A Winner's Motto

The thought of success becomes my natural high,
When I feel down I turn my world upside down so I can walk on the sky.
Sometimes I swear people don’t understand,
But at the same time, I inhale the wind of change to become a better man.
Mistakes become achievements,
While love and sacrifice turn into grievances.
Realizing that the pain comes before success,
I take most of it in, and save the rest.
I look failure in its eyes,
As we stare each other down, I contemplate its demise.
Although the dark sometimes overcomes the light,
Always remember stars shine better at night.
This road is going to a bitter yet tasteful encore,
Yet I wonder if the bitter part will be my encore?
So I prepare with my armor of faith, my sword of determination,
My shoes of achievement and my cup of glory for the celebration,.
Although during the journey my feet may get weary, I may even slip and almost fall,
However no matter what, I will move forward even if I have to crawl.
Bank on me to stumble,
But bet on me to never crumble.
Winners may not always win the game,
But after a loss a winner will never be the same.

Do Tell

Tell failure I got his messages but I’m not willing to meet,
Tell greatness I know its limited space but save me a seat.
Tell my mother her baby boy feels crowded but still sleeps alone,
Tell March 10th she is the reason why I don’t like picking up the phone.
Tell society that what he teaches is almost never right,
Tell the future to come a little closer because its out of sight.
Tell my father I will forever try to make him proud,
Tell temptation could she lower her voice because she is talking to loud.
Tell pain to leave me be,
Tell love to uncover my eyes so I can see.
Tell stress that he was so common, she was my number one excuse,
Tell writing she has become the substance I abuse.
Tell fear that I can feel her grip,
Tell the cup of sanity if I could just take one sip.
Tell money that he has become my beautiful ugly motive,
Tell my past to let me be free, right now she has me captive.
Tell your tongue to speak on what you have to say,
Tell friendship that it switched up on me back in the day.
Tell God if he would show me a sign I promise I would take the time to read,
Tell success if she could show me how to succeed.
Tell death I escaped it once but yet still felt her effect,
Tell to whom it may concern I may slip you mind but I hope you never forget.

Worst Than You

These days get longer and these nights get colder,
You keep praying but it doesn’t seem your getting any stronger.
Feeling distant from your friends and family,
Its getting harder to be what you want to be.
Your heart bleeds for comfort, yet you are scared to get let down,
So instead you stay alone in silence when your heartbeat is the only sound.
As your mind races to find answers, the pain seems to heavy to bare,
Yet the pastor is telling you to stay strong… but who is he to care.
The pastor cant fell your pain,
He doesn’t know how it feels to live in the rain.
Now at night you go to sleep scared of the next day,
Drowning in music, while ignoring everything someone has to say.
They told you to hold on, it takes time to heal,
But time obviously doesn’t know how you feel.
Your tears are becoming the way you talk,
While your pain is becoming the way you walk.
Your knees are sore from all the prayer to the sky,
So you live aloof so you will never have to say another good bye.
Nightmares are becoming nothing but regular dreams,
Realizing, as the pressures weighs in, nothing is as bad as it seems.
The you hear a whisper.. “If you only knew”,
Somebody is dong worst than you.

Letter to My Father

Hey daddy, thought I stop by, haven’t talked to you in a while,
With you gone I still have those days where its hard to smile.
You used to always tell me I was on the road to success,
Yet sometimes I get lost and forget to give my best.
But even with the mistakes and the days that seem too dark,
Somehow I always find the light to ignite that spark.
Lately I have been in a good mental state,
I mean, I’m different and you can see it in my face.
Your baby boy is a grown young man,
Added on to my plate, I even lend a helping hand.
I have come a long way,
I try to put all that other stuff in the past…it’s a new day.
Everyone who talks to me says “Boy, you are just like your daddy”,
Momma used to get mad at me saying, “boy your too much like your daddy.”
Look at me now, I am 24 years old,
Trying to keep warm in a world that’s so cold.
I’m not as close with the family as I know momma would like me to be,
But I can honestly say I am a better me.
Aww man I wish you could see me and how I have grown,
I’m getting things handled now on my own.
Before I go I wanted to just say thank you,
You raised a strong warrior that is a mirror of you,
No matter what your always going to be my idol,
No matter my age, power, or title.
Kiss momma and tell her I said hi,
Cant wait to hug you two when we reunite in the sky.

Love,
Ian

Yesterday, Tommorow, and Today

Yesterday is a memory and tomorrow is yet to be decided,
So enjoy right now and blessing will be granted.
The wind will never blow like it does today,
The stars will never align themselves like they do today.
Your body wont wake up with the same smile,
Your legs wont run same during your morning mile.
The breeze wont brush against your face like this tomorrow,
The trees wont sing their favorite evening hymn like this tomorrow.
Your mind will not think the same after today,
Your eyes will see things different after today.
Today is all you need,
Tomorrow comes because today you planted the seed.
Today, your memories of yesterday don’t matter,
Yesterday is over, tomorrow has yet to come and these moments are all that matter.
Dreams begin today while tomorrow they appear,
Today always seems so long yet tomorrow is always so near.
Yesterday your eyes shed tears,
Today you wash away those tears and conquer your worst fears.
Yesterday pain flooded your mind,
Today, remember yesterday’s pain always goes away with time.
Today we focus and enjoy only today,
Because yesterday is over and well tomorrow…will be just another wonderful today.

Promises

Vow to dream even when darkness fills the mind,
Vow to get lost but never hard to find.
Vow to create your own destiny,
Vow to look at the beauty in anything that seems ugly.
Vow to believe in the talents you possess,
Vow to understand life is not a quickie, yet a process.
Vow to disregard any envy toward the next man,
Vow to always, if needed, lend a helping hand.
Vow to cry only tears of joy,
Vow to grow into a man and leave the behind being a boy.
Vow to make those believe in you simile,
For greatness, vow to walk the extra mile.
Vow to only think as if there was no pain,
Vow to only believe the sun always comes after the rain.
Vow to cover up through the storm of adversity,
Vow to take heed that the foundation begins with family.
Vow to give this unpredictable life your all,
Vow to slip but never fall.
Vow to touch determination with the hand that quits,
Vow to grab indecisiveness with the hand that commits.
Vow to only fear what does not exist,
Vow to only see the bright light amongst the thick mist.
Vow to never fold,
I vow to never let my story go untold.

A Portal To Peace

As your calendar turns pages, the days feel like hell to you,
Every night you are on your knees not knowing what to do.
The pain is becoming to heavy to hold,
Your world is losing its warmth and becoming cold.
As you sit and stare at the sky,
You cant help but ask… why?
You dreams seem farfetched, your friends seem distant,
Nothing in your life seems consistent.
Love is running away,
And hate its making its way.
It feels like your all alone,
It feels like now, no one wants to pick up the phone.
But remember, it never rains all the time,
Eventually the clouds would part and the sun will shine.
Life is nothing but a mental game,
The good, the bad, the ugly is all the same.
We all slip but never fall,
We may come up short but we always stand tall.
Your mind is your portal to peace,
It can either make your life a beauty or a beast.
So get up…laugh, smile, love… nothing is as bad as it seems,
Suffering is only what the mind believes.
There is no need to cry any more,
This is what you have been looking for.
I’m right here with you, let our minds create a world free of pain,
And watch our sunny days conquer the rain.