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13 poems·Since April 2017
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"Be Yourself"

April 19, 2017
It all began 1992. / A baby boy birthed into the world... / The world had no clue.. / His parents chose to name him Bobby ... // A new addition now a Fam of Five truly a blessing from GOD... / Young Bob was not your average Joe.. / Nobody knew he had a passion for music til it began to show ... / Suit jacket baby doll leg as a Mic... / "I just couldn't help myself " that's Levert right? .. / Singing in the Living room at the age of five ... / All swag no fear heart full of pride .. / I swear my parents died of amazement and laughter ... / It's a figure of speech happily ever after .. / As the early years came and went .. / things began to change thinking where the time had went .. / Before he knew it young Bob was Ten .. / Baptized in the name of Christ, joined a church made some friends. / He joined the youth choir fourteen he changed schools. / Charter school type.. / At first it was cool... / Soon he stumbled flunked a couple times.. / He regretted ever going to that school for the third time.. / "He was Shy He was quiet, but Smart... / " He excelled through writing plus art... / He transfered back to pleasant Hill, where he slowly climbed his way up the steep hill.. / Midway through the year age Fifteen .. / Worked his way to high-school ( at that time his dream. ) / Flash-Forward about four years .. / High-school graduate now Twenty years now a man .. / He done had four jobs within the last year .. / Thinking to himself what happened to the game plan? .. / Family struggles hard times last a while .. / He now takes life seriously rarely a smile .. / His peers talk about him.. / They think he doesn't know.. / He doesn't give a damn .. / Mainly it's the hoes.. / Heres how the story will go he graduates from college .. / Five years later finally his doubts are silenced.. / Alot of life ahead of him feels like a new man.. / Just be yourself If I can make it, then we all can...
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