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All But Blind

Look at me and tell me what do you see, weak no longer remains inside of me.  The things 
you used to do to me in my past does not bother me, because i'm stronger than you think it 
was sophisticated so don't flatter yourself because you will die not feeling strong but as for 
me your cousin i will countinue to carry on.I was invisible to you as I can see, and the little 
girl I once use to be no longer remains apart or inside of me.I've been all but blind for far to 
long, as though the whole world blinked and said I was gone.I am a girl with a painful and 
hard to live life, but oh my who am I ? And I express my emotions constinctley because all 
but blind I must be,i'm struggling for someone and some people to see me.All but blind is 
what I am, blind to my 1st and 2nd cousin is what I truely am.

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Grand-Daddy

YOU MADE ME SMILE WHEN I HAD A FROWN ON MY FACE,
YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD FOR ME AND WHAT A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME YOU
HAD TO WAIST.
YOU HURTED AND SUFFERED PAIN,
AND AS I LOOKED AT YOU I WANTED TO CRY BECAUSE I KNEW YOU COULDN'T MAINTAIN.
WE CLEANED UP YOUR CLUB,
AND AFTER THAT I WOULD WALTZED OFF TO THE TUB.
BUT NOW THINGS ARE NOT THE SAME,
PLUS NOTHING REALLY REMAINS.
I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU LEFT,
EVERY SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T BEEN MYSELF.
YOU LEFT THIS EARTH VERY WISE,
EVERY SINCE THEN I ALWAYS CRIED.
I HEAR YOUR VOICE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
NOW ALL I DO IS LOOK UP AT THE CLOUDS.
I REMEMBER THE LAST WORDS YOU SAID BEFORE YOU LEFT,
I CERTAINLY HAVEN'T BEEN MYSELF AND I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING AS IF IM FIGHTING DEATH
SUCH WALTZING ISN'T EASY.
YOU PASTED OUT IN YOUR CLUB AND HIT YOUR HEAD,
EVERY SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN KINDA HARD FOR ME TO COMPREHEND.
YOU GOT TO THE HOSPITAL AND YOU WAS ALRIGHT,
THEN THE VERY NEXT NIGHT THE LORD TOOK AWAY YOUR LIFE.
NOW YOU WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN MY HEART,MIND,AND SOUL.
I MISS YOU SO MUCH,
AND I STILL HAVEN'T LET YOU GO.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD BIG DREAMS FOR ME PLUS YOU WOULDN'T LET THEM DIE,
BUT NOW I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
BECAUSE YOU ARE WATCHING OVER YOUR GRAND-DAUGHTER UP HIGH IN THE SKY.......

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I Remember

i remember being loved, but i also remember what u told me which is that u give up because 
enough is enough.i remember when u gave up on  me,now i have nothing in life not even a 
family.how could u? i just wanna know!do u still luv me ,or have u honestly let me go?the 
questions i have to ask they are so deep that if i was to hear your heart beat it would be just 
like music to me.take my hand and lead the way,because the way u use to lead me it made 
me feel so safe.i know at first i didn't understand,but as of right now i've figured it out and 
yes,i do want u to be my man.i can lead u in a direction thats called uncondituional love,as 
long as we have every single thing in our relationship that we need.at first i thought that we 
would never part,and now my brown eyes see that me and u just wasn't meant to be.......

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Don'T Never Let Me Go

WHEN THINGS ARE GOING RIGHT WILL YOU EVER LET ME GO,
WILL YOU BE THERE FOR ME?
THAT'S IS A QUESTION YOU JUST GOTTA LET ME KNOW.
I WONT LET GO OF YOUR SMILE,
NO BABY NOT NOW.
BUT I WANT YOU TO HOLD ON TO ME,
BECAUSE YOUR ALL THAT I NEED.
DON'T LET GO OF MY VOICE,IT'S JUST FOR YOU OF COURSE.
I WISH THAT I COULD FEEL YOUR TOUCH,BECAUSE US 2 BEING TOGETHER
TO ME IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
WILL YOU BE THERE FOR ME ,WILL YOU CARE FOR ME,
AND WILL YOU STAY BY MY SIDE.
WILL YOU HOLD ME,NEVER LET GO OF ME,
AND CALL BACK JUST TO SEE IF I'M ALRIGHT.
DO YOU STILL LOVE ME AND CARE FOR ME LIKE YOU DID BEFORE,
AND THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I REALLY WANNA KNOW IS THAT IF OUR
RELATIONSHIP IS GOING GOOD WILL YOU STILL
LET ME GO.......

