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By LeVar Jones
8-12-16
It's Hard
It's hard to see
A good life
When they
Scandalize your name
It's hard too!
'Cause of your record
It'll be hard
To see fame
Hard to find a job
Like a rookie
Tryin' to get
In the game
The thumbprints
The mugshots
The horrible
Prison tray
The constant lockdowns
Barbwire
Protecting walls
That's gray
They say
It'll be hard
For me to find
Employment
They said
I started fires
And I did it
For enjoyment
They said
It'll be hard
And nobody
Won't even try
But they say
"Rehabilitation!"
That R in CDC
Is a lie
There's one
Obstacle
And that obstacle
Is me
I'm not gonna
Give up
Even though nobody
Believes
A lot said
I'll never change
And I haven't done
Good deeds
Because I got
Two strikes
They said it'll be
Hard to succeed
Said it'll be hard
To go
For all of
My dreams
Mine's died
In '98
But I'm rebuilding
My self-esteem
That was low
As a midget
whose knees
Were cut
It may be hard
For a felon
But I'll never
Give up
The chains that once
Bound me
Will finally
Be loose
They'll finally give me
The key
And I'll give back
That noose
That they had
Around my neck
And it held me
In place
Laying on the ground
With mud
On my
Face
I got the
Tenacity
I got motivation
I got God!
I got my
Parents' spirits in me
They drive me
To get a job
After spending
Over 18 years
In prison
Walking on the yard
Nothing will
Stop me
Despite everyone sayin'
It's gonna be hard
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