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528 · Jan 2015
A Man
YoungGentleman17 Jan 2015
A man without hope
A man that barely speaks
A man on a mission
Who battles till his defeat

A man who has heard it all
Seen a bit to
Nomatter what they say about Louis
He's a man that stays true

A man who stays to himself
But stands for the ones he loves
He wishes others will be themselves
And one day hopes to fly away like doves

a man who fights for respect
Speaks upon peace
This man is even a reject
Now he came from his best to his least

Regardless of the people he had to face
Because he always came back to embrace
527 · Jan 2015
Mind Of A Poet
YoungGentleman17 Jan 2015
The mind of a poet such beauty and pride
I see my mind as an internet
That holds millions of things inside
I work day by day break swaet after sweat
And i must continue this thought till my goal is met

The mind of a poet sich honor and passion
If poetry had a clothing label I'd rock that fashion
You see our minds are different thats what makes it great
Poets bring love never the hate
And like the words said by preachers "It's not to late"

The mind of a poet What more should i say
You know your a poet if your lines brighten days
Your thoughts run as smooth as soap
You know you have a mind of a poet if you give others hope
Or make a person smile like you opened a bag of lays

The mind of a poet has took over my mind
People's actions has took over my thoughts
Like a person starring into light people are to blind to see
Not only that our words are one of a kind
And the good our poems have brought
But the truth starts with us as a whole not just me
507 · Apr 2014
Doubted
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
everywhere i go im doubted
every person im around im doubted
they say your dreams will never come true
and you ll never get girls
tryna make me feel,
theres no meaning for me in this world
they called me lame
said you'd never be cool
but i feel no shame
upon those fools at school
even at home im doubted by fam
but at the end i cant fight,
who i am
484 · Jun 2015
What Happened/Black America
YoungGentleman17 Jun 2015
What happened to my people who stood for each other
We shouldn't wanna **** or harm another
Back then we fought for our rights
Now since we've got freedom
We been fighting for our life
Looked at the news friday
Yet another brothers gone
Lord may his sole rest in piece
And friends and family stay strong
I hate to see the emotion of different family cries
If we stop all this killing
Then no one dies
Gang violence is something we should have forbid
Yet daily i see people teaching this mess to they kids
I understand alot of struggled in the hood
But that doesnt mean we cant overcome to something good
We should want better for ourselves
Yet we settle for the worse
All we ever see is bad
Like we're living in a curse
Im just saying how can our future be better
Over everything we done
But i ll never give up until
The battles finally won
R.I.P to cyle we all know your in better place
I know we all wish better things apon our race
And even if i didn't know you
Alot of people care
Shoot when im looking at this dealth
I see it really aint fair
Well thats black america
Land of the dumb
Land of the shame
And land of the people
Who die over a color sign and name
483 · Apr 2014
I Welcome You
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
I welcome you into my mind
my thoughts
to see the craziness this world has brought
people are getting killed over dollars
even sents
mane this does'nt make since
462 · Mar 2015
Hipnosis
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2015
Now once  my words caress your mind
And my touch take over your thoughts
Thats Hipnosis baby
Now im no man of magic
But if I whip out my wand
Do you think that ll give us that special bond
Now I needs no genie to grant your wishes
If your body's made like hershey you ll get all these kisses
You got me hypnotized girl
Shoot its like im in your control
Or at your command
Pleasuring your body in anyway you demand
456 · Feb 2014
YOUNG WORLD
YoungGentleman17 Feb 2014
Welcome to the young planet
Where we in a war to see who's the baddest bandet
And I know our parents can't stand it
But we demand it
Welcome to the young world,
Where we killing each other
Girls making babies after another
Young people doing time
After crime after crime
Once you stepped into this world
Its gonna be hell
So I wish yoh well
We in a struggle
Fighting just to live
And if this all doubles
How you expect us all to give
How you expect this young world to change
When we to busy getting ruined by gangs
This young world ain't like it used to be
And tbe only who sees that is me
451 · Jul 2014
CANT JUDGE
YoungGentleman17 Jul 2014
So what if my hairline is far back
So what if I'm different from a lot of people
God made us all to be different
I wish I had this kind of mind back in middle school
Shoot it's crazy how I was da ***** people liked to talk about
I remember I use to have suicidal thoughts *** well
Cause the people I was around made me feel like I was in hell
Shoot I remember how them girls use to diss me
Especially when my friends use tried to hook me up
Them girls looked at me and laughed hard I ll admit I felt ashamed then
But now I don't care
Why cause I'm me
Imma be me till the day I die
To the people who are getting bullied
Don't cry
Just look pass these hateful people
We all have our own story to life
We shouldn't let words effect how we live
Cause at the end we'll only be giving the enemy what they want gived
446 · Apr 2014
My Special One
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
will she be Mexican Latino White, or Black
cool crazy **** or whack
my special one,
who can she be
and would she truly be the one for me
i know alot of us all relate to this
even you ladies who fantasize of the special kiss
445 · Mar 2015
HOW DOES
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2015
How does a woman so faithful
End up with men thats so un-greatful
How does a person so different
Be judged by people who are not
Why doesn't anyone love you
Because you show so much hate
These are lifes quetions i know we all can relate

