I am Me!

by Black Love Poet

July 1, 2021

I Am Me! Poem by D'Vante Jerrell Chapman

If I don't do the same things as you

Does that not make me a man?

If I walk and talk differently than you do

Am I any less of a human?

Oh no that means I'm outstanding

How could you understand?

My life, my struggles, and all these things

Was once bruised but touched by healing hands

Yes, I am a phenomenal being

I am a beast

A lone soldier without a shield

The world is like my jungle and the streets are a battlefield

Son of a King

So I am the Fresh Prince

Journeyed away from my village

Haven't returned since

A Super-Woman mother

The rock that holds us together

Please Mama fly back home

Hold me in your arms because I feel so alone

Yet, my spirit's everlasting

Beaten, but not easily broken so I'll survive

Been attacked by backstabbers blessed to be alive

Not your ordinary, visionary

So unusual

Out of this world extraterrestrial

Seeds of wisdom buried in my brain

Blinded by fury, but can hear the world's cries and wonder why, why

I'm subtle to the world's pain

Teardrops rain down on my window pane

Flow heavily like waterfalls, but I came to a dead end so I fall, fall, but get back up again

I'm like a giant towering over mountains

A beacon of hope but a habitual sinner

I pray the Lord forgives me for my soul needs cleansing from

these...dirty lies

Marked by these fire flames on my chest

Walk through this gunfire while it tries to burn away my skin, but I'm bulletproof

You only get two directions

Pikachu

So God I choose you

I know you wouldn't put more on me than I can bear

Married to the game but more interested in public affairs

Greatness is like a vessel coursing through my veins

Eat up knowledge to keep me from going insane

Fearless, a bit ambitious

One with the sun in the moon

My heart's stuck on an emotional rollercoaster

Ride this vicious life cycle to the end

Sleepwalking through my dreams with my eyes wide open

Hoping, I can spread my wings

Though, I'm trapped in a cage no way to break free

A little mocking bird says: "Think outside the box, you will be relieved."

Boom! Bam! Crash!

Landed on Earth

The essence of time caused my rebirth

Some people say destinies are written on the walls, but I create my own

So get on the track

Try to run the green-mile in my shoes

Playing a dangerous game will thou loose?

Have fallen but now I stand on my own two feet

The succulence of the fruits of my labor taste bitter sweet

One day I will be a prodigy

But in this moment...I AM ME!

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