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Winter Nature

WINTER IS A VERY CHILLY SEASON,BUT ALSO IT BRINGS ME GOOD MEMORIES OF MY 
DESEASED GRANDFATHER.AS IT SNOW, WE BOTH ARE HOLDING EACHOTHER CLOSE.
LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW,THE SNOW LOOKS AS IF IT MAY GRANT US A WISH.
IT SHINES LIKE A LIGHT,IT'S LIKE IT'S MAGICAL BECAUSE IT GETS ME THROUGH
THE NIGHT WITHOUT BEING FRIGHT.
AS I WAKE UP TO MUCH MORE SNOW,AND OF COURSE MY GRAND-DADDY'S ALREADY UP
AND OUT THE DOOR.
AS I STEP OUTSIDE,MY GRAND DADDY'S EYE'S WAS THE GREATEST SUPRISE.
AS THE ICE COLD SNOW JABS AGAINST MY FACE,I GOT READY TO BUT MY
GRAND FATHER SUDDENLY WIPED THE SNOW AWAY.
EVERY TOUCH HE LEFT ON MY FACE ON THAT VERY SPECIAL WINTER DAY CAN BE 
TRACED,BUT NEVER ERASED.
THAT WINTER IS ONE  SPECIAL SEASON THAT I CAN ADMIT 
DID NOT GO WRONG,
AS THOUGH I BLINKED AND MY GRAND FATHER GONE.
WINTER IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME,AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE IT
REMINDS ME OF MY GRAND DADDY.
COLD,SHARP,AND WET SNOW IS WHAT I ENJOY THE MOST,
MY GRAND FATHER IS MY WINTER NATURE AND HE MAKES MY 
WINTER GLOW AND SO MUCH MORE.......

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Rape

I'M WALKING INTO MY ROOM,MY TWO COUSINS COME BEHIND ME AND ENTERED INTO
             MY BED ROOM TO PLAY GAMES WAS SOMETHING THAT I ASSUMED.THEIR  
     SMILING,GRINING,AND ASKING ME COLD QUESTIONS.I TOLD THEM NOT TO BECAUSE 
THEY ARE MY FIRST AND SECOUND COUSIN,BUT THEY JUST PUT ON THEIR FAKE ASS 
SMILES AND ACTING LIKE IT AINT NOTHING.AS THEY SNATCH ME UP AND LAY ME ON THE 
BED,ONE AT A TIME THEY ARE KISSING ME IN MY MOUTH AND HOLDING MY HEAD.I KICK, I 
SCREAM,AND I SWING MY ARMS.BUT ALL THEY DID WAS STARE AT ME AND WHISPER THAT 
THE RAPE HAD JUST BEGUN.I SCREAM AND I HOLLA TO GET SOME HELP,BUT NO ONE 
SEEMS TO BE COMING TOME ALL I REALLY HEAR IS FOOTSTEPS.I START TO BEG THEM TO 
STOP RIGHT NOW,THEY TELL ME NO CAUSE IT FEELS GOOD TO BE UP TO ME THAT CLOSE.
THEY PULL DOWN MY PANTS AND TAKE OFF MY SHIRT,IM CLINGING  TO DEONS SHIRT SO 
THAT THE PAIN WONT HURT AS MUCH.HE SPREADS MY LEGS OPEN BUT I TRIED HARD TO 
KEEP THEM CLOSE,AND THEN HE GOES IN AND THEN HIS FINISH.THEN HE SAID NO BODY 
WILL KNOW,I WALKED OUT THE DOOR.I PROMISE TO NEVER HURT YOU AGAIN IF YOU 
DONT TELL WHAT I DID.

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It Remains the Same

ALL THROUGH MY LIFE THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICE WILL ALWAYS STAY THE 
SAME,
LIKE THE COLOR OF MY EYES PLUS THE TEARS THAT I CRY.
WHY? I DON'T KNOW BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS IN LIFE THAT WILL ALWAYS 
REMAIN THE SAME AND THAT I KNOW FOR SHOW.
THE SKIN THAT I'M IN WILL ALWAYS STAY,
PLUS THE SKIN THAT I'M IN WILL NEVER FADE AWAY ANYWAYS.
THE TALENTS THAT I HAVE WILL ALWAYS BE APART OF ME,
AND SOME THINGS MAY ALWAYS CHANGE BUT IN LIFE THERE ARE
MANY THINGS THAT WILL REMAIN THE SAME.......

