Mending

Of all the things to think about

It’s you that’s on my mind

As hard as I try, as hard as I cry

Everything seems to remind

Me of what I thought I wanted and what I thought I had

I’ll try to forget and then I remember, it’s all so very sad

“Why me?” is the first question that always comes to mind

But that’s too easy to answer

I’m just too one-of-a-kind!

I’m too intimidating, too assertive in my ways,

Too genuine, too vulnerable

That’s why I hurt for days

But I’m not going to change

I’m not going to regret

Just keep on moving forward

Who knows what will come next?

And then I ask myself, “what if this, this and that?”

But there are so many out there

That concept is almost too hard to grasp

It’s overwhelming to find an answer that provides adequate repair

My heart has been so broken by the power of despair

Here come the tears that flood from my soul

Because the pain is so raw and the love is so cold

Sometimes I think I will never surpass

I get frustrated and I just want to kick his ass

But it’s not his problem or his, it’s mine

And I know the only way I’ll get over it, get through is with time

Perspective

It is important to show the ones that you love

All the care in the world because

You do not know the pain that they feel,

Or how or when they’re going to heal

Make sure that you always take that into consideration

The circumstances they face, their whole situation

For everyone it is NOT all good

There is so much confusion and so many misunderstood

Don’t wrinkle your nose and stick it up in the air

These kinds of problems take time to repair

Don’t say, “ignore it,” and keep on trekkin’

On their block, you’re not good if you’re not reppin’

You may not understand the differences you see

Just know that this is their reality

Their day-to-day how to make it regime

How to determine who’s on their team

From those who are just fake and playing around

For something to do until they have found

What it is in life they are destined to do

Their calling by God, the one that is true

Gangsta’ life in the streets is not for us all

But for some, it’s live or die, rise or fall