Thinking out loud is what I'm doing
I ain't trying to make no poem
I'm only flowing
I'm only talking what's on my mind and how I feel
I just hope my words are strong like stainless steel
Many times in the day I find myself looking at the layer of myself and all I do is peel
Peel back who I am and the many depths of my soul
Sometimes I ask why I don't be feeling whole
And many nights I feel a slight pain in my heart
But even though that pain is small
I know that it's real
It's like love and headache
You only know if you feel
But I know that my blood is rich with strength and resiliency
So I know that the lord and my ancestors are forever with me
And I know that they still are watching over me
Like guardian with all the kings and queens
I was just at the African American Museum and that **** was overwhelming
All the sacrifices and triumphs that my own people made
All the lows and highs we experienced together
Black people changed the world and that's forever in stone
Nothing can take away what we did to history
For hundreds of years and we still got hundreds more
I wish that I could live on to see it all unfold
But I know one day that my generation will be long and gone
In the history books and being studied and talked about by the masses in classes
And that leads me to my next point in this whole piece
I hope the path that I'm leading gives the next generation hope
Lord knows that we need hope on the road that twists and bends like a slippery *****
And I pray to God that he gives me the guidance to make a impact in life
Even if it's just one soul that I ever touch
That one soul could be the spark that we really need
To reclaim our positions as kings and queens
And if everyone had this mentality then this would work
I just hope that we all wanna see a brighter day
A brighter tomorrow and future for our younger brothers and sisters to play
Moms and fathers
Aunt and uncles
****, even strangers
I pray to God he keeps my soul safe from it all