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Mar 2014
I was nothing 24 years ago
what i would become, no one could ever know
2 years later i was nothing but considered a miracle
cultivated in tough realities if i could make that applicable
at the age of 5 still was nothing but i was somewhat talented
moving the way i was no one could ever fathom it
Age 10, i was a role model for my sisters
still nothing but had to be about my dead beat fathers business
he was never there so i had so many things to bear
so i sold dope at 14 to keep all my so called friends near
lost an angel, so i felt like i was nothing without her
15 yrs old and i told very few people about her
18 started making tough choices on my own
21 i actually got the courage to live all alone
Started my own foundation, i conceded temptation
stayed true to my black people in every situation
23 i made a life changing choice
did it as a stepping stone so my kids can have a voice
now im 24 and im still nothing
but i figured i could say a little something
Written by
Rodney Mcfarlane
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