Didn't find his callin' til' he began to write
A smart kid who got good grades, da silent type
Observant, always had a great love for life
But wasn't truly fulfilled til' he picked up a mic
He felt like a hero, set free from da ills n da strife
A force like Christ wit a guiding light
Honed his skills in playgrounds, talents shows, cats knew he was nice
Wrote plays wit his classmates dey would later on, act n recite
Ran home, penned raps at night
It was like, a bond started to form
Scribin' in his notepad watchin' ThunderCats n Voltron
Mischievous at times,
As he grew so did his gift for dem rhymes
After track, bowling, football, n b-ball
Poetry da next thing dat captured his mind
But in our travels there's always breaks in continuum lines
As he evolved himself, he was beginning to find
Everything in this world ain't a bed of roses
Da ones dat do you dirty, be da closest
People wit different agenda's n snakes wit similar prose's
Watch where you step, dem tracks carry high voltage
Walter miss's how grandma n grandpa used to coach em'
Along wit others, they injected morals at a gigantic dosage
Their prayer's kept em' safe in dem streets when Walter started floatin'
Nose wide-open from chicks he started strokin'
Daddy long pokin
Was told he was like Moses, 1 of many chosen
He couldn't see it, so he rebelled
Continued down this wrong path for a spell
Walter n his mom never really jelled
No sign of his real father
When he was old enough to have his own family wit his wife n she left
His soul felt abducted like Taylor Lautner
Depressed, saddened, heartbroke, n confused
Dat shit really almost killed Walter
Real talk!
No sitcom like "Da Parkers"
She claim she took it hard
Walter said he took it HARDER
Cause it was somethin' he was proud to build, help create n be apart of
((But before dat, he wanna take it back before he get ahead of himself cause his brain began to wander))
Middle of senior year, grandma had died
A little later grandpa followed behind
For the whole family, it became a tumultuous grind
Walter was lost for a minute, he couldn't respond
He lost his best friend
Also da one who taught em' about, courage n discipline
Temptation n sin
And they said no matter how bleak or any situation your in, believe in God n have faith in Him
Or even better have faith within
Walter remembered those valuable lessons even as his life took on a cycle spin
For a while, things were shaky n murky then
94' wit his girl at da time had his first seed
Didn't work between da two but Walter knew, he still had responsibilities
Strugglin' to appease, took any job just to succeed
Found himself caught up in court appearance's, judge's n pleas
Walter kept feelin' pressure
from a daughter dat he know, dat he had to feed
In n out, he didn't spend enough time to some degree
Child support ate his check up almost every week
Til' this day Walter still behind da 8ball in da background like a pedigree
At one point he actually had a good history but couldn't find a job
datz when he fell in a hole n da pipe had began to leak
And da government don't care where you get da cash from
They'll suspend your license, put a warrant out for your arrest, lock you up til' you pay some kind of fee
Many years passed as he deals wit dat weight currently
When his options grew smaller still tried his best to generate some currency
Feelin' like an OutKast like Andre 3000 in society
Unemployment, welfare lines feelin' thee affects of poverty in a messed up economy
But dat came later
In da middle
Raise another man's son like he was his own n had two girls wit her later
Her n Walter thought they were soul mates, always had her back right there even when she hit labor
Had there fair share of laughter n good times but it never equaled up to da paper
After awhile trust became somethin' they used n abused to get a favor
Off n on, there path's kept runnin' back like an Oakland Raider
And they both had their share of mistakes
Loyalty is a oath dat you never should break
They tried a clean video slate but Warner Wolf dat ain't shit you can fix wit no tape
On both sides a foul stench of Infidelity draped
Kids in da middle, da shits a disgrace!
They allowed da enemy to creep in dey home n walk all ova their place
Eventually, Walter n her divorced n filed those memories in a crate
Never spoke or saw each other
Eye know most reading this can relate
And Walter went on to use this as a reminder
Asked God to help his spirit heal, set those demons in a grinder
He prayed for forgiveness n to give em' better sight of deez slick anaconda's
Forget about da past n look forward toward to da future
In time, Walter knows God will have a better suitor
Nothin' last forever as he just sat n pondered
Everyone has a path to walk in itself, Hardest battle you will face is da one wit yo' self
Yea
Timing's everything!
If done correctly
Walter know's deep down marriage still a consecrated beautiful thing
Not just da sound or what you get out, but what both put in has such a beautiful ring
If eye could speak wit Walter right now, write thru da screen
I know he would say datz da way a union is supposed to be between a King n his Queen
"Walter" By Ra Shine McKoy
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