We hate taking our own lives;
We are dying;
We are not feeling valued;
We are not feeling loved;
You only see us on the court;
You only see us on the field;
You only see us in the magazines;
You only see us on the charts;
You don’t see the realness of who we are;
We are trying to save the world;
We are Kings;
We are Human;
We Bleed;
We Cry;
We Hurt;
We Love;
We Pray;
We miss our Brothers who are no longer with us;
We have words, but sometimes we don’t know how to use them;
We want to rest, but sometimes we can’t sleep;
We have voice and we want to holler, but sometimes no one is listening;
We want help, but sometimes we don’t know how to ask;
We want to accept your love and care, but sometimes we don’t how to receive it;
We want to be held, but sometimes the squeeze causes us not to breath;
We want to trust, but we don’t know how;
We are Love;
We are Hope;
We are Passion;
We are Kings;
We are Leaders;
We will have Peace;
We Will Rise!
JB