From the Streets to the Pen and Back out Again Always Keeping God Within

By Jimmie Gray

IN MY LIFETIME I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD IT ALL! THESE MELODIC RHYME LYRICS, HEART FELT WORDS OF INDIGNATION AND POEMS ARE ABOUT WHAT MY EYES SEE AND IMAGINATION COME UP WITH TO DEAL WITH THE STRESSES OF ADVERSITY AND HARD TIMES OF PENITENTIARY LIVING AND STREET LIFE, ALWAYS KEEPING GOD FIRST THROUGH ANY STRUGGLE, OBSTACLE OR SITUATION I HOPE READERS WILL TAKE THE POSITIVE OUT OF THE NEGATIVE OF MY WRITINGS AND JUDGE THE PERSON THEY SEE IN THE MIRROR BEFORE ME!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514423332

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MOMMA FROM LEE

= Momma, I ain’t got nothing but love for you

I can’t help but show concern for all you been through

To me there’s no deeper love than me and you

At times when no one in the world cared, you always stayed tru so I’m obliged and more than willing to say thank you for all the wonderful things you do

Most of all for taking time to care from a distance

I reminisce on the time we’d share and when life just didn’t seem fair you gave me advice - told me I had a purpose in life when I felt worthless in life

So Momma no matter whether you wrong or right I do my best to understand

Momma this yo man

Momma I take it upon myself to write this song for you cause in your heart & mine we both know it’s due

Momma I know you probably think I wasn’t listening to you on all those nights when I told you I got to do what I got to do

So no matter how many times I hurt you I hope you can see me trying to do something positive out of all the negative for you

Momma I really don’t know what else to say if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t walk, talk and act this way

Momma sometimes I get so confused and wonder who would I be with out you

And everyday when I awake I hope for the best because of you

You were always my sunshine on days when I felt I couldn’t make it through

Momma I realize you’re the one who introduced me to life

The one who was there when I first opened my eyes to the light

Thank the LORD that you raised me right

If it wasn’t for you I could a cried all night - it might sound funny but it’s so real

Momma I don’t think you understand the way you make me feel when I see you smile

You make all my tears worthwhile

Momma you know I always wanted to do something special for you so on the harder days I hope this helps get you through

Momma I know I’m not the best but I won’t rest until I find success because I’m refusing to believe that I can’t succeed and with you by my side it makes it easier for me to achieve

Now that’s a relief in ways which you probably don’t know how it gives me the right to say I’m proud

So I love you Momma

I love you Momma and

always will even though you got your funny ways you always keep it real.

When times got rough you made sure we had enough

For that I will forever show you mad love

Momma you are one in a million and I know there will never be another Mother for me and that’s why I wrote this song to help you see that my love for you is deeper than the sea.

ONLY ONE MAN

Im the real one out of millions of fake #35 yrs old and all these niggas do is hate so i eliminate the real from the fake and keep on pressing twords those pearly gates with plenty of percision i go after my vision praying that somebody will listen through all the lies its hard to seek the truth that’s why my trigger fingers jammed and just be itching to shoot to find the truth i never graduated from high school but i feel i got mo knowledge than half these white collar scholars but