Single mother Beautiful from head to toe This I pray you truly know Mistreated and abused so many scars plus a heart that was bruised A faithful mother and wife but yet still you were hit with a hard hand dealt by life But I see your worth and...

Stepdad My dream was to always be a father raise a little king to know how to treat someone’s daughter Sadly this dream has always evaded me no matter my path and the relationships never seem to last To have a son a miniature me that copy’s ever...

Father’s Day Father I had none Son of a man shot killed when I was one Mama brought home plenty lames that loved to play games and play daddy for a season until him and mama split ways As times changed God introduced you mama was gone I flew out ...

(Jamal) Growing up I never pictured a white picket fence I was surrounded by a chain link fence and duplexes made from bricks I played sports in school and stayed away from my cousins that banged but that made no difference in the end they still saw ...

(Mlk) King had a dream but I feel as if he missed a couple of things Equality was the vision but they missed the recognition of the sacrifice required to integrate See for every action there’s a reciprocate Meaning that we were dying to be one b...

(Ex) We were tight we were close you say it was my fault because I went ghost They said we were like twins resemblance in skin tone so people just knew we were kin A true best friend one I could confide in but we also had similar demons that would h...

(Mixed boy) I didn’t choose my parents so I have no control Over my underlined skin tone Father is black mother is white so both cultures had me confused on who I just might resemble or be society labels me black just because I’m not 100 percent you...