Evolution

My nigga home after 11 summers that's the number Spent my 20's screaming free T Young from that cell Was wondering when Telvin coming My nigga since the 5th grade summer school bus And school sucked To my surprise you said your mama died Shit that made two of us Never forgot who you was Bout time that they let you out Remember we was kids you listened to Ro and Wayne For me was 2pac Debates about who greater rapping lyrics we think is too hot It's been a minute still got them letters inside the shoe box They do not know the damage of loosing both parents like us No they didn't feel abandoned while loosing they balance like us And though we felt so stranded with nothing handed to guide us We grew into a man that can handle it all despite this I write this for us and all the world with similar stories Turn your pain to your gains body build your story Niggas tryna stay the same forever bullshitting Can't refuse to make some changes and expect something different Evolution This New expression of self through Trial and era Is proof that I grew. I'm forever a student The lessons congruent With my self improvement My efforts aren't useless I used it to do this I celebrate newness To my mama's baby boy I'm beyond proud of you You been making more Conscious decisions To keep your distance From the thangs before Watching mama die That kinda pain destroys Should've gave you more As a big brother We both suffered I was escaping through creating Instead of saying more The importance of it I can't ignore Two boys tryna find they way While seeing shit you'd never believe I should've been more present Any questions I wish you came to me And maybe them conversations would've been with me Instead of police I hated to see when they locked you up My stomach was knotted as f*ck Now why in the f*ck did I not give you more guidance It might've help stop the shit but My timing was up Didn't know my emotional absence could cause pain So yeah the least I did was come to every football game I'm proud that all that you've changed I know it's hard to exchange All the old habits for the new ones It's a process you can't Skip And remember for any problem inside ya is a solution The best is yet to come just continue your evolution