More Than the Truth

Lookin' back now to where I've been
 I've walked beside the "infamous" to the bloody end
 I seen the criminal commit the crime
 I did my share and did my time
 I led Satan's people straight to the gates of hell
 I fed off the scum at the bottom of the well
 Just to be awaken in reality's grip drenched in sweat
 Yet I can't honestly say that I have a single regret
 I made it from the depths of despair to what some may call the top of the world
 I've been everything from the "low-life" to the lost girl
 Yet I had to walk the line
 Decide which path to leave behind
 They say there is no hope for the one smokin' dope
 I beg to disagree
 What about me
 In life it be not about what you've done
 People care not where you're from
 Can't live by what you once were
 Can't hide behind fear of what may occur
 Release the sorrow
 Live like there is no tomorrow
 Stand up for your destiny
 It takes more than the truth to set you free
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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January 9, 2011 at 11:06 AM
i have fav some of your poems they are really good wish i could write like that
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