My Perfect World

It all started in the beginning. Creating this perfect world, that has no ending! A magnificent place with many dreams More than what anyone has seen A place where everything is at peace Where there is no left over grease On March 24, 1993, I entered this world Took both of my parents on a big whirl A bundle of joy in my mother’s arm Her knowing that my little body could do no harm She was faced with a new challenge at seventeen A baby in her arms and she was only a teen A single parent, my mother knew she would be So she looked to God, and got on one knee Begging him to help with her daughter’s every need For she was young, and couldn’t afford her every need But she accepted her challenge with her head up high She knew from that moment on, she couldn’t cry Just accepted the circumstances that she was faced Knowing being a busted mother, would be a disgraced. Raised in a city with so much crime My mother wanted to keep me sheltered all the time So graduating top ten of her high school class Went straight to college, with each class she passed Majoring in early childhood education Attend every class to help with her accumulation She wanted to teach her daughter everything she knew Teaching her daughter what to live up to. “I’Kira, don’t accept everything you hear!” “Or let anyone do anything to you out of fear!” My mom wanted me to be more than she was Instead of falling into the street buzz That’s when my number one goal came about I won’t let my mom down, WITHOUT A DOUBT! I wanted to make her proud Being an honor student is what I vowed But there was still something missing from my heart A father’s love from the very start My self-esteem started to grow low Something my mother did not want me to undergo She put all the blame on herself\ Enough guilt to kill oneself She came up with a plan to cheer me up One day handing me a queen cup Indicating that she wanted to put me in pageants I soon realized that I had to have this Walking on stage with grace and poise Doing pageants, I had no time for boys Winning state titles all over I felt like a lucky four leaf clover But I was entering a stage in my world A stage that makes want hurl My adolescent years were rough Trying to fit in, believing I was tough Fighting girls and loosing focus All my great ideas disappearing like magic, HOCUS POCUS! Still missing my father’s love I look for healing from the man above Until I met a distraction I knew I could use him for satisfaction The star football player of his team Oh My God ! I wanted us to be An “item” couple is what we became Enough love to drive anyone insane. Until something more came out of this I soon realize he was the one I miss Filling the loneliness and void in my heart I just knew that we would never part He’s someone who understands me and listens First guy to say “I Love You” and meant it He showed me a different side of me A side that brought me so much glee He always believe in my dreams Staying by my side even when I shout and scream He encouraged me to take my education higher So I wouldn’t get mixed up with drugs and liars So I applied to college Hoping to obtain greater knowledge Wanting to experience things I never had before I up and left, far from up north Bridgeport, CT has been all I known But I wanted to see something that wasn’t shown A new environment, a new fresh start Came to a point where it almost fell apart My perfect world was being destroyed Feelings of anger that I could not avoid I realized I was in Alabama all alone No one here to remind me of home But my love had a plan to save the day He showed up to my college with a big bouquet Explaining that he was coming to Alabama All why I look in disbelief standing in pajamas College has not been the same ever since Excelling in my scholastics with a great experience Holding my head up high no matter what Keeping my dreams alive and all haters shut Maturing into a woman from a girl Making decisions to create my own world Like I said before, it all started in the beginning Creating this perfect world, that has no ending