growing up was hard

living with a man I didn’t like

not having my mother or father

to protect me from this guy

yes he would hit me

and my mother would help him sometimes

but my question is why?

was I not a good son?

was I a mistake?

why wouldn’t you stop this man

from making me hurt

why didn’t you stop Him

Even after he put his hand on you

his girl, his lover, his baby mother

to me he didn’t respect you

or his kids

he ruined OUR family

and you let this man

– anonymous

 

Learning shit on Wikipedia

Living life through social media

Only putting trust in guns

Rich off illegal funds

 

We think killing isn’t a sin

It’s like we have no soul within

Letting others be our voices

Like we can’t make our own choices

 

Hopefully we’ll close our eyes

And one odd day we’ll realize

That a change is badly needed

So history is not repeated

– 6’10

Sometimes I stare at the sun,

how without it there will be no fun,

Because there will be no light,

& there will be no day just night.

Everyone might go insane!

Because their daily lives are washed down the drain,

not everything stays the same.

 

People nowadays treat life as a game

They are not tryna live it, then just want to get a name

So much for the fame & the lame

That’s why I stay in my lane

Before I mess up & go insane

But nobody will understand the pain

– Y$

Love and Lessons

are all Blessing

Some you may teach

Some you may preach

Some people look at it in a different way

But why should you care what they say

For instance being in this cell is a lesson

And having love while being here is a blessing.

When time gets hard a lot of people say

they’ll be there.

But while I’m here family is all that’s there.

Growing up family is all I had

Being another young black male without a dad.

Wondering why my father wasn’t there

Was it that I wasn’t good enough

or was it he didn’t care.

If it wasn’t for my mom, who knows

where I would be

But I really appreciate her for

taking the role as he and she.

– Jb

 

“Racists”

I thought racism was over

Discrimination isn’t right

How can democracy be fair

When majority is white

 

Even some blacks are racists

Prejudice to their own race

Acting higher than the next

Like we don’t all have the same face

 

It’s the 21st century

And people still live in the past

If we don’t make a change quickly

Mankind will vanish very fast

 

We have to stop the madness

Before evil takes its course

Making white men the cowboys

And black man the horse

 

“Ashamed”

I could’ve been good.

My mom raised me way better.

Will she forgive me?

– 6’10

 

It’s morning my friend,

Time to get up again, wake up,

I think I’ll spark some sin.

 

But as I come to,

I must swallow the truth,

There’s no morning L,

’cause I’m stuck in a cell,

Yup, you guessed it, I’m stuck in a jail.

 

How did this happen,

I’m charged with carjacking,

It’s a first degree offense,

Every morning is tense,

This doesn’t make any sense,

Shit this is my 3rd offense.

 

I just have to pray, that I 

won’t have to stay, my spirit

won’t fall, I’m gonna stand tall,

even if I do time in these walls.

– Gibb

 

 

I must be honest, perhaps I’ll be frank,

You’ve helped me so far, you’ve covered my flank,

Some days colorful, and some days were blank,

But for all the days, it’s you I must thank.

 

Perhaps you’re tired, of the same old rhyme,

But it’s been working, a nice paradigm,

I’m glad you read them, giving up your time,

You’ve inspired this, you were all sublime.

 

Now we separate, now I take my leave,

Won’t make it sappy, no tears for my sleeve,

But don’t get me wrong, my words don’t believe,

For you I shall miss, perhaps even grieve.

 

At first I worried, I sweat and I fret,

I was tentative, until we had met,

Then I said for sure, I could even bet,

That neither of us, would come to regret.

 

I shall keep this short, there’s not much to say,

We’ve worked together, but also we’d play,

Unfortunately, to my own dismay,

This shall be our last, my very last day.

 

I’m glad I was here, to enjoy the ride,

At first only here, to wait and to bide,

I’m glad you were there, always on my side,

It was in you and you, that I could confide.

– Vase

I don’t want to go there

it’s one of my biggest fears

other than bugs and heights

 

I don’t want to go there

it’s one of my biggest fears

hopefully I won’t be alone

because everyone does this

 

I don’t want to go there

it’s one of my biggest fears

I’m a really tough guy

I’m getting over this fear

– Tre

And miles to go before I sleep

I’ve seen it all twice but

have only done it once, and

I’ve walked 10,000 miles

on top of life just to find you.

And every step of the way i’d

say, just 10,000 miles, 8,000 miles,

6,000 miles till I see you.  I will

never stop nor ever falter

till the day i’m at the altar and then

I awake as a father.

– Cass