Brighter Tomorrows Poem by Laquory Jones

A bird once said to me "Richie you're gonna make history"
I'm not sure why that stuck with me all my life I've been
Given misery but it granted me these pleasantries
Of being unique in my own right I've been going through
My own fight so my Brain is sealed in air-tight
My dad told me "Son you need some "get-right"
You know you are just a kid right"
Lately it just feels as if I'm just letting my
Life slip by and Richie why do you feel the need
To just scrape by I've never been the one to fist-fight
There only has been one-time where I've put on boxing
Gloves going up against my cousin forgot what age I was

My Older Cousin screaming "Chalk it up "
And I didn't know what it meant but my cousin must have
Been Hell-a-bent all those punches that he sent
Remains relevant but when I'm going through the
Hell-storms I tend to fall more so that's when I go
To my vault store trying to relieve my head-sores
Anything to erase these scars but everyday I
Remain scorned I've learned through poetry how to set
Scores as the blood pours while remaining fear-less
I can see it in people's eyes no one wants to hear this
Acting as if they're ear-less but they have no choice
But to bear witness Maybe thinking has become my sickness
But I'm on a mission making people see my vision
And for those not willing to listen they don't have to
Hear it perhaps pain becomes to raw for them to see
Clear But no worries I will still be right here
Helping them to release fears I'm ahead of my time
As if I was born in a light-year and created a buzz

I'm just trying to define what it is like to Elevate
Perhaps I'm your angel in disgiuse providing you mental
Insight becoming your light post helping to release your
Mind from imprisonment and all the pain and anger that
Comes with it until you're finally freed perhaps I'm
Your key, your heart beating underneath, every breath that
You take or your means of escape I'm just another option for
You to make either way I'm behind you helping you to alleviate
Any stress no need for distress because there's no reason to
Bottle-up your pain when it wallows
I know some things becomes hard to swallow
But there's no need for you to hit the gallows
I'll admit that people can be quite shallow
But it's okay go ahead and release your sorrows
Because there will always be brighter tomorrows

4/3/2018