Why do the guys go for mainly *****
Because a guy would do anything to catch a nut
Why are our ladies always in pain
Because those kind of guys can drive a women insane
He who speaks to those
Is not only a person to come to for help
He comes to those we need a friend
Or someone to trust
And he stands to do so until he s turned to dust
Who's that guy whos shy but sweet
Who's quiet when you first meet until he finally greets
That person will be me
442 · Nov 2014
God's Gift
YoungGentleman17 Nov 2014
I just wanna love her
hold her tight
and tell her i'll never let go
because i feel thats when love is at it's best

come my queen
receive this ring and let me become your king
let me be your prince and i'll fill you with my charm
even the strongest disasters cant put you in harm

as long as im here by your side
i promise i ll never lie
i ll never cheat
because i'd rather see good in repeat
you are the greatest thing iv'e came across in life
in my future i ll be proud to call you my wife

you possess something special that i haven't seen in the others
you even earned respect from my mother
never again will i cry over my ex
cause God has gave me something way better as my next

So i thank you and i promise our commitment will never be burned
since we both teach each other stuff daily
then every day is a day we learn
that's why the Lord gives us so much good in Return
A Must Read and also this how i picture my special girl in the future
434 · May 2014
HELLOPOETRY, I REMEMBER
YoungGentleman17 May 2014
you know it takes alot to do what we all do
putting your heart into the things we write and post
To be honest with you all i never knew i would pick up the talent to write poems and i know some of you do as well
i remember reading those older poems by Langston Hughes Tupac Shakur and others
It inspired me to write poems of my own
I remember my 9th grade year in school
thats was the moment i wrote my first poem called Gentleman, then after that was my moment i wrote then i wrote
I remember my whole class wanted me to write poems for them in my english class
from that moment i knew i had something special whn it came to poetry
but all together we all share a common trait
I bet if everyone in hellopoetry was to just meet up one day
we'll probally change the world
not only by what we say and speak
what i love the most about hellopoetry is everyone
writes poems like there stories
we dont treat this as a competition well at least i hope we dont
429 · Sep 2014
JUST ENOUGH PT.2
YoungGentleman17 Sep 2014
what do you mean just enough,
what will i come to next
did i really fall in love with a girl who was my ex
will our love stay strong or fall into a lust of ***

i don't know what if she cheated
or told me a lie
No I wont cry
even though It'll show I did try

Tried to be right
Even Stayed faithful
now you're going from grateful to hateful

what happened to being together
what happened to the good in your heart
what happened to love me forever
tell me why you wanna be apart

I put it all on the table
just enough,
I guess we should give up
since you think its so tough

Not to much just enough
why use this term
because the word is a term we can learn from
just enough of anything makes a nothing non-exist
but i guess nothing makes you happy now
since you changed
411 · May 2014
VIRGINS
YoungGentleman17 May 2014
it's ok to be a ******
it shows your disease free
it shows that one your not ready
or even shows your waiting till the right one shows
but for the people who are ******'s its also a test
cause mostly for ladies
cause a guy will tell you anything to get what we he wants
we all know what that is
but even for guys we know girls have a way to get what they want to
all it takes is some suductivity and a simple dance on you
then in a snap your virginity is all away

some people hate being ******'s
cause most guys say they do it like **** stars
and last longer than batteries
to me if your a ****** dont feel bad
even though our un-****** friends gone make you feel sad
why
cause you get tired of hearing of all there ****** stories knowing you wont have anything to add
i know this cause it happens to me daily
409 · May 2014
SOMEBODY LOVES YOU
YoungGentleman17 May 2014
I speak upon change
Speak upon those who face pain
Speak on those who are bullied
Fighting battles with diseases
Why
Because I care for you all
I show love to any and everybody
Even those here on hellopoetry