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I Am Part 2

WHO AM I? IAM A LOT OF THINGS IN LIFE! I AM EQUALITY,
I AM UNIQUE,
BUT MOST OF ALL I AM ME.
I AM A LION WHO HAS THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON,
I AM ALOST CHILD WHO HAS NO HOME AND IS ALL ALONE.
I AM A BROKEN HAERT THAT ALWAYS SKIP A BEAT,
I AM STEVIE WONDER AND I CANNOT SEE WHAT LIFE HAS INSTORE FOR ME.
I AM A DAUGHTER WHO STRUGGLES TO MAKE HER FATHER PROUD,
I AM A PREMATURE BABY WHO TRYS TO FIND AIR FOR HIS/HER LUNGS JUST SO HE/SHE 
CAN MAKE IT OUT.
I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I WISH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD,
I AM A YOUNGE WOMEN AND NO LONGER A LITTLE GIRL.
WHO AM I?
I AM ALL OF THE THINGS I JUST SPOKE OF!
AS LO0NG AS I KNOW WHAT I AM,
I HAVE THE SELFCONFIDENCE TO CHANGE MY LIFE INTO BETTER THINGS.......

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Curious Also Serious

AS I COUNT DOWN IN MY MIND I'M LIKE FIVE,FOUR,THREE.TWO,ONE.
             AS THOUGH I BLINKED MY EYES AND MY ENEMIES WAS GONE,ALL OF THEM 
        BY MY SURPRISE.I'M ALL BUT BLIND NO ONE SEEMS TO EVEN NOTICE ME,AND MY
     HATERS IS THE ONLY ONES THAT SEEM TO SEE.THAT'S HOW I KNOW THAT MY LIFE IS
 NOT ALL THE WAY COMPLETE,BUT THE LITTLE GIRL THAT I ONCE USE TO BE THAT WAS SO
   WEAK NO LONGER REMAINS INSIDE OF ME.I WAS LIKE A TUMBLING TOWER BUT AS OF 
    RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW I STILL STAND,ALSO I'VE FIGURED OUT THAT THROUGH
    ALL OF THIS I'VE BECOME A STRONGER WOMAN.AT FIRST I DIDN'T WANNA STRUGGLE
   JUST SO THAT I COULD MAKE IT OUT,BECAUSE IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THIS I ALWAYS FALL
      BACK INTO THE WRONG OR SAME ROUGHTS.BUT NOW MY BROWN-EYES CAN SEE &
       MY EARS CAN HEAR SO CLEARLY,AND THAT'S WHAT LED ME TO THE POINT WHERE
      I HAD CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SUCCEEDED HAVE BEEN THROUGH
   AS MANY THINGS AND WENT THROUGH AS MANY TOUGHER ROUGHTS & ROUGHER THAN   
 ME.COINCIDENTLY MY LOFE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO END UP LIKE THIS,BUT COMPLICATED
   IS A WORD I'VE NOW REALIZED THAT I CAN'T EXIST.YOU SEE ALL THROUGH MY LIFE IT 
SEEMS AS IF I HAD ALWAYS BEEN SO SERIOUS!BUT I'VE CAME TO THE PART WHERE I CAN
   HONESTLY SEE,THAT NOW BEING SERIOUS AND ALSO CURIOUS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN    
                      AND LINGER AS IF IT WAS A SPECIAL PART OF ME.......

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I Made Up My Mind

WILL I FORGIVE MY MOM? WILL I FORGET ABOUT HER?
I HAD MADE UP MY MIND WHEN THE PAIN STARTED TO 
CONSTINCTLY HURT ME AS MUCH. WILL I STAND UP 
FOR MYSELF? YES I WILL,I HAD MADE THAT UP IN MY MIND
WHEN I FELT AS IF I WAS FIGHTING DEATH SUCH WALTZING
IS NOT EASY.CAN I EVER LOVE LIKE I DID TO BEFORE? OR WILL
I EVER COME TO SEE WHAT SPECIAL GIFTS LIFE HAS IN STORE FOR
ME?WHAT CAN I DO WHEN I AM HURTING DEEP DOWN INSIDE? I COULD 
CONTINUE TO CRY! OR I COULD JUST WIPE THE TEARS AWAY FROM MY BROWN>
EYES! WHAT IS LIFE? WHY DO I FEEL SO MUCH PAIN? AND ALL THE PAIN I FEEL DOES
NOT FEEL THE SAME, BUT IT'S DDRIVING ME INSANE. I AM NO LONGER CONFUSED, I KNOW 
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO,BECAUSE I HAVE HONESTLY MADE UP MY MIND.BUT HAVE I REALLY
MADE UP MY MIND? THAT'S A QUESTION THAT I WILL KNOW THE ANSWER TO IN A VERY 
UNCONDITIONAL TIME.......

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