It Time

WHY DO I CALL THIS POEM I'M FREE YOU'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH

IT TIME FOR ME TO FACE THE COLD REALITY EVEN THOUGH ITS TOUGH.

MY LIFE IS SAD I ADMIT

BUT IT TIME TO KILL MY DEMONS AND NEVER SUBMIT.

I MAYBE UGLY, FAT, OR NEVER HAVE LOVE BUT IM ME

I CAN CHANGE EASILY WHY BECAUSE LIKE A HAWK IM FREE.

I CALL YOU NICE NAMES BUT YOU DONT SEEM CARE

IT TIME TO CHANGE MY WAYS EVEN IF IT A DARE.

SOME PEOPLE DENY BUT IT TIME TO KEEP MY HEAD UP

EVEN WHEN THEY HELP ME I CANT BE HAPPY BUT I MUST CHEER UP.

I DONT HAVE TO BE THE BEST, GOOD LOOKING, OR WHATEVER BECAUSE YOU DONT 
NO WHAT THE HEC I BEEN THROUGH

WELL IT TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT IS MY PURPOSE AND MAKE SURE IT SMOOTH.

LIKE A BAND SAY "NEVER SURRENDER" OR YOULL GET ZERO

YOU MAY BE ALONE BUT YOU CAN BE A "HERO".

SO I DONT CARE IF I DONT HAVE TO BE ALONE I CAN STILL SUCCEED

MY LIFE IS SAD BUT I CAN CHANGE IF I FOLLOW MY DREAM.

SO TO YALL WHO DENY ME IN THE PAST,  THINKS IM A GOD OR BETRAY, USED, N 
HURT ME SCREW YALL

IM NOT THE CHOSEN ONE OR EVEN GOOD LOOKING SO STOP IT ALL.

IT ABOUT FATE AND ABOUT WHAT YOU DO AND DONT DO

SOMETIMES YOU WIN OR LOSE.

LIFE, LOVE, EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS A GAME

IT TIME TO STEP UP AND FACE IT OR YOULL BE ASHAMED.

SO WHAT IF IT HOPELESS IF IT WERE ME I WONT GIVE UP THIS FANTASY

I CAN DO THIS EVEN THOUGH I'LL NEVER HAVE A LEGACY.

SO NOW I MADE MY CHOICE IM GOING TO FACE AND KILL MY DEMONS

THAT WAY I WONT FACE THEM AND YOU GUYS WONT HEAR MY TREASON.

MAYBE FATE GOT ME WHO KNOWS BUT ILL NEVER GONNA STOP FIGHTING

IF NOT IM GOING TO DROP TO MY KNEES AND START QUITING.

SO NOW I CAN EITHER LIVE OR DIE

BUT IF I DIE I CANT GET ANOTHER TRY.

SO IM A LIVE WITH MY LIFE AND HIS TERMS AND WONT PERISH

AND FOR MY ENEMIES IF THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TAKE THERE NOT A THING 
I DONT CHERISH.

IN THE END IM ME

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW IM NOT A GOD, A CELEBRITY, A HERO, OR A NOBODY IM ME 
LIKE A HAWK AND AN ANGEL JUST BEING FREE.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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