Just because we all live in different places
Doesn't mean we can't encourage each other
Were all sisters and brothers
So why not be there for one another
To those who are feeling down
Somebody love's you
To the one's who lose a person
Just look up
Cause somebody love's you

Poetry love me I even love it back
So I speak my words
To make my fellow followers attached
Not attached to me but words I say
The things I face
Cause we all know we play a role in a world called our place
403 · Apr 2015
MS. DENISE
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2015
MS.DENISE SUCH CLASS AND WISE
IS LIKE MY LADY GRIM WHOSE TAKEN MY SOUL BY NO SURPRISE
HER LOOKS ARE MY WEAKNESS
ONCE I LOOK INTO HER EYES
I KNOW LONGER TRY
CAUSE THIS IS WHEN I GIVE HER WHATEVER MONEY CAN BUY

MS.DENISE IS LIKE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES CAUSE HER KIND IS HARD TO FIND
HER FIRE IS SO BRIGHT I MIGHT GO BLIND
MS. DENISE THE WORLD MAY NOT YET NO YOUR NAME
BRING YOUR FIRE INTO MY LIFE AND LET MY AIR ENGUFF YOUR FLAMES

MS. DENISE YOUR MY ADDICTION
ONE DOSE OF YOU CAN SEND ME INTO ANOTHER PLACE
WHEN YOU NEED ME I LL BE RUNNING TO YOU LIKE IM IN A RACE
CAUSE IM NOT ONLY YOUR KING BUT IM ALSO YOUR ACE
I had to write this for the girl im in love with
402 · Aug 2014
Once I Rise
YoungGentleman17 Aug 2014
Once i rise,
i hope i make things better for my mother and brothers
cause God knows we struggled to long
but no matter what happened we stayed strong
even if things have gotta worse for my mother
As your first son i still treat you like any other
Once i rise,
i hope i make a good living for me and my girl
cause when nobody was there when i was down
i had her in my world
Once i rise,
i hope i can make all my hatters mad
cause every since i was younger they tried to make things bad
Once i rise,
i can finally show the world who i truly am
show others who struggle that someone understands
you talking to a guy who grew up with not to many friends
cause people i considered as friends were enemies
that must showed why a lot of them envy me
Once i rise,
i ll finally let you all see
why real,loving,caring,trustworthy,and loyal
are definitions of me
cause even for a guy who was quiet in school
A lot of people still love me as a friend today
and the only reason i unleash these inner thoughts into the world
Cause i feel more of a man today
402 · Mar 2014
TRUE SAD STORY
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
I hate to see you face so much
You gotta deal with people
Plus today you were beat an d *****
I know that's to hard to forget and escape

If I was in your city with you
I ll always keep you safe
Cause I guess my feelings have been tooken over by your grace

I hate the fact no justice has been done
So right now your in a battle that's not even won
How could your brother allow them to do what they did
I guess he didn't know what to expect
So tell me how should give him respect

Its bad enough you deal with diabetes
You deal with stress
And this has added on to the rest
So I know your feeling a mess
But hope one day you ll be at your best
So may God bless
399 · Apr 2014
Lost Cause
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
im tired of being alive i wish i could be dead
cause im always having insults going through my head
my lil brothers wanna snitch
like they a mother ******* *****
my momma getting mad cause im trying to have some fun
all these problems im facing and aint got nowhere to run
it does'nt matter if i pray
cause imma still go through the same **** everyday
so i mind as well past away
whats the since of living
when you feel your doing nothing but giving
your rights are turned to wrongs
so there aint no moving on
because we cant last for long
been living a life of pain
my love has been drained
buy the insults stuck in my brain
they say im known by being lame
you thinking that this a game
but once you dead then who is gone be blame
i dont need nobody i got me myself and I
**** all these hattas i see them and and pass them by
you can say whatever cause im something that your not
so gone and call your shots
cause you cant never take my spot
395 · Mar 2014
Light Down Low Pt.1
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
Tonights a night I'm hoping you can handle
As we lay naked in covers,
Surrounded around dim candles
Let us come closer until we become hot
Then I ll caress your body as I find your spots
We have music playing in the back,
Whipped cream in my hands
The things I'm finna do is your minds demand

The lights are dim
The lights are low
I hear you calling my name
As I kiss your body slow
I feel a sense of your treasure
Your hands are bringing extra pressure,
As you reveal your true pleasure

How about a 68 to make things fair
Or you can 69 me as I sit in this chair
I hope you'll remain gentle
No need to be tough
As time goes by things become rough
Her hands are behind her back while she's kneeled on the ground
Then I stroke her body till I flip her around

