The Motivation for Me

The motivation for me, is them telling me what i could not be. 

Oh well, i guess i failed even before i started.

 i guess i know what they meant when they said

 "son you gonna grow up cold hearted".

 Well i guess what they said came out to be true

 because you see i grew up, got older, stronger and wiser.

 But i also grew colder, and more isolated than you can ever imagine.

 You see i was played and made a fool of because

 i wanted to make something of my self.

 Wanted to stray away from the many stereotypes of what is and will always be

 a black man.

 You see i am not a typical black man.

 But what i will tell you is what i am. 

I am strong, black, powerful, and intelligent. 

And the only thing we have in common is the blood

 that runs red down a stream through our bodies. 

No. 

I say no, you are not me

 and i will rise above what you think of me. 

I will be what you say i wont. 

Because. 

The motivation for me, is them telling me what i could not be. 

Oh well, i say to those who doubt me, run me down try and ridicule me.

 I will make it in this world of pain. 

I will continue to grow and i will remain sane. 

See i am a master of my own abilities 

and i know what i am a capable of. 

Anything. 

Anything i say is worth doing and worth completing. 

I will climb to the top of mount everest and walk the great wall of china. 

I am willful. 

I will knock down barriers and break down walls of repression,

resentment, 

racism, and prejudice. 

I am Powerful. I

 will withstand the harsh fury of hate, the brutal temper of life 

and the overpowering challenge of obstacles.

 I am Strong. 

I will stay true to what i know, who i am and what i see in the mirror.

 I am black.

 I will push on even when put down and shut down because. 

The motivation for me is them telling me what i could not be. 

Oh well, i say to those trying to eliminate the very thought of me

 because i will not back down.

I will continue to press on and fulfill my dreams.

I will fight for what i believe in and continue to be me.

You are the motivation for me. 

All who doubt , and say it cant be done i am here to prove you wrong.

You are the fuel to my jet. 

The main reason i do what i do and strive to be the best. 

So you see i can never be brought down by idiotic statements. 

Nor can i ever be swayed from my everlasting goals. 

So you may say what ever you chose, criticize if you will. 

Mainly because,

The Motivation for me is them Telling me what i could not be.