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Thank You For Being My Voice

Thank you for being my voice when I felt scared
Thank you for inspiring me when I had no help here
When you have no role models in your real life you have to find them elsewhere 
so thank you Eminem for being my voice when I felt scared

I was raised in foster care because my parents didn't want to care for their child 
I was lonely and angry at the world so it was rare that I'd smile
I fell in love with your music when I first heard it
I was only 8, So I mainly enjoyed the swearing as I was too young to understand the verses

The pain and anger in your voice when you rap was something I could relate to
The best thing about music is the places that it can take you
Your lyrics and words gave me strength and courage to overcome my broken heart and pained mind
You had the ability to make me laugh and cry with the same rhyme 

I remember wishing that my dad would show up when I was sitting in the children's home 
Not one picture of him but my room was covered in your posters and I'd play your music when I was feeling alone 
Some of the carers said you were a bad influence, and that you use too many bad words
I laughed at them because they know nothing if that's all they took from an Eminem verse

you even said a million times you would say things just to annoy people and you were just having fun
Maybe I related to you so much because you also had problems with your mum
Your lyrics gave me courage to move past the things I cried tears over
I'm proud of both of us because I'm now 7 years free from Self-harm  and you're 11 years sober

Thank you for being my voice when I felt scared 
Thank you for inspiring me when I had no help here 
When you have no role models in your real life you have to find them elsewhere 
So thank you Eminem for being my voice when I felt scared

Copyright © Alex Duffy | Year Posted 2019

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