As were both are laid I stroke inside
As I **** her breast
Just wanna show you my love at its best
And put my skills to test
You've stolen my virginity,
This must be a crime
Because we both are in this bedroom serving our time
But listen the story only gets better
Stayed tuned cause it just gets wetter
390 · Feb 2014
FROM THEN TO NOW
YoungGentleman17 Feb 2014
We use to fight for rights
Now we fighting for life
One man had a dream
But we living his nightmare is how it seems
Killing and others have tooken there course
It seems the streets is our only source
My people are really starting to lack
Its bad enough we got strikes for being black
Back then we made history in this world
Now we putting babies in young girls
Twerking and others could be fun
But as I watch the world new things should be done
Now I see why wr all were slaves
Cause being free has gotten lots of us in graves
I really wish this world heard my voice
But we all have our own choice
390 · Feb 2014
AS I LOOK
YoungGentleman17 Feb 2014
As I look into the clouds
I can see the rain
The clouds are you and the rain is your pain
The harder tbey fall the worser she feels
She's just another person searching for real
She's a girl who's very kinded
With a mind that's open-minded
As I look into the sun
I can sense the heat
Never seen a girl so hot
That ll she'll  melt me from my head to feet
Lady your unique
Your something like a flower
With a personality so bright I ll give you half my power
As I look into the water
I can see your feelings go deep
Your living your dreams like theres no use for sleep
Now as I see you
So mystery and blue
So shy and cute
Guts try there luck your mute
Around me you show pride
And nobody knows tge feelings we have inside
388 · May 2015
Lost Cause
YoungGentleman17 May 2015
Now i hate to sit and down myself but im slowly losing hope
Upon a woman i love so much but yet i can cope
I feel my lack of conversation may make her leave
Which equals up to tears in my eye and a no please
with a beautiful girl like herself can attract any man in the world
Yet she always tell me shes my girl
I just wish i could be that guy packed with conversation or at least conversation that she'll like
But yet i feel i bore her with every message i write
How long will it be till she starts thinking different of me will she change her mind
If so then I just killed mostly in mankind
Cause good girls these days are just to hard to find
So what i need is redemption and better pride
But until i get that i ll just sit here and feel bad inside
381 · Mar 2014
LOST HOPE
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
What's the since of living
When you never feel right
I have no hope
Falling dreams
I know you wonder why a teen says these kinda things

I always been a child with no confidence in this world
I couldn't even get a city lady
So I started talking to out of town girls
Everysince that moment my cousin and brothers
Have judge me talked about me bad
I might smile in person but in the inside
I'm always sad

Girls in my city used me
Made me feel lonely and like a dummy
So I've developed some issues
Thinking every girl will use me for money

But now I understand that ever lady is not the same
I need a real woman to teach me these girls games
So I'm calling out to all women I really need help

My heart has been broken way to many times
I suffered pain everyday
Wish that special lady came
That way my pain will wash away

Mane I remember there was a time I had a crush
I really liked her more than any other
Everytime she came around I'd blush
But it ruined me when I realized she liked my brother

So what's the since of being good when it leads to no joy
I feel I've been more played than a child's toy
I'd rather die than cry
And no one cares to wonder why

I've lost all hope
With none to find
No way I ll cope
Cause at the end I ll be out my mind
381 · Apr 2014
My Biggest Mistake
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
well im sorry i had to leave
but i have to anwser to other needs
so  my goals will suceed
i no she got a heart
and forgive me for tearing it apart
live your life and be strong
be happy and move on
cause at the end you'll see who'll be living long
I hope you be alright
and have a good night
gone and tell your friends cause I know i aint right
but believe me im still different than others
we can be friends there for one another
please dont compare to the bad guy
cause when i was with you i never put a tear inside your eye
just keep living your life
cause im very sure you'll make a person's wife
so enjoy live your life have your fun
and please don't think about this mean thing that I've done
this is already to hard for me to take

