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
