Sunday Poem

Blood, Sweat & Tears, 

I have been waiting for my time for years.

Pain turns into glory,

I live with pain so I guess that makes for a better story.

I lost my parents due to a tragic death,

My life had been empty ever since they left.

Wondering if in heaven they are looking down on me,

Proud smart & happy is what they wanted me to be.

As I sit back contemplating on my next move,

I want my voice to move people like they were practicing the latest dance move.

Obstacles have hit me, goals have been diminished,

Yet I hold my hands up like the race is done and I just finished.

Mama…you were my queen, my lady, my sensitive side,

The things you taught me to this day I still abide.

Daddy you were my best friend, my teacher, my mentor,

Your values are buried deep within my core.

I have cried many nights hoping the news is not true,

When I realize it is I get sick like I had the flu.

Sometimes I know I can  just ramble,

I’m trying to keep my head higher than the heels on Naomi Campbell.

They say a frown is harder to make than a smile,

Yet in this world my smile turns into a frown quicker than your speed dial.

Life hits you with these hurdles,

Most of us just hide in our shells like the heads of turtles.

Until the end of time pain will forever be upon us,

Life goes on so we are obligated to leave it in the dust.

My mother told me “Ian, I am counting on your success”,

Average…NO, Good…NOT QUITE, The best….YES!!!!!!!!!

My parents told me they loved me before they died,

Now I only love the GREEN like I was all about Celtic Pride.

We’re born, we live, we die, & we go heaven or hell,

So during my time alive, I want to be a pioneer like Columbus when he set sail.

Remember me as inspiration, a motivational speaker, remember me as profound thinker,

I’m trying to get in the lane to heaven so I clicked on my right blinker.

Years to come my time will come for me to live amongst the ghosts,

“I loved Ian, but they way he touched my heart is what I loved the most.”