therefore this could be my biggest mistake
379 · Apr 2014
Last Breath
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
IT'S ONLY ME LEFT INSIDE THIS JUNT
I TAKE MY LAST BREATH AS I HIT DA BLUNT
FEELING SO HIGH AS I REACH THE CLOUDS
THEY SAY THIS DA DEFINITION OF LOUD
SO HERE I AM ALL ALONE
WITH REGIE LOUD AND KUSH IN MY HOME
EACH 1 I HIT THE BETTER I FEEL
SMOKED SO MANY IM DOING MY OWN DRILLS
I REACHED MY MARK
I THEN LAUGH AT LAST
PEOPLE AROUND TELLING ME TO PASS
I LOOK AND LAUGH AT THEY ***
SO OFF I GO BACK TO THE ROOM
WHERE THE SCENT OF THE FLOWERS SEND ME TO BLOOM
AND THEN PUFFS I WILL TAKE WILL SEND ME TO ZOOM
YOU KNOW YOUR HIGH WHEN YOUR EYES ARE LOW
AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO MOVE SLOW
YOU KNOW YOUR HIGH WHEN YOU EAT MEAL AFTER MEAL
THEN FALL ASLEEP AFTA YOU HIT DA PEEL
WAKE UP NEXT MORNING FULL OF HEALTH
AS YOU REPEAT THE STEPS TILL YOUR LAST BREATH
379 · Jun 2015
UnTitled
YoungGentleman17 Jun 2015
So i see your doing big things
With even more to come
You've shined like bling
And a couple at there first prom

I must say i was truly speechless
People downed you more than I
Then once you left them all speechless
I had no choice but to also try

If a strong character builds a strong mind
A strong spirit builds a strong heart
Then how is it hard to find nor rewind
Yourself to that perfect start?

If a true personality builds great friends
Then i hope to have mine till the end
If working at a crazy place builds a close connection with other workers there
Then my only reason for working is not only for money but also im around a group of people whom care

Care for each other work great together as a team
Most of us are like family as it seems
Yet there is one lady who's broke the bond
Like a person stealing from funds
You've stolen our trust and there no refunds
374 · Apr 2014
Wounded for christian
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
Out of all the things you faced
Even things you can't replace
No matter how wounded you were let it all erase
I know ya struggled at times
I even know you cried some tears
But look you still here
For all the people who mistreated you
Abused or even beated you
Being wounded never defeated you
But when tbey look at you now
All your doing through range
My sis Christian CaliYork said she came for a change
Gotta admit I'm real proud
Some people don't understand
But your not only my sis you also a good friend
My sis said she gone make
Regardless of the past
Nobody will never take it
Cause she has toom off like a blast
Remember this at the beginning
I dedicated this to you cause when they said you losing
At the end now you winning
373 · Jan 2015
Who Am I
YoungGentleman17 Jan 2015
Who am I
Im just a guy who wonders
Who falls but will push till he dies
Between pain and fear he's trapped under

Who Am I
Im just a guy who feels down
Sometimes i wonder why
I've cried so many tears if i slept in them I'd prolly drown

They'll judge you by your looks
But know nothing of your pain
My mind is like endless books
Hidden in a deep rain

And people wonder why im so shy
Why i hardly talk
Im just a different guy
If they faced my daily battles "Do you think they'll walk?"

So Who Am I
Im the guy that strikes before thunder
Who writes till i die
So Who Am I Im just a guy who wonders
373 · Sep 2014
Hold YouDown
YoungGentleman17 Sep 2014
even if we're far apart
i'll still be there to hold you down
still be there when helps in need
got me feeling some type of way
i might even far to one knee

for a couple who loved each other since middle school
i must say we came a long path
there were days we made mistakes
there were days our hearts were broken
but we are always here to hold each other down
that's why i claim you like my token

even i know your not perfect
i know you had a past
you went from a girl who posted half-naked pictures on Facebook
to a girl with a bit a class
now your acting in ways a lady should
see even you falling into struggle
i was holding you down baby

see every girl i had wasn't like you
they used me for my money
a lot of them cheated
those were the days i thought it would only be repeated
and then you came and changed it all
so i thank you for that
you see we talk mostly everyday
our hearts feelings are strongly carried
just the other day we had plans to be married
so anytime you feel to around
just call on me because i was always there to hold you down
372 · Mar 2014
The Real You
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
You played me
After all I done
After the money I sent away for you
Did something that your own family wouldn't help you do
And what I get in return
You cuddling with another man
After him hiself said yall were friends
You make out with this guy as well
Mane you both can burn in hell

How could you say you want a guy who nice
And dat guy ain't even right
He got a felony but you still let him in right
I'm hurt inside but you don't know
At least god let the real in you show
Tell me what can he do for you
Without a job
Car and even house
And don't bother tell me what this really about

This situation has put me in rage
She's only 15 and he's 19 in age
Dude your a ******
And it makes her a ****
I don't even wanna be your friend nomore
Telling me you might fall asleep
When I know you lyin
Your gonna sleep with this man
Thinking I'm stupid
If he's what you really want,
He can be your cupid
370 · Mar 2014
HOW COULD YOU
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
How could you
Tell me you love me when it all is a lie
Leave  me in these tears that fall out my eye
I thought you'd always be my lady
How could you go behind my back and have a baby

