The Glass Society

Touch them they break faster than the day
Faster than when the hooker asks you to pay
They tried to stop me but they crack at change
Can never control me far out of firing range
I hit them hard in the jaw cause it's made of glass
I hit them more the more time does pass
You have to hit them because they're all about control
To bend the mind and rule the soul
Free speech and free thought a smokescreen I see
Knowing what this world means to me
I strive to be a leader to be strong as stone
Never will I accept the glass nor will I condone
The lack of faith that exists in the world today
I know now is my time to seize the sun's rays
Let them know that color or gender is irrelevant
Let them feel that leadership is that transcendent
So we break them and breakthrough like a battering ram
We break the glass society simply because we can

Sacrifice

What's necessary for some is vital to others
Like the love of a child portrayed by it's mother
Love that topic as passionate as fire searing the sky
Learning that fire can change the look in your eye
If it's for you I'll do it no questions asked
If you asked me to hide I'll wear a mask
If you asked me to walk through hell I'll say when
Dodging bullets and explosions like army men
If you told me you needed it I'd do whatever I could
Even if I wasn't very sure that you would
It's what I'm programmed to do even if people don't understand
When it comes to sacrifice there is no line in the sand
I'll sacrifice everything to save you always
Sacrifice is the model for the rest of my days.

The Hero who left

In grace at a time that couldn't be described
The hero decided to become a scribe
To tell his story as he walked away from it all
No more damsels no more rescue calls
He walked away because the pressure became immense
Even stronger than his feeling that was that intense
He was sad but strong in knowing that it was done
It was time that a new story had begun
I couldn't lie he wrote feeling the tears in his soul
I had lost my way and lost all control
The ideal to have feelings was too much to take
I couldn't lose that part I worked hard to make
So I take the cape off I run from that plan
Become different and normal a regular man
This is the life of the hero that left
Though the people thought he committed a theft

Talk Back

I can't listen to her when she talks back to me like that
It makes me irritated can't keep my thoughts intact
I can't defend myself so I don't I retreat to my shell
There's a reason this sh*t sounds like a hard sell
Always priding myself on being as nice as I can
But how should you feel when a woman disrespects that man
Forget getting physical that's a waste of my time
I need to go to jail just because you get inside my mind
Never that but sometimes it makes me wonder
What can I say that has the type of thunder
To get you to calm down and leave it alone
This anger I feel I sure as hell can't condone
It is that and just that is why I cry
Maybe that will send a message tears in my eyes
Cause nothing else works and with this strength I lack
I just learn to keep quiet and never talk back

From Reflective to Transcendent

I had a past but it's not why I'm here
I have a present and that I don't fear
I used to think what was right and wrong
Honestly I really think I always knew all along
Just chose not to live up to the greatness I am
Chose to stay a boy and not be that man
From limbo to relevance to a star I rise
Best part is there's no tears in my eyes
It's not dramatic it's fantastic like Marvel's Four
It's a lesson and a blessing like never before
I've learned to push harder with the heart of a champ
Knowing that I got the support of my team and my camp
I never advertise that I'm the best but I'm getting damn good
Realizing now that in some ways I always knew I would
I'm not even close to my past anymore I'm independent
Can't wait for the day where my talent is transcendent

I think therefore....

I am as thin skinned as the man with the skeletal face
I am sensitive in ways that I'll always need my space
Hurt me one time and I'll never forget
Believe me when I say I have my regrets
I think sometimes I wish I was someone else
I don't think that way anymore if you think that helps
Learning to be a man has defined me in so many ways
But the future is yet to come so I have so very many days
Expect the unexpected is the mantra I take on
Trusting that God and myself will fight forward and be strong
There's a perfection in being imperfect that I strive and I live for
Understanding and appreciating that there will always be an open door
I am a believer that Love can save anyone
I know this because Love has saved this one
I am better today than I was yesterday
I think I will learn to say this everyday

Looking Back One more time

I was told not to look back I might get caught up
So what if I do I'll be damned if I give up
Remembering the life before and wondering what could've been
Wondering if the path that was chosen wasn't a win
It's all these things that it's all fair to think about
Not anything to say out loud no thoughts to shout
Just looking with an open mind one last time
Just feeling with an open heart writing this rhyme
The people the places the things have passed me by
Though I know in my heart that I'll never cry
I have my memories and I'll leave them there
As fuzzy and warm as my black hair
It makes me think to myself damn time goes by so fast
Wondering about those times that didn't last
But alas as I close the page of the book once again
I say it's always good to look one more time my friend