Black Poetry : Ghetto Butterfly

krazelyricks

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Jul 2, 2003
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da south............ATL
Occupation
student
Listen up, this is the story of a ghetto butterfly
Who excelled and now lives life high
You know why
Because unlike so many others she learned to fly
Sigh,
I'm about to tell you how I
Really learned to fly

Growing up in the project was rough and hard
Labeled as a troubled youth from the start
Can't lie cause I gave my part
Disrespected and had no guard
**** that, I didn't even have God

At the age of two in a one bedroom apartment in the projects
No father just my mama in my face smoking cigarettes
Had no job just welfare but still my needs were met
Loved and shown no regrets
But I remember them hateful memories of the men who to her was neglect
Upset
But yet
She feed me and loved me like a pet

By the age of 6, I had to start living life on my own
Home alone
Mama had been gone
Never home
Just alone
In the house looking at T.V singing that d@mn Barney song
I love you, you love me, where's my darn happy family, huh?
Alone
I had no father but had plenty of uncles came and gone
If they my uncles why they never stay long
Huh?
Grill cheese sandwiches are all I had why my mama was gone
Bread and cheese and water from
The faucet like I dumb
Other than that I had none

Clothes all raggedy
People poking fun at me
Never went to school daily
Mama popping in and out from me
Late nights alone lonely
Just silence and roaches surround me
Going to school and the teacher calling child protection service on me
Wondering if it really was a GOD why would he do this to me?
Thinking all silly
confusing and not delivering me

Ten quickly rolled around and the drama started for me
Turn fast and pretty busy
If mama wasn't gon' buy **** for me
Might as well do it for me
Started hangin' out with dem ballers daily
Hangin' on the corners like a boy nightly
Robbin' old folks for their jewelry
Pistol whip like I was the grown up if they talked back to me
Had the whole neighborhood scared of me
basically
I was that cat hungry
Hungry literally
And emotionally
For the power of the hood in me
Partly
I was a grown up in my way naturally

By twelve I was an honorary member of the Crips highly
I was suspended consecutively
Fighting other folk's battle because that went with the territory
Blood and bruises didn't matter how I let the other person if the job was done greatly
Never beat still a legend on the streetz masterfully
As for school I had been left that alone just went for enough for the teacher to know me
Generally
I paid handsomely
For a "D" to just pass me
I wasn't about to look dumb and ugly
I had to pass with my class yearly
If I didn't, I would be junkie

Sellin' in the hood was good for me
I had it all and feak friends around me
I was feeling right heavenly
Had plenty
Of money
Boys hangin' and snifflin' around my *****
I was that thug mistress rigiously
And boldly
Ready to take any cat down who disrespect foxylady
That was me

By 13, I think I had finally found my love
He was a junior in high school boy
We dated and talked, He was my angel from above
I was his swan
And together we made a prefect song
Suddenly
all that was taken from me
In love but a rival gang took my baby
He was gone instantly
After they shot him in the head quickly
Didn't have time to react just sadly
I grabbed his body
And went home motionless
Later I heard that the whole incident was because of me
The rival gang retaliated because I had jumped their main lady
My conscience ate me
And that's when my wings opened for me

It wasn't long after grieving that I put God first in my life rightly
Went back to school and did greatly
Didn't know nothing at first but the teacher were glad to have me
Made some new friends
But neva left the old ones end
Got beat out the gang like a crack fiend
It was sick dog but after this I was like if it hard this bad to fly I was going to keep flying
I was the first ghetto butterfly in my hood to start flyin'
None stoppin'
Never Hoppin'
Or jerking
Always perkin'
Always flyin'

I'm a ghetto butterfly
 

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