Can't you see  that a guy cries as well
How could you come in my life and make it a living hell
These days have come these days have past
I wished death upon me cause I feel I shouldn't last

I understand your a lady out of town
My feelings for you are gonna go out of bounds
Because I feel your using me for a lot of things
But I hope inst true because your my one and only thing

I pray when the future comes I ll make you my wife
How could you not no your the lady I won't in my life
So come please I promise to love you all might
And for every wrong you faced I promise I ll make them all right
369 · Dec 2014
DEAR GOD
YoungGentleman17 Dec 2014
Mane i dont know how im going to make it
Everysince i walked out that hospital i cant take it
Dear God
Out of all people
I just wonder why my mom has to go through all the stress all the pain
Why did she have to feel so misunderstood most of her life
Because most people did her wrong the more she came back with a right
And all i ask for you mother is fight
I remember you said you ll be here and there when i graduate
Maybe see me ehen i grown
But what if you dont make it
Then its me on my own
Along with my brothers to
And i bet right now those who done you wrong are not only crying over your condition
But its also guilt to
I rather be in your position than see it acted in you
So im hoping you get better
Cause my emotion just dont know what do
How can i ever smile again
When all i can do is cry
Please God give my mother a second chance
I dont wanna see her die
363 · Dec 2014
I STILL PRAY
YoungGentleman17 Dec 2014
They say a family that prays
Is a family that stays
So if i prayed tonight and today
Will that give her longer days

That would be a work of art
When it came to support
All she needed was more
My momma aint only hurt in her muscles but its also her heart

Honestly mom I am you
I might not have faced everything you faced
But i have faced enough to know it wont be replaced
People in this family talk about me like they did you
People told me lies to

Some of my friends turned they back on me when i needed them most
If i had a glass for every lie my ex's told me
Everyday we would toast

But i still right to God
because i want him to see the words that flow from my sole
To fix your broken heart into a whole

But the key to this at the end of the day
I still write as i pray
And for whom reads this you can leave a comment if you have something to say
My mom has been in the hostpital for a week even on this chrismas day and its killling me mentally
353 · Aug 2014
Whats The Point
YoungGentleman17 Aug 2014
when a relationship falls
then we gotta fight
for every wrong we make
it's not to late to make them right

we all know love wont be perfect
at times it won't be great
most of us feel trapped between that one person
and can't escape

some of us can be in love with one person
but have feelings for another
some of us even tell the ones we love lies
and hold the truth cause it only unleashes pain and cries

so what i'm saying is we can do better
i wish we can go back into days when things were good
but every since this new generation has started
most people have fell into the traps of the hood
351 · Jan 2015
SONNET 1
YoungGentleman17 Jan 2015
Look im feeling a feeling i've never felt
Seeing beauty i've never pictured in mind
Your like the heat that makes my ice melt
You've even turned a cold heart to kind
Mystery woman i dont know Who you are
But love is now something i've been taught and shouldn't miss
I'd wish upon you if i seen a shooting star
Your more special than a first kiss
If your heart were a prison or jail
I'd lock myself in you forever
I wouldn't even have to bail
Because the two of us will be together
Oh mystery woman so cool and grace
Has showed me something i cant replace
348 · Sep 2014
How Could You
YoungGentleman17 Sep 2014
how could you,
do a friend wrong
like going behind there back talking
trying to be with a person they love
I guess it's true people gone do what other people do

How could you,
lie right in front of a person who loves you
who always been there
I guess we people really don't care

How could you,
Give up on something good
just to go to something bad
chasing streets in your hood
but when it ends a lot of people will be sad

thats the moment when your gone
somebody came and took your life
see while you deep inside that grave
them same people you thought we're your friends
forgot all about you

