By Your Side

There’s a part of me I see
Inside you when you grieve
You are not invincible
But I always want you to be
I don’t want you like I was
Chasing empty dreams and drugs
I want you to break the odds
I want pros outweighing cons
A past that didn’t guarantee
If I’d live or die on streets
I never got any degree
Couldn’t express my pain in tweets
No father figure in my home
Weeks I had to fend alone
My mother found ways to provide
But not ways she could condone
That’s why I stay by your side
To be the one you can confide
Cause I rather you be allied
With your blood than to cut ties
I know life isn’t quite fair
For some events we must prepare
Before healing there comes prayer
But some things we can’t repair
I can teach you to survive
But can’t teach you to feel alive
Even when circumstances fail you
You must find a way to thrive