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The Poetic Word

Born into a sinful world. What have we done wrong?

BY GLORIA O’KOYE

Past mistakes

Stains potentials.

Refuse for anyone

To move on

 

Public eye gets high

On negativity

Who’s optimistic?

Gets brushed off

 

Hood life gets all the praise

Till the grave

Screams out

NO MORE!

 

Sentences served

Past their time,

Their crimes

Gets

Dragged on.

 

For my Kings

And

Queens

You deserve

So much more

 

For those who want to change

I encourage you to push on

 

Outcaste for what was done

Chances

Should be given

For both ends to strive more

 

For those who watch loved ones

Behind glass

Please stay strong

No words can explain

Aching pain

But please hold on

 

For the parents who think

They’re failures

Children’s absence

Hits!

Close to home

Your stories

Are life lessons

You got to show

Life’s so much more

 

Live to learn

Learn to live

Too short to waste

On regretting

 

Setbacks

Are minor

To grand plans

For gold and riches

 

Keep your head up

Time isn’t still

It’s trickling

Like a river flow

 

You’ll make it through King

You’ll make it through

You’ll

Strive for the best

You’ll see it through

 

You’ll make it through Queen

You’ll make it through

You’ll shine like star

You’ll see it through

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