10. alright

i hope i find

comfort in my mind

one day,

win these battles

i’ve been fated to face,

never asked for it,

but i gotta learn

to make the most of it,

they want to turn

the prophet to a pariah

but i’ll get through it

like mariah in ‘05,

emancipation of me,

i’m still waiting

for my time,

but soon, i’ll be free

and peace will be mine.

i hope i make

something of myself

one day,

hope i can swerve

well enough

to avoid the snakes,

always knew

they were fake,

but i let them back in,

my mistake,

try not to make

that again,

i hope my mind

can escape

the bad place,

want to stay away,

i hope one day,

i could be okay.

and to all my friends

that have stuck with me

through the pain,

i hope we ride it out

the rest of the way,

i hope that nothing

makes us separate,

i hope we reach

greater places

and maintain

our relationships,

we’ve walked through

our share of fires,

but we’ll make it out

and go higher,

i hope we see

each other’s successes

to the end,

we might be playing

with a trick hand,

but one day,

we’re gonna win.

we’re gonna be alright.