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Five Years Past Twenty

6/22/17 In the shade under trees My mind, body and soul at ease Enjoying the breeze Feeling good In and out of the neighborhood Or woods Not feeling like any It's been long enough, I'm five years past twenty Ready to hold on steady Regardless of if the burden is heavy In a world with things considered deadly It does no good working for pennies When you got opportunities to get plenty Even if it ends up only being temporary So many get caught up in feelings and envy That **** ain't healthy Or going to help peeps get wealthy Now I'll tell you once, I'm not buying the bullshit you're trying to sell me I'm burning one at the cemetary Where many of the dead are buried Trying to write more material that is legendary And no longer secondary Before during or after turning eighteen Regardless of if we played on different or the same teams This is going way deeper than anything main stream Yet way clean Whatever it all may mean Near and far from shops that do or don't sell pralines Better take care of yourself, instead of risking gangrene

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