LITTLE GIRL

Little girl

Left out to fend by her self

She cries out in the depth of the night

For a kiss and a bed time hug

For a mother's unprecedented love

But there is no one out there that heed to her call

What could she have done to deserve this cruelty?

Of a world lust for wealth and power 

No one cares in the world any more 

No one cares how many tears she cries

I can not tell you not to hate the world

I can't blame you for being sarcastic to every one

Oh little girl, it is almost time for the sun to be up

Let him hold your hand and lite your smile

You can become great, prove the world wrong

It saddens the heart that your father rejected you

And your mother could not help but abandon you

This made you grow up without a family but all alone

I am sorry, my words might not be comforting

Can you allow the flower in your heart to be tendered?

Open your heart to forgive and forget

I know you are strong, you are a brave little girl

I pray you find the courage to move on

Prove to the world that you are now grown up

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MISTAKES

Every day, mistakes are made

Sometimes we learn from it

Sometimes we ignored it and walk away

You may not realize this

Mistakes has become part of our lives

It defines who we truly are

It tells the nature of the person inside

You cannot move higher in life

Making the same mistakes each day

Everything needed to succeed in life is not around you

But have to look inward to identify them

Not hiding in the dark chasing someone else’s dream

Life don’t just play it unfair because you are black

Do not expect her to give you a pat on the back

We do not life in a simple world

You have to fight for what you believe in

Run an extra mile if that is what it takes

To get to your destination

Stop blaming the world for your problems

Do not expect the wind to blow challenges away

You have to make sacrifices to excel in life

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SORROW

Sorrow crippled life 

Just as hate purges the heart

The timid sun lies in grief

Battered by the selfishness of man

Unwanted memories could go away

Man chooses to kill one another

Left souls of children laying in the grave 

As the world deteriorate from unloved

Life withers, insecurity is on the rise

The evil in the heart of men escalates even more

For the sky is now gray, the night homeless

But now the world wants to destroy the moonlight

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