Author: Diamonds or Light

I am from Oakland, CA. I love writing, reading, swimming, math, and of course Oakland. Check out the book Diamonds or Light? on Amazon

Are you in the way

Thank you for all those that stand in our way

Thank you for making us stronger everyday

Everytime you said no

We just figured out another way to go

Learning about the traps you’ve set

So we can dodge the ones you haven’t put out yet.

You’ve spent too much time setting us up

You didn’t realize that You would trip up

You spent too much time worried about us

We already jumped over those mountains

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Mothers

Mothers with the strength of ten men

Mothers who would do it all again

You’ve been doing it with every breath

You’re not even finished yet

You do it with such grace

People are baffled all over the place

They don’t even realize your work begins with the sunrise

The sun is beginning to set

But you’re just getting wet

Taking on the second duties

Like making little booties

It’s amazing and awe inspiring

But you never get your title as king

You continue to work like nobody’s business

So much you’ve given us

We don’t even know

But the day is coming when Mothers sow

They get everything their due

And it all is in honor from you

If only we could all be this way

We’d all have a better world to live in

And we’d all have real strength always

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Me and Angel

Me and Angel always make it

She always catches with a mit

She blocks with her arms

To make sure we don’t come to harm

I talk to her and she calms my nerves

She knows who is gonna get served

She’s knows before I do

But that’s the way it should be boo

I’m excited that Angel isn’t going anywhere

Sometimes I have to stop and stare because I’m trying to be aware

I want to see all the times she saved me

But really she was saving we

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Support

All this talk of support

I thought I wouldn’t need to explain the word

Support is never there

I should have given up

Instead I’m pulling out my hair

I sacrificed so much for you

But what do you do?

You turn around and say yes

But you’re always full of it

If it’s not what you wanna do

Just leave because I’m through

I don’t need to be on the team all alone

You won’t even pick up the phone

Support isn’t there

Why r u here?

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I remember

I remember back in December

Mom would get all the food ready

I remember when she took me to school each day

I remember when I would come home

Dinner was on its way

You saw the good in everyone

The people left can’t see anything in me

You were the guiding light

Now no one knows wrong from right

I remember you gave the best advice

I wish you could come back

I’d love to see you and all that

I’d love to give you a hug

I’d love for you to look at me smug

I feel like if you came back you’d put us together again

I feel like we need someone to take your place

Someone who could see hearts

Someone whose love was art

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I’m hungry

I wake up at 3

I’m hungry you see

You and me

Were there just a minute ago

Maybe I’ll never know

I just dream and I get so full

I wake up and it’s all bull

I’m hungry and it’s time to eat

I wake up and eat something sweet

I shouldn’t be eating

But I needed it even when I tried to walk away from it

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