Life is a game of odds that are stacked up against you
With tactics and schemes to depress and oppress you
Growing up I was told that I would never amount to anything
Yet on this day I can proudly say I own 3 class rings
My teachers in grade school had no faith in my future
I was denied any assistance even from a scholar tutor
My grades were average and my attitude was defiant
During recess I was the playground tyrant
I got into fights and my suspension days increased
As respect for me by the school’s staff had decreased
Disproportionate from the track my parents had attempted to lead me onto
Quickly experienced some discipline that works effectively for a few
For as I developed more into my identity and gained more awareness
I soon began to understand how my behavior was pure ignorance
Many days I was faced with a battle to become better than my peers
Because I resented how their success always received cheers
I knew I could be better than the next and defeat the stipulations
So I decided to add God to my life’s equation
Thereafter I received knowledge and understanding that change must occur
My mannerisms and demeanor transformed into clarity from a blur
Determination settled into my soul as I acquired the beginning of my purpose
As I excelled into new endeavors without allowing any opportunity to be missed
I experienced some road blocks along the journey I was assigned
With the hopes of my career to rise and not decline
My scores of standardized tests do not meet to their scale
Which translated to me that all I could do was fail
Yet I never gave up hope nor ceased from achieving my vision
With God’s grace my destiny was going to explode like a head on collision
Graduated from high school with an average GPA
Received acceptance to a four year university three times before May
Earned a four year degree with honors to match
Yet was terminated from my job three days after that caused a mental detach
But God is able to do anything but fail you see
I gained new employment with substantial favor and increase
Then I began graduate school at an university that originally denied my application
Yet with God’s intervention He provided access without their nomination
And now I have recently graduated with high honors and recognition once again
Because God had my destiny planned from beginning to the end
Although you must understand that this is just the beginning once more
As I continue to strive for greater because an eagle must soar
With renewed strength and higher purpose to obtain
Settling for mediocre is purely insane
I was destined for great things before I was formed in the womb
And now I shall do greater works because His body ascended from the borrowed tomb
With access to all power from His hands to mine
My future shall be bright so prepare to get blind