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 fuck
Now why in the fuck 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