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Let Tomorrow Worry About Tomorrow

Collaboration with Marcello Eans Often thought it, never said it. I’m an heir to Earth, by birth, a world I inherit. 24 hours to live, do I cherish? Man without vision, a man who’ll soon perish. Life is my fetish, no worries, no eyes reddish, Problems & concerns, lightweight like iceberg lettuce. Do I worry about the weather, whether hot or numb cold? Rain, sleet, or snow, things out of one’s control. Career amongst peers, fame, and fortune. Your name for 15 seconds & you claim your portion. Mishap in the abortion, escaped with a chance. A date with destiny, it’s mandatory I dance. I spent my early years with no parents or family, Always bouncing from one foster home to another. Discipline came from movies, that was my reality. I never knew what it was like to have a mother. I was never no good in school, often failing. I didn’t have no friends ‘cause people just hated me. I didn’t graduate with everyone else in the spring. I never got no diploma, had to get my G.E.D. Holding a job for more than a year wasn’t easy. Robbing banks was the best way for me to survive. Despite what the jury said, I never killed nobody. On death row, I spend my days in my new 9 to 5. Be fine if I die, a candle with a wick that won’t burn. Naked I came & naked I’m gon’ return. In my faith, I stand firm, grace freely received. All things are possible to him who believes.

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