How could you,
really think them people we're real
must be because they got all of that bread
How could they be considered as friends
when they didn't show up when you were dead

they set you up with the bust
And people wonder why i never gave alot of people trust
Sadly this was true story that happened to a friend of mine
May his soul rest in Peace
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
when your know you at the bottom you gotta make it to the top
gotta keep on moving and dont stop
stop worrying about what people do and say
because a blessings coming your way
keep your head up high
wipe the tears out your eye
you gotta stand tall
dont let a hatter make you fall
we all have problems this we see
but dont you never change you be who you wanna be
we all go through pain
we all have insults going through our brains
and we all have those days when we feel rain
we all feel bad at times
like there's nobody's there
he'll always care
and share
so bare
cuz god is there
your blessings coming on the way
keep fighting it and pray
cuz when you wake up one morning you'll have a better day
and let me end this with this
i love you big sis
345 · Mar 2015
Poetic Thoughts
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2015
LIKE THE CURRENTS IN OCEANS MY THOUGHTS RUN STRONG
AS THEY WASH UPON MY SAND-LIKE MIND THAT PUSHES ALONG
MY LOVE SUCH PASSION AND FIRE
I CAN JUST FEEL ITS HEAT
WHEN MY RARE PERSONALITY COMBINES IT CREATES SOMETHING SWEET
MY CHARM SUCH ATTRACTION GOT THEM LADIES CLOSING IN AND IM THE MAGNET
OH MY SKIN SUCH DARKNESS LIKE CHOCOLATES AND CANDY
MY FLOW WHICH RUNS AS SMOOTH AS WATERFALLS
MY LOYALTY IS KNOWN AS ONE THE BEST
FROM THE FRIENDS I STILL HAVE TODAY
AND FOR NEW ONES THAT WILL COME NEXT
LOUIS HAYNES IS ME AND YES I'VE BEEN CAUGHT
BUT WHO CAN STOP ME FROM HAVING SUCH POETIC THOUGHTS
345 · Apr 2014
I Hope (for keiyanna)
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
well before i go to bed i gotta say this
you getting out the hostpital my only wish
i been depressed in da morning crying at night
just because i want you to be alright
your my only girl
in this crazy world
we'll go through thick and thin
be forgiving by our sins
but im hoping u wake up from the coma your in
baby girl i cant take it
cant break it
or shake it
if there''s no you there's no me
with you is the only place i wanna be
i'll alway's be real faithful to
just to see your pretty smile boo
plus my best friend mad at me too
but i gotta stay strong
and pray the lord dont take her home
because our love is everlasting long
im her king
she's my queen
and put that together it makes the best couple you've seen

By Louis Haynes
Dedicated To The Love Of My Life
who's currently in the hospital over a fatal insedent
343 · Jan 2015
SONNET 2
YoungGentleman17 Jan 2015
When i think of a women like you
I start to wonder why im single
Its just when i see the good you do
It gives my heart a tingle
Your like a angel that God has sommoned
And im the man dying for your soul
We even have alot in common
So having you is like a long-time goal
Or a risk im willing to take
I ll be lucky and more likely blessed if i achieve
I feel this will be the hardest choice you ll make
But anythings possible if we believe
I've seen angels but not like this
Please angel come take me and heal me with your kiss
342 · Apr 2014
Class Vs Fast
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
Class is what we should see in all girls
but fast girls are the ones that rule the world
classy girls are special,
one of a kind
and the type of girl i have in mind
a classy girl is what mothers want to see,
a classy girl is one who you can show off to the planet
even your friends
a classy girl is what we should want till the end

but its different for girls who are fast
having *** with all these all these guys in a blast
next day they decide they wanna be ladies
once there injected with some guys babies
as time goes by she'll become real lazy
and if the ones she depend on aint there,
she ll go crazy

altogether now we see
class is the favorite to need
fast is just a way of us passing our seeds
Attention all ladies which one will win
which is best of all
let the games begin
are you ready yall
lets see who goes up and see who falls
if you read gentle vs ****
this is the ladies version
326 · Oct 2014
Doing Just Fine
YoungGentleman17 Oct 2014
Wish i could be doing fine
but its hard when you got so much stuff on your mind
it's bad enough daily i see the pain in my mama
plus the other stuff that effects only brings more drama

there's been so many nights i'd sit here and wanna die
despite of all the tears that fell out of my eye
daily i gotta hear more insults these people have said
and people wonder why there so many bad thoughts in my head

it seems like when people can't find nobody to judge
they look for me
it doesn't matter what i say or do
cause the people who do it are in my family to

on top of that i'm still stuck on a girl i'm in love with
though she doesn't me back
i'm so busy being stuck on her i **** there lost control of myself
and it isn't right
but what would you do if you slept an every lonely night

i must admit words from others have brought my confidence low
it ain't rising no time soon
Like snails and turtles i feel i'm moving to slow
because my heart has craters like the ones in moons

