I was (poem)

I was once a boy that became a man,

Seeking love not knowing some girls demand,

I was once a student sitting like the rest in class,

I never knew until I failed that throughout the years it took marks to pass,

I was once a religious person attending my place of worship,

Not knowing we all cover up sins to each other but inside we are a mess,

I was once a drug addicted to the trends,

I quit when it killed my friends cold dead,

I was once a prisoner locked up in a cell,

Feeling sorry about stories I heard cause these other guys wouldn’t make bail,

I was once just a kid running around free,

Now I feel obligated to pay these taxes and fees,

I was once a rebel without a care where life is taking me,

Until I realize this behavior won’t raise a family made by me,

I was once sad and depressed on suicidal thoughts wishing I were dead,

Looking back at life’s deaths and wander if others had another choice they wouldn’t be dead,

I was once lost feeling the weight of adulthood losing direction,

I realized it wasn’t just degrees or employment but sustainable progression,

I was once heartbroken thinking how so can this other gender be,

Not knowing time and distance heals if you never give up the way you love cause of someone who left

you be,

I was once a poet about to put the pen down as no one reads,

I had to reload the ink as to some people it really speaks,

I was once a slave to the system accepting life the way it is lay out,

Then creative mindset kicked in to construct my own life system plan out,

I was once born not a sinner as I came on earth,

Learning to read and write after I walked and talked lead me to the grave of dirt,

I was once a nerd, a loser or uncool to those who felt they were winning,

Focusing on myself not minding those who feel themselves made me realize there was nothing worth losing,

I was once bullied with insults of my appearance,

The mirror never judged me and I found love as all those people disappeared,

I was once afraid and shy that I spoke less and wrote more,

Not knowing I have a voice that can also sing and say more,

I was once me but who am I now,

I was once like you though I don’t know you,

I was once another person facing these things,

I was once raised up not to be like this,

I was once only just human discovering me,

I was once a nobody that still doesn’t care,

I was once scared of the world with a voice that can be heard through words,

I was once not a poet then rhythm and flow mixed with emotions and feelings made me write a letter to the worlds ears.