the name Escobar

comes from an incredible young person

in whom i have the pleasure to counsel and know

sadly, her last name brings fear to people's hearts

all because of her last name

the same last name that is perceive as a notorious drug dealer

who people say is someone

that pushes a range rover with clean money

not that dirty greed money

schools trying to make peace of the world  starting with a syllabus, lectures, and thousands 

of assignments that may/maynot relate to me born in america

struggle of the so call american lifestyle

with the last name escobar

that still brings fear to all hearts

marrying the streets in holy matrimony

the streets don't love you

with hand shakes and a distrubution 

looked up to as a god

giving poverty a place to stay

the head being part of a movement 

and he's the main leader

for instance pablo escobar

yes the name i said again, ESCOBAR

a powerful name people say

the name is looked upon and all they say

is drugs

but how anyone can look upon an escobar

that wants to exceed expectation and build clean green paper

instead of pushing weight in the streets and accumulate green paper

except this type is of paper is dirty

a difference in the world of literature

where reading is fundamentals

not talk politics about the drugs and guns being sold to kids

you may think i respect your grind

but you been posted since you were 14

then the cuffs been slapped your vulnerable wrists

making it look like a dramatical scene from goodfellas

five-o never seem to let you catch a break

these cuffs only validate your stupidity

making the headlines on the 3rd page of the daily news

as soon as you're out

here you go back on the block

starting a whole cycle again

hustling for your money

i'm not one to hate

how much you make in one day

is more than my salary in one year

but at least i shave with my eyes wide open

i sleep in peace knowing i made it through the day

day by day

looking for the opps got to be tiring don't you think?

we all want that american dream (let me be clear, this is still a racist country)

full of villains and creeps, lies and contradicitions

none the less

go after the "american" dream

a hustle is a hustle 

the gun cocked back pointing at me from a brother?

wow

this isn't the lifestyle fo my young person

yet the life, the jails, the opps, the cuffs

these cuffs will never come off of her

education is the key, whether it's in school

the streets, the social media, the job world,etc.........

teachers always tell students

never cheat

keep your eyes on your own paper

someone may be doing better

but nobody won't know

who's living through rough times