“I Am”
I am a product of my environment.
Trying hard to please someone who asks for something without saying please.
These are the type of things that make me steer clear from who i am.
But who am I?
A mixed kid mixed in a world where you're either this or that
Are you white or are you black? Please mark a box.
Perception is key and if you forget everything you've learned
You will see that it's much deeper than that.
I am aware of the world and its side effects, if you lack education then you're more likely to have defects.
I am still a kid at heart but if you rewind my timeline
There were some things i could never detect.
Like why were c-o-p-s watching us…
Man thats some Bs, i'm just talking but at that age i seen my brothers get
5, 10, and 27 and they left me with 1.
Years go by, adolescents was getting the best of me,
Walking in footsteps that somebody else created,
Tired of feeling alone, tired of feeling jaded.
Tired of getting faded just to balance out the lows
Just a kid trying to figure out what lord only knows.
But what the world doesn't know is that i am a dreamer
Don't have to worry about the other side
Because i know my grass is greener.
Who am I?
I Am Me
I love the way you express yourself, you're very open and I like that.
ReplyDeleteI really like the last 4 lines where you talk about being a dreamer and knowing your grass is greener. I would like to think I am that type of person to always believe in the best of things but sometimes it is hard to do. I really loved your poem.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really terrific poem... you seem to go a lot deeper than most people did. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI loved the emotion you put into this poem. It felt very natural, like I could hear you saying it as I read it. I really liked your line about still being a kid at heart, I felt like I could relate to that. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with being mixed. I hate always having to define myself for other people.
ReplyDeleteI can tell the music is flowing in you man, wonderful work.
ReplyDeleteHi Corey! Love this. I could hear it in your voice as I was reading--maybe you'll work it into some of your music? My favorite lines: "A mixed kid mixed in a world where you're either this or that/Are you white or are you black? Please mark a box." And "I am still a kid at heart but if you rewind my timeline
ReplyDeleteThere were some things i could never detect." Thanks for sharing this. XO