The Mind Shifting Paradigms

22 years so young, I'm still stressed tho

many tough years have passed I'm still tryin to

Walk my way in a straight path

I still fall tho

People walk outta my life I'm still blessed tho

Used & abused through most of it I'm still smilin yo

Mom & pops don't ever talk so I'm the Middle man tryna balance out all the hate

& im Tryna balance all of this weight

Fell in love a couple of times

I'm still not sure how

People walk outta my life

Am I too real for all you fake people to feel

Am I too strong for all you whack humans I've tried

To see the good in you but your pride was always too high

To see who you had

now I'm in the back of your mind

All these hungry people I see

At any given point that could be you or me

Were so blind to what we don't feel but hey

Keep this in mind

One day we gone die

So do try & do something while you're still alive

Because we are blessed yo

23 years so old

I'm so lost tho

Been through hell on earth a few times

I'm still blessed tho

Burned a lotta bridges with time

Put on my shoes

Lemme know if you'll still rise

Through all the rocks

That I climb to keep my people alive

Through all the waves I still keep my head up high

Through all the pain I still make sure they're all fine

Through all the heat I keep my cool just so they don't know what I'm goin through

To make them feel like I'm fine

Is what I always do

I smoked some weed & felt my mind go on a higher note

I Wrote my thoughts on paper that night

I'm tryna get to All my roots, will they survive

We've grown apart & maybe there's a reason why.

I'm losing track of what my thoughts are;

Was I that high

Or

Was I really just so low

That I needed a

Blunt to get me back afloat

Not enough years I’ve survived

still trying to wrap my head around this life of mine

i’ve been writing for the last 9 years

you see my goal is

to have you look through my mind

i done messed up way too many times

i still believe in who i am and where I’m headed and I’m perfectly fine

with however much time you’ll take till you see that we’re not that different, you and I,

you might judge me cuz my scarf aint on or cuz my tattoo shown or the stories of may sins that I’ve decided to show

but you see thats exactly whats different between you and me,

the more you judge the more you don’t see that you cant be me and you won’t be free until you realize theres no prize putting another person down for sharing their lessons in hopes you’ll survive when you’re faced with some mind shifting paradigms