no faking

On March 21, 2017
a poem by [tamia]

I’ve been through a lot even though I’m a child
I been through the hustle been through the struggle
been locked up twice that’s what life does to you
but you gotta keep your head high
you gotta have faith cause it’s written in the sky
now this is where things get deep
this is where everything lays in the sheets
my parents split soon after I was born
5 years later I’m with my dad chillin’ like a villain
it was never bad cause it felt so good to know my dad
2 years later doctor room visits, I’m so impatient
to find out information—wish I’d been mistaken
and I’m sure my mom did too, m.s. and cancer too
I would cry myself to sleep like I didn’t know
what to do and it was all for you
just imagine being in my mom’s shoes
2 kids no support what was she supposed to do
so I hit the streets selling, had a couple stings
but that was not for me
I had to keep going to get my education
I need that degree but they don’t wanna see me
make it so every chance I get I gotta take it
no faking

 

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