True Story

Ok now listen
You're more than I envisioned
I've been sitting in the darkness, you've enlightened intuition
And removed my inhibitions
Premonition
Is the word that I would use
To describe your fluid movement
Into higher definitions
I've been whispering to flowers, praying for their growth
Precision in my poetry, more musical than notes
Been drowning all my life and now you keep my head afloat
I love to hear you laugh but this love thing ain't a joke
Go on raise your glass now, cuz you deserve a toast
My sunrise and my sunset, chilling on the coast
Picture perfect paradise from the moment that we spoke
A breath of fresh air and revival of my hope
I was raised up in a Lion's Den
Never trembled at the sight of Satan or his gates when I fell through and he'd invite me in
Been fighting all my life, my knife is ink that lies inside my pen
My mind is never frightened, heightened up to heaven, I've been righteous since you held my hand
Flying with you by my side, as I hold your deepest interests
My brightest star, no Icarus
Bring me to the sun, your brightness and your intellect
The power of attraction is what caused our paths to intersect
A miracle, once blind but now I see
Repealing all the demons that I held inside of me
Undoing all the harmful things I thought myself to be
I've been praying for the answers, you've come and set me free
Staring, gazing froze in place
Startled, starstruck by the contours and the constructs of your face
I see constellations as we're deep in conversation
Contemplating how the hell a shooting star just fell from outer space
Not a trace of any other being seemingly exists
Extinct by your distinction, you're my single source of bliss
I'd be remiss to not express appreciation for your gifts
In tune with your presence in the future reminisce

Soulmates
Are sole mates
Where souls mate
And won't break
Eternally Bonded
Moving Beyond
Anything Wrong
Never Do Harm
Steady and Calm
Heavenly Drawn
Present from God
Present with God

Thanks to your existence I'm uplifted and I'm blessed
Forever grateful, You're my angel and I've got no words left to express
Every sentence I have written coming straight through from my chest
I'll admit I was a mess but you never second guessed
We established a connection that no time could ever test
I'm a man of my word and you deserve the best
So that's all I'll ever give to you, expect it, nothing less
I've been given second chances, as we dance through all these seconds you continue to impress
Standing out, outstanding in your dress
Got me Otis Redding Try A Little Tenderness
Loving you is effortless
If home is where your heart is then this love is heaven sent
And you're my permanent address

Everywhere I'm meant to be
Is where I'm standing presently
Accepted the fact, there's no turning back
While tapping into pedigrees
Unlocking all my thoughts, to share my darkest deepest memories
The absence of a father, yet a son or daughter sent to me
My path led through the darkness and has come into the light
This flower bloomed from concrete rising through the darkest nights
Wasn't born a hero but was bred and trained to fight
Despite all of my plights, I'm delighted by the might of God to bring me to new heights
And do right
By His name
Never had a father but my Father He became
A prodigal son, a prodigy
Anonymous anomaly
No name father haunting me
Son clouded in dishonesty
A son now shining through
Shining proof
A dime a dozen diamond shining vibrant dining inside of the booth
The table's set how tables turn
My food is served your roots are burned
I have no ties, your own demise is not of my concern
I cut you off, I nip the bud
I'm dripping blood, removing every trace
Drained it from my veins, your lineage is erased
I'm enraged, I've embraced
The pain, encased it in my brain
Deciphered it, rewired it, there's no need to explain
Only Rich's left to gain
Watch this Son shine through the rain
Not your Son no more, no longer yours to claim
I'm my own

And I almost had my own
Hold up, I almost had my own

Almost had a little girl, might have been a baby boy
Regardless of it's gender I knew it'd be my pride and joy
No thoughts of leaving - never that
Told my girl the choice was hers - I'd have her back
Nothing I can do but it's true now

That baby in her stomach, we won't ever have it back

And I sat here all alone, wishing it was different (But it ain't)
Potential possibilities have got my mind imprisoned
Thinking of the infant, every instant of his life
Listen I can hear her laugh, smell his diaper kinda ripe
See her eyes are bright, feel his hand around my finger gripping it so tight
In my mind this isn't right
The position she was in though, who was I to fight
I wanted her to keep it but she had to decide
Who was I to tell her what she should and shouldn't do
Her body, her decision, I held strong to women's views
Who was I to know unless I stood inside her shoes
So when she chose abortion, how could I refuse
I stood by and looked on and turned the other way
No matter how it killed me then and still does to this day
2 seeds abandoned, only 1 allowed to bloom
Sometimes I wish I'd been the one to die inside the womb
Sitting in the dark, it's hard to not become consumed
I'm a wolf in search of answers, so I'm howling at the moon
Right where I belong despite what you might have assumed
My past does not define me it just alters how I move
Guiding all my actions, I've still got a lot to prove
I'ma be the greatest father that the world has ever viewed

Ever seen, ever knew, ever known, ever green
Ever grow'n, ever blue, ever been

Cuz of you
Driving me
Guiding light
That I need
Never leave
As I breathe
You're my life
And my muse
And the truth's
In your eyes
And I'm free
And I do
And I do
Marry me
And I do
And I do

Say you're mine
And I do
And I do
Say I do
Say you're mine
And I do

Marry me
And I do
And I'm free
And I do

Marry me
And I do

Say you're mine
And I do