Child Of The Ghetto

Born a beautiful child with dark brown skin.
But my life was rough so where do I begin?
My daddy left me when I was two.
I became a Thug, what else could I do?
Destined to lose right out the gate.
My life was filled with anger and hate.
My mother did the best she could.
But it was really tough in my neighborhood.
My only role models were pimps and thugs.
At fourteen years old I took two slugs.
I decided education was not for me.
I never knew what I wanted to be. By fifteen I decided to leave home.
I was very scared and all alone.
With no skills how would I survive?
My soul was no longer alive.
I started hanging out with the wrong crowd.
But robbin’ and stealin’ didn’t make me proud.
Drugs and alcohol helped me with my pain.
There was never sunlight always rain.
I spent some of my youth incarcerated.
Society’s monster was now created.
I began to realize that crime wasn’t paying.
I wanted to change you see what I’m saying?
The last time I was released from prison.
I knew I had to make the right decision.
I finished school and got my education.
Staying out of trouble took hard work and dedication. My mother once said to never let go.
Just because you were born a “Child of the Ghetto.”