This Boy's A Lion

By Kendall Shareef

The journey from boy to man comes with its twists and turns, and finding your place in the world is the rollercoaster that we all ride upon.

Experience this journey as it is told through poems, and maybe, just maybe, you'll discover why this boy is a lion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kensha Entertainment LLC
• Release date: Apr 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781736965108

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Kendall Shareef

THIS BOY’S A LION

First published by Kensha Entertainment LLC 2021

Copyright © 2021 by Kendall Shareef

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Contents

I. THE JOURNEY

9 Months

Birthday

Crawl

Walk

Run

Fly

Landing

Tripping

Stumbling

Stagger

Pick Me Up

New Balance

II. THE WILD HEART

Should’ve. Could’ve. Would’ve.

Wild Heart

Who Is Society?

Normal

Elephant

Barefoot

Empathy

Trust In You

You

King Of The Hill

Whispers

Young Star

Note To Self

Self Talk

III. THE FAMILY

Uncle Charles

Grandma Judy

Mother

Father

Adonis

Rahsaan

Jamal

Grandma Princess

Grandpa Na’eem

Marissa

Tania

Lloryn

Auntie Linda

Courtney

Cassius

I

The Journey

How We Got Here

9 Months

One day,

mother and father had a good time.

K-i-s-s-i-n-g.

One thing lead to another,

and inside mama’s belly

was a baby me.

Nameless at the moment,

and I took on a different form,

a different shape,

then mama gained the power to shapeshift,

and then she donned her cape.

And although she was filled with mixed