A Picture with Pops

I use to have you in a frame

Almost like a photo

But seeing that brings sudden pain

My heart suddenly grows cold

So I chose to throw you away

Not in a sense that you're trash

But keeping you around slowly broke me down

So to focus

I hid you in the top dresser the one that holds no value

Like a childhood toy shelved and long forgotten

You stayed there collecting dust but for what reason

Because I let this image of you bring up you leaving

I forgot who you were

To let the bad overwhelm the good

Was far from me

This photo a main factor

In my struggle something I simply hated

So I believed because of you my stature received these changes

I forgot who you were

I remember now

How you pushed me to succeed like a father would

You helped me told me I could

When I strayed away from my true path

You help put me back on track

So instead of remembering the bad

I'll remember just that

I need to remember

No bars will hold you

You can freely roam

A home far from home

These memories I hold on to

You helped me grow oh so bold

Cause when days are cold and feverish

That photo I hold it rids the cold

And I know for certain you're seeing this

A woeful road won't change my tone

So instead of just hating

This image I hid gracefully

I'll hang you up again

And use you as a means of motivation

A Father Figure

What do others think of me

When they look at the first born

The figure for leading the others

A son in which has a soft but impenetrable heart

What can I do to change the image they see

Am I the oldest

The depended one

A hope in their dreams

Expectation

Or a mystery they have no time solving.

Why do I have to be blamed for things

Taking the shame and pain no one else has to

Why am I creating a life that's makes it easier for the younger siblings

Why am I separated from the rest.

Do I have a say in my actions

A say that I want to change things

A say to others thoughts

The life I was given for free

The exaggerated truth

I believe I am one in a mill

One others don’t see enough

Someone people need in their life

A pillar of support

Am I the one others see as a nuisance

Can I turn these thoughts around

Do I have the willpower to better the things I want

Is it something I want to change

What I chose to do better is moving forward.

The Definition

Family is what you comeback to

They are their always

Not for a day

Not for a week

But forever

Family ties are special things

They are woven ties through the years

It is something deep

Family isn’t always gonna be blood

But people in life who want you in theirs.

Family is the circle of life

And the circle of love

Because they always care

And they will never stop,

It's something you are able to keep

The FAM

Their on your hurt days

And the days you push them away

They still their waiting

TIll you come home happy or cold and shaking

I belong to a family

A group of great people

Pieces of me I’m afraid to lose from life

The only people I can’t use words for

Emotions come from here

Love in my family is something deep

My mind makes stories and memories

I will treasure and keep

They teach me

They create me

They worry me

This is my family

Chain

My boxing chain does not mean I box,

It’s a symbol that I carry with me,

Everyday and every night,

The glove around my neck is not a sport,

Never have I taken it off,

Gives me confidence and motivation,

Tell myself to keep going,

Never let the weakness show,

A birthday gift from my grandpa,

Was given to me because of my family  nickname,

Champ is for champion right,

Champ the nickname I was given,

My grandpa call me that because of Muhammad,

Ali the boxer also the champ,

Makes sense,

The gloves will stay on

Am to Pm

Wake up the chain is around my neck,

Go to sleep the chain is around my neck,

Eat the chain is around my neck,

Drink the chain is around my neck,

One small object gives me confidence,

One little object provides me with guidance,

Reminds me to strive until I reach the top,

Reminds me to stay grounded,

Symbol of strength and being humble,

My grandpops gift matches my qualities,

But it does not match my hobbies,

Matches who I am,

Never has is let me down,

Since 9th grade has stayed around my neck,

So the truth is,

This is more than just a chain

ALI

Why is the chain a boxing glove,

What does the chain represent,

Do you box,

What gym you go to,

Questions that are asked constantly,

Give them a simple answer,

The chain was a gift,

No time to explain it all,

Muhammad Ali is behind this chain,

The champ of boxing,

The king of boxing,

One of the greatest a legend,

My nickname is champ in my family,

That's what the chain represents,

My qualities and my path,

To be the greatest at anything I do