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Thank you

Thank you for giving me your time

And if not, and you skipped ahead, this is your Too Long; Didn't Read

This is what made up me

And this is dedicated to all those who made me

This goes to you

Let's go

Son of Robert and Venita born in 1990

Made it to 2018 and as I look behind me

I ponder, how has life's series of events

Shaped this master of ceremony with you ladies and gents

Topeka, Kansas where the man was taught his suburb grammar

A bit of country, but you'd think I'm southern with my manners

That hospitality was taught to me in daycare with Nanny

And the early nights that I spent with Granny Haynes

Family reunions spent with cousins that barely know now

Because divorce had more Smiths around I could profile

My dad remarried moving to Florida, that sort of created borders

From his kin, and more familiar with the quarters of mom's

Though she tried her best to balance that dynamic

Plus, my father often flew me closer to the Atlantic

And my relationship with Leslie as mother lacks the step

So I'm grateful for two families I get love and respect

But as I grew up in top-city, my companions were Kenna and Izzy

From attending Calvary Baptist Church to playing games with smirks

And soon my first little sister arrived to join the team

Our second S when my older one Sheronda ain't visiting

You see, Sienna entered my life making me more protective

Save for the moments we were playing recklessly

Like us wrestling; as siblings, we were closest in our formative

Years; growing up together more and less fortunate

The lifestyle of the broke and average

Is something that I'm used to; the middle class is this

Living in the district to school with the privileged

Yet three generations in the house share the same fridge

Occasional days without power

But had the chance to go up the Eiffel Tower

My parents, aunties, and uncles unified to stay afloat

That made me cherish them, cause I knew some weren't in the same boat

Cause by the time I was in Antioch Missionary

I realized that a few miles away was like a different area

Cause although I wore the same clothes for years

Drugs, violence, and tears was normal to my worshiping peers

It's weird; I'm the goody two shoes who got it made to one crowd

And on the other hand, they pity me and look down... wow

And I appreciate that dichotomy, cause what that taught to me

Was never to judge people economically

Now I can bring you to when I moved to Tampa

Cause that's where I also saw a bit of that double standard

At Blake High, I was a magnet student of performing arts

But the traditional academics wasn't a performing part

Yet at home, I start to being a big bro to Jaden

That 14 year gap makes building a relationship a bit frustrating

But I hope to be an example of how to combat Satan

Putting Jehovah first, because we are His loved creations

And as I make these statements, I hope you can get the portrait

Just like I had to learn I'm more than punchlines and a chorus

I'm forged with experiences and influences

(That aren't musical) and that's what's turned me into this

It's struggles, conversations, love, goals, entertainment

Set before me; I'm what it all was forming

I'm digging and chipping away so you can finally receive this

My Genuinely Epic Monsterpieces

GEMs

I became a lapidary to drop GEMs, but first I had to spelunk to find the minerals

I mean, I tried to really unearth the raw material that shows who I am in a way I've never done before

The pressure was high, but they say that makes diamonds

And I can't think of Emeralds without the chaos, but hey...

I only hope I polished it enough for you to find it precious

Either way, I'm going to show it off like a new necklace

Threes!