Deserve

Black Men deserve to grow old Now they getting shot down in the street Bodies cold Everyday seems like a black man passes away Do you remember when we use to say I pray I get old one day It's sad to say It's a blessing to make it to 18 today ?? Little boys say to our surprise When asked what they want to be when they grow up Sadly they say they just want to be alive Young boy , young man Be all you can When you feel like you can't be the odds Know that you can Know that God has a better plan You are much wiser Than what they critique You are a King from your head to your feet Do you know that you can still dream Big Like when you were a kid Don't let statistics Be optimistic And make you value yourself less When you feel at your lowest still give it your best Jails , cells, that's where the world feels we belong Let's prove them wrong That that is not our home The system already predicts That jail or six feet under Is it Is it that what it has come to No Don't listen To negativity It's draining Please let's start refraining From doubting each other Let's start up lifting Using our God given talent Let's start gifting Shifting into new phases of life Making things right Keeping Christ first in our life Continue to pray each day And know that any weapon formed against you, got to go Take it slow Don't move fast Keep your past in the past And start building your future your foundation, your legacy Shake it up, throw it back You got this That's a fact Your dreams shouldn't die And neither should you look through the lense a clearer view Nothing new,keep trying Tired of seeing you dying Let's live, stop practicing hate It's enough out here for everyone Lessen your plate Every one make mistakes That's true But how you correct them is up to you I say all this to say That our men should be valued more than we say Yes the news will get you confused have you upset But think positive Think clear Speak blessings They are near As I have said in the beginning We need to stop losing (lives) Start winning (everything) You can , remember you are all apart of God's plan Written by: Concetta Hardnett 11/20/2021