels more like a chore

No morals to be adopted
Looks as if there's never change
Little to no time allotted
Paths to a better life is out of range

A world surrounded by sinners
No way out of this hole
In my eyes they're not winners
In essence they're lonely and cold

Given the cards we're dealt
We have to survive the onslaught
Hard to feel the grief we've felt
But it's love that we long sought

To be clear we had it bad
Us young ones are easy prey
It's upsetting but we can't stay mad
We just stay together and never stray

Came to terms with my feelings
The new truth is what I'm dealing
The soul is what she's stealing
Adopting traits that I'm skilled in

I knew I wasn't the only one
Who thought the same thought
Thought it would just be done
But the thought made me distraught

For me this is a new beginning
As I found someone with deeper meaning
Young and old at the same time
Lovely pain tingling down my spine

Used to walk with my head down
Emotions been played around
Picked me up off the ground
Our path is now space bound