Didn't ASK to be here!

I grew up in a household with 3 brothers ,and as much as my mother tried to shield them and keep them from getting into the streets,it happened anyway.

Now, all 3 of my brothers are grown with boys of their own. And, the reality of it is, because of some of the bad choices they made growing up, my nephews had to take a few hits.. This isn't a note to blame anyone, its more so of a wake up call... I follow the news back home( Boston) just because I have a number of friends and former colleagues who work the mean streets..I want society to wake up. We need to stop kiling each other, throwing out hard sentences when in actuality, some people are in search of love!

The message is clear,, until we mend broken families and treat each other with respect, the Black Race will continually lack strong black men.

Alot of these men who are suffering...
"Didn't ASK to be HERE"

I was born into a world that had already condemned me..
Born to a woma( excuse me GIRL) who was already catergorized as
Single,
Black,
Uneducated,
and Lazy...

I didn't ask for my father NOT to care..
I didn't ask for these Jordans and neglect the fact I was failing in school.
I didn't ask to go to Disney World when we were about to be put out of our home.
I didn't ask for the nintendo 64 when, all I wanted was my Father and to be loved by HIM..
Knowing him could've and most likely would've made the difference..
But, since it was only YOU and you worked alot.. I had to become a latchkey kid and learn surival on my own.
I didn't ask to repeat 5th grade,I didn't ask to be home alone,
I didn't ask to be introduced to gangs, guns or drugs all by 10!
I surely didn't ask to be a father by 16 and repeat the cycle.

It's hard watching my brothers( men who I know have been hit by the judicial sysyem), Its hard knowing they didn't ask for the cards they were dealt.
...

I'm NOT giving UP~ going to keep on striving and moving ahead.. Taking my message of understanding of Peace and sharing it with everyone...
Hoping, someone will listen, someone will care..
Care enough to save me from the streets because it has become my mechanism of Survival..

There's a change coming, and I so ant to be apart of it.. I'm understanding now its going to happen with or without ME~
I didn't ask to be here,
Didn't Ask to be alive,
But since I am,
Can someone give me a positive male who cares and will help me stay on track?
Because I Didn't ask to be HERE~

My hope and prayer is for EVERYONE to wake up.We have to stop pointing fingers and just take charge.. We have to want better in orderto produce better!

Be Encouraged,
Be Inspired!