Memoirs of A Young Black Man

I was born alone 

I will die alone

My life span has no deadline

Sadly, neither a guarantee

I meet people everyday 

Some just come and go , some stay

Emotional ties that we love to cherish

But get expectant and the disappointments, cause them to perish

Love and hate

Jealousy and pride

Smiles and tears

Friends and enemies

Sometimes I look up and ask why always two extremities

Why can’t I just sit on the fence

Why do I always have to pick a stance

I wanna be alone

Don’t wanna feel anymore

Me, myself and I, my motto

To ever open up to another, that’s one in a million like a lotto

Am i too sad?

Or am I just mad?

After the rain comes the rainbow

And after the labour pains comes a baby so beau

Seems life can leave me with a smile

Sad my smiles don’t last a while

Kids on the street

Dirty, unclothed and on their bare feet

Babies are the world’s blessings right?

How come we have kids with nowhere to sleep at night?

I’m disgusted with life

Nothing but struggle, pain and strife

Peace and war

Marriage and divorce

Truth and lies

Baby showers and funerals

I want company

But I wanna be alone, insanity

Experiencing the beauties of this world with someone

And then trying to fill the void left when they die, but there’s no one

Nights seem longer and darker

Mornings shorter

Deeper thoughts when i’m to myself

My life in words on my bookshelf

No one to talk to but myself

Because I refuse their pity, I refuse their help

People are like the wind

Today they strangers, tomorrow they kin..