Shaking my money maker
Moving on up in every way
I think of those who live on the opposing side of life
They do so because that is all that they know
I met some awesome people in the zone when I went homeless for that one week last Spring
I just could never be a part of living that way for too long
It isn\'t me
I must succeed
I must get closer to living the American Dream
I have all of the knowledge and tools that I need already
A steady income is here to stay forever this time
I refuse to be tested again
I will never again be apprehended after being told that I am supposedly committing some crime
The law officials that I met were of an entirely different breed and I know that I am meant to be on that side of the tracks
I want to have stacks of Benjamins on my pallet
I want to drive a decent car
I want to be able to meet friends out for dinner, to be able to have drinks out at the bar
I was certainly ghetto there for awhile and it has been way longer than enough
I don\'t want to struggle
I am too damned tough for that
I want to submit my writing to literary magazines
I want to read my poetry to others out loud
I want to get up on stage and sing at the top of my lungs
To share my voice with the on-looking crowd
This is a whole new millenium for Christ\'s sake and for His sake, I want to make him proud of me
I need to make my mark heavier on the world
I want my mother to eat all of her negative words
I have stood true to myself for all of these years
I am going to be heard and given proper respect
I am going to go out on dates with all these beautiful boys without those fucking witches trying to intersect me
I don\'t want to remember the past
Instead, I want to drink in every moment of the now
I want to keep marching to the beat of my own little drum without anyone trying to tell me how to live
I know that this is my time to shine because I have already mastered the art of giving
The pain of all of my past mistakes has been fading faster and faster away to black
The haters and traitors who I have been blessed to have known, I have disowned permanately today
I am under their relentless attack no longer
I am stronger each minute that my heart pumps the blood through my veins
I have broken my chains to beat them with , if need be
But, there won\'t ever be such a need for I will now be embracing success eternally.....
7/18/2016