I use to wish i was that guy that girls would chase
But when girls see me i'm a guy they erase
But when i look at my friends brothers and cousins
them girls be on them in dozens

so now when i see a girls comes my way
those old days
will interview now i don't know what to say
because i feel she gone do what them other girls did
and it's not okay

one day i'll rise over all these people who have ran over me
for being nice
for every girl who took advantage of me for treating them right
and when when that day finally comes i'll have a brighter and better mind
and that's when i finally be doing just fine
324 · Apr 2014
Dear Momma
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
Momma im sorry for every tear I put inside your eye
Im hear to let you know imma try
Try to do better
Be more clever
And pulling your strings like a lever
Imma try to do good in school
Stop hanging around fools
Till everything is cool
I know I made you mad the other night
I was mad about my life
But now I feel alright
I know at times it seems bad
But now im glad
Because nobody has had hatters like I had
307 · May 2014
I DONT UNDERSTAND
YoungGentleman17 May 2014
i dont understand how when certain people put there all in there poems nobody shows love
it's like there doing it for nothing
come on people
everyone should be like the poets who have over 100 likes 100 followers and over 10,000 views
we all do the same thing
we all have that same deep passion in poetry like others
sometimes i feel poetry is like school
you only get likes from some your followers
just like you only be cool with some in school
but here's the point let us all just take the time to read someones poem and give them a like
even to the new people we have come into the hellopoetry world
304 · Apr 2014
Sunken Dream
YoungGentleman17 Apr 2014
When hope is given up
when rain has fallen down
when you've lost all luck
just find another way around

when nightmares occur
when things go bad
just pray among evil
next day wont be sad

when you say its all over
lost confidense in all things
given up where lifes left ya
you've witnessed a sunken dream
302 · Aug 2014
WHY
YoungGentleman17 Aug 2014
WHY
WHY,
do post so many poems
I guess That's all I do as I sit here alone
I write not only to make myself happy
But to encourage those who are around me
Who are going through things
Like a death heartbreak anything that brings my people to pain
I ll make sure I ll help them gain
Why,
Have you been doubted so much
We all are doubted daily
Is up to you to prove people wrong
Show them the reason why you do what you do
Now they don't have a clue
On what to say
Or do to ruin you day
Why,
Are you so caring
Caring is in my blood
My sign
My heart
My sole
I give my heart in poems as my whole
Why,
Do I write
To enjoy my life
And teach my people who do wrongs
To turn them into rights
296 · Mar 2014
Dear Ariee
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
No words can explain how I feel if you
I try to do all I can to make you smile
And every since the day I accused you of using me
We been fighting for a while

I know were both far apart
I know your life is harder than mine
You ve always had a broken heart
That hasn't fixed overtime

Why I  made you my bestest friend
Cause you were always there
When I was lost in this world
It seem like your the only one who cared

You've given me words of encouragement when I was sad and down
that why I've dreamed of you being my queen
But trust me your more royal than a crown
I'd rather see you in a white gown

Everything used to be good
But good has its wrongs
Everysince last night
When u said u wanted to die my heart collasped
So I'm no longer strong

Everyday I feel guilty
And sorry no longer works
I'd rather die right beside you
Cause how much our love is worth

I feel you probably hate me
And its killing me inside
And since our old times will never come back
I cry with my eyes open wide

Dear Ariee
I know in wrong for what I said
Everyday I question myself what have I done
And now its all got me in stress
Without you in my life I ll just be a mess

Dear ariee
Being close again is what I hope
Cause arguments are gonna leave us broke
No its not a joke
Its hard to think at night when your feelings try to cope
294 · Aug 2014
Poetic Flow
YoungGentleman17 Aug 2014
like a person who's high
My mind reacts quick
but my thoughts thinks slow
and since my personality is currents in the water
it creates a poetic flow
my poems are addictive
my poetic style is rare
one read will have you shocked
two read will have you stuck
and once you reach three you'll never get enough
my flows are like dreams
cause they'll make yours come true
and if i were your genie
i ll grant your wishes to
my words are soothing
so soothing
when i speak,
you'll be feeling smooth
i would tell you the rest
but i'm not trying turn something good to a mess
My soul is like the wind
you never know when it blows
My name is Louis Haynes
And this is my poetic flow
267 · Mar 2014
To All Poem Writers
YoungGentleman17 Mar 2014
Hello to all poeotry Writers
I welcome you all to this imaginary place
Come join us all and let your thoughts erase
my name is louis tennessee is my state memphis is my town
I can never go a day without writing something down
But I made a lot of poems and imma have fame
See growing up as me you never heard you name

If u show me live I ll show it back
Then maybe my page wilk be packed
To all poem writers your all my family
Not only because we all do the same thing
Pardon me
I just wanna see how respect this poem me
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