I came.....
With high hopes, dreams, and ambitions.
Going through life’s transitions.
Change, but never for the better.
Feeling my sanity slip away with each endeavor.
Sinking into a pit of self-loathing, and regret.
Death coming closer with every step.
I didn't know what to expect.
My innocence has been taken.
I felt forsaken.
So many questions left unanswered.
Leaving me wondering, is it really worth it?

I saw.....
Who I was.
What I was.
What I wasn't.
Realizing my fate through faith.
Embracing change as a means to escape.
This hell I've created feeling so numb and so faded.
With a pen, and a notebook I pour out my soul so you can see.
Who I am.
What I am.
Who I want to be.

I conquered.....
My demons, my doubts, my addiction and my depression.
Overcoming, racism, and oppression.
Rising to my feet.
Though I was so close to defeat.
Learning that there is more to life than just the streets.
Taking life one day at a time.
Through every sentence and every rhyme.
I came,I saw,I conquered.

Beautiful