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Have Seen My Childhood
Have you seen my childhood?
I'm almost certain you have, I've been raised by the streets, not mom and dad..
Have you seen my childhood?
No hot water or electric, dinner by candlelight, just wishful thinking, we won't eat tonight..
Have you seen my childhood?
Everything in this world that you would despise, women ,drugs and guns I used to survive..
Have you seen my childhood?
Always hoping for stability, year after year, if you've seen my childhood, then you seen it disappear..
SACRIFICE
First let me introduce myself, my name is Anthony. I'm 17 years old and I have accomplished absolutely nothing in my life thus far, aside from being proficient in being able to get incarcerated. I'll start at the beginning. I was born in October 1976 to a 16 year old girl and 17 year old boy. Both of whom were too young to take on such a huge responsibility. One person without a doubt wanted me and made many sacrifices to raise me. My grandmother. As a child I was very intelligent. I excelled in academics so school was no problem. If I got a B on my report card, it was said, "You can do better". My grandmother and I struggled along in my young life together for 12 years , 10 months, and 4 days. She was 60 years old with various health issues. More times than I'd like to say ,we were without by today's standards a suitable home to live in and food to eat. We never lived in the streets, but we didn't have much. Poor but very fortunate. My grandmother was a firm believer in God. That with God anything was possible, all you need is faith. I was taught this also. My grandmother tried to shelter me. This is almost impossible raising a child in the ghetto. They say hindsight is 20/20. I was incarcerated for the first 12 years, 10 months and 4 days of my life. My grandmother made many sacrifices but there are two I'll never forget. Her life and my childhood. She gave her life to me because nobody else wanted me. She took my childhood away trying to make me a man. She taught me to be self sufficient but not to be a man. A woman can't teach a boy to be a man, she doesn't know how to be a man. She was loving me unconditionally, doing the best she could. She was sacrificing for me. Love can't exist without sacrifices. On August 14th 1989 we said goodbye forever. I prayed for her not to go, but for her there were other plans.
SACRIFICE
Mary a pure vessel for the child king to be born..
Knowing he would be persecuted to wear a crown of thorns..
Sent to the people so they would understand..
Spreading the word of God throughout the holy land..
He traveled through life, his fate held within..
Knowing he had come to die for your sins..
No longer the law, but without grace we'd be lost..
Remember it was Jesus, who carried his own cross..
So always remember, each day and each night..
For your sins ,Christ Jesus made the ultimate SACRIFICE..
#chapter no. 1
© Cuzo45
I'm almost certain you have, I've been raised by the streets, not mom and dad..
Have you seen my childhood?
No hot water or electric, dinner by candlelight, just wishful thinking, we won't eat tonight..
Have you seen my childhood?
Everything in this world that you would despise, women ,drugs and guns I used to survive..
Have you seen my childhood?
Always hoping for stability, year after year, if you've seen my childhood, then you seen it disappear..
SACRIFICE
First let me introduce myself, my name is Anthony. I'm 17 years old and I have accomplished absolutely nothing in my life thus far, aside from being proficient in being able to get incarcerated. I'll start at the beginning. I was born in October 1976 to a 16 year old girl and 17 year old boy. Both of whom were too young to take on such a huge responsibility. One person without a doubt wanted me and made many sacrifices to raise me. My grandmother. As a child I was very intelligent. I excelled in academics so school was no problem. If I got a B on my report card, it was said, "You can do better". My grandmother and I struggled along in my young life together for 12 years , 10 months, and 4 days. She was 60 years old with various health issues. More times than I'd like to say ,we were without by today's standards a suitable home to live in and food to eat. We never lived in the streets, but we didn't have much. Poor but very fortunate. My grandmother was a firm believer in God. That with God anything was possible, all you need is faith. I was taught this also. My grandmother tried to shelter me. This is almost impossible raising a child in the ghetto. They say hindsight is 20/20. I was incarcerated for the first 12 years, 10 months and 4 days of my life. My grandmother made many sacrifices but there are two I'll never forget. Her life and my childhood. She gave her life to me because nobody else wanted me. She took my childhood away trying to make me a man. She taught me to be self sufficient but not to be a man. A woman can't teach a boy to be a man, she doesn't know how to be a man. She was loving me unconditionally, doing the best she could. She was sacrificing for me. Love can't exist without sacrifices. On August 14th 1989 we said goodbye forever. I prayed for her not to go, but for her there were other plans.
SACRIFICE
Mary a pure vessel for the child king to be born..
Knowing he would be persecuted to wear a crown of thorns..
Sent to the people so they would understand..
Spreading the word of God throughout the holy land..
He traveled through life, his fate held within..
Knowing he had come to die for your sins..
No longer the law, but without grace we'd be lost..
Remember it was Jesus, who carried his own cross..
So always remember, each day and each night..
For your sins ,Christ Jesus made the ultimate SACRIFICE..
#chapter no. 1
© Cuzo45
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