Throughout Time

As I sit here and put pen to paper

Lets take a trip throughout time

While I put thoughts to past events in this struggle of mine

Thinking about how Howard Bay told me to think ten years behind

As my future and past slowly begin to intertwine

I wish I could rewind time to catch my son from falling

At nights its hard to sleep cause it feels as if he's calling

Dashawn Kaleel C I dedicate this poem to you

To Amia and Keira C my love forever remain true

Throughout time I realized the streets was never my home

My home lies with my family

Those I neglected and left alone

When the past becomes the future

You begin to understand the streets are the streets

And, family is family

But morals and principles make the man

It wasn't about morals and principles to me in the past

It was about money and clothes and cars and guns

Not knowing how long it would lost to live by the gun die by the gun

Was our only morals

And, yes I did say ours which makes this plural

I had two other brothers – one was killed, and the other was given life

If I could rewind time and do things right

We could all be riding in a lexus through the night

I would hug and kiss Dashawn to show him I love him

For my babies Amia and Keira their mother, my mother

We would take a cruise somewhere just enjoying life

Instead I'm sitting here bleeding through the pen

Waiting to reclaim life and start again

But in my heart I know it will be okay

Because the one and true God offered me life

And, a new day!

Dannise C

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