they say that I’m free because they’ve released me from my chains and all like
released me from my chains and all like
released me from my chains and all like zoella I’m not because they never
zoella I’m not because they never
zoella I’m not because they never released me from my pain is it a
released me from my pain is it a
released me from my pain is it a difference whether you receive a life
difference whether you receive a life
difference whether you receive a life sentence that makes the limits of your
sentence that makes the limits of your
sentence that makes the limits of your world of prison or if your world became
world of prison or if your world became
world of prison or if your world became a prison when your sentence was simply
a prison when your sentence was simply
a prison when your sentence was simply living they no longer wit me literally
living they no longer wit me literally
living they no longer wit me literally nowadays they do it systematically and
nowadays they do it systematically and
nowadays they do it systematically and figuratively yes they’ve unleashed me
figuratively yes they’ve unleashed me
figuratively yes they’ve unleashed me and said I was free but how can that be
and said I was free but how can that be
and said I was free but how can that be how can I be free when every move or
how can I be free when every move or
how can I be free when every move or decision I make gets restricted by
decision I make gets restricted by
decision I make gets restricted by program hate they say that I’m free
program hate they say that I’m free
program hate they say that I’m free because they’ve released me from my
because they’ve released me from my
because they’ve released me from my chains and in all actuality I’m not
chains and in all actuality I’m not
chains and in all actuality I’m not because they never released me from my
because they never released me from my
because they never released me from my strength I’m stuck when they’re land
strength I’m stuck when they’re land
strength I’m stuck when they’re land where laws being designed daily just for
where laws being designed daily just for
where laws being designed daily just for me so tell me how could I be free I
me so tell me how could I be free I
me so tell me how could I be free I can’t walk down the street shop or even
can’t walk down the street shop or even
can’t walk down the street shop or even eat without their police harassing me so
eat without their police harassing me so
eat without their police harassing me so tell me how can I be free the
tell me how can I be free the
tell me how can I be free the Constitution says I had the freedom of
Constitution says I had the freedom of
Constitution says I had the freedom of speech but they even took that from me
speech but they even took that from me
speech but they even took that from me by overemphasizing by decree and
by overemphasizing by decree and
by overemphasizing by decree and over-exaggerating with our state they
over-exaggerating with our state they
over-exaggerating with our state they say I’m politically incorrect or making
say I’m politically incorrect or making
say I’m politically incorrect or making threats just to place my levels back in
threats just to place my levels back in
threats just to place my levels back in the chains fools say this time ain’t
the chains fools say this time ain’t
the chains fools say this time ain’t bout nothing you must be trying to
bout nothing you must be trying to
bout nothing you must be trying to convince yourself because it’s showing
convince yourself because it’s showing
convince yourself because it’s showing not fooling me time is of the essence
not fooling me time is of the essence
not fooling me time is of the essence it’s one of likes essentials that cannot
it’s one of likes essentials that cannot
it’s one of likes essentials that cannot be replaced waste of time is mentally
be replaced waste of time is mentally
be replaced waste of time is mentally debilitating and emotionally drained
debilitating and emotionally drained
debilitating and emotionally drained it’s free about nothing I can’t tell but
it’s free about nothing I can’t tell but
it’s free about nothing I can’t tell but I look on your face they say that I’m
I look on your face they say that I’m
I look on your face they say that I’m free because they released me from my
free because they released me from my
free because they released me from my chains and all exiling I’m not they just
chains and all exiling I’m not they just
chains and all exiling I’m not they just put me in new restraints you don’t have
put me in new restraints you don’t have
put me in new restraints you don’t have to commit a crime or be locked behind
to commit a crime or be locked behind
to commit a crime or be locked behind walls to do time just check out the
walls to do time just check out the
walls to do time just check out the masses we’re meeting on 95
masses we’re meeting on 95
masses we’re meeting on 95 so just because I’m not in bondage does
so just because I’m not in bondage does
so just because I’m not in bondage does not mean I am free if free means paying
not mean I am free if free means paying
not mean I am free if free means paying the price just for utilizing my rights
the price just for utilizing my rights
the price just for utilizing my rights in order to live a simple life then
in order to live a simple life then
in order to live a simple life then freedom they coming across that is way
freedom they coming across that is way
freedom they coming across that is way too high when your mind body and soul
too high when your mind body and soul
too high when your mind body and soul our ease that’s where your freedom has
our ease that’s where your freedom has
our ease that’s where your freedom has been achieved
been achieved
been achieved I created if we would as a reminder to
I created if we would as a reminder to
I created if we would as a reminder to all of the parents of the world that our
all of the parents of the world that our
all of the parents of the world that our children are and should always be our
children are and should always be our
children are and should always be our top priorities especially us as
top priorities especially us as
top priorities especially us as incarcerated parents being a father of
incarcerated parents being a father of
incarcerated parents being a father of three I understand the importance of a
three I understand the importance of a
three I understand the importance of a father’s presence in the child’s life
father’s presence in the child’s life
father’s presence in the child’s life and by being incarcerated I’m telling
and by being incarcerated I’m telling
and by being incarcerated I’m telling them I am sending them the wrong message
them I am sending them the wrong message
them I am sending them the wrong message by being here and not there a few months
by being here and not there a few months
by being here and not there a few months ago I was on the phone with my 12 year
ago I was on the phone with my 12 year
ago I was on the phone with my 12 year old daughter and my ten to nine year old
old daughter and my ten to nine year old
old daughter and my ten to nine year old sons when my daughter asked me when I
sons when my daughter asked me when I
sons when my daughter asked me when I was coming home because she said she
was coming home because she said she
was coming home because she said she needed me my 10 year old told me that he
needed me my 10 year old told me that he
needed me my 10 year old told me that he was upset with me for not being there
was upset with me for not being there
was upset with me for not being there and my nine you never asked me how could
and my nine you never asked me how could
and my nine you never asked me how could I be a good role model from jail that
I be a good role model from jail that
I be a good role model from jail that was the most hurtful conversation that
was the most hurtful conversation that
was the most hurtful conversation that I’ve ever had in my life and that
I’ve ever had in my life and that
I’ve ever had in my life and that conversation was the inspiration for my
conversation was the inspiration for my
conversation was the inspiration for my poem we try to justify our actions by
poem we try to justify our actions by
poem we try to justify our actions by claiming we then will be there for our
claiming we then will be there for our
claiming we then will be there for our families but in the end we’re only
families but in the end we’re only
families but in the end we’re only making their lives worse our actions
making their lives worse our actions
making their lives worse our actions lead to us abandoning our loved ones
lead to us abandoning our loved ones
lead to us abandoning our loved ones instead of us taking care of our
instead of us taking care of our
instead of us taking care of our families our families are taking care of
families our families are taking care of
families our families are taking care of us our children are missing a vital
us our children are missing a vital
us our children are missing a vital piece of their lives their protectors
piece of their lives their protectors
piece of their lives their protectors their providers and their guides us
their providers and their guides us
their providers and their guides us their fathers their futures lie in our
their fathers their futures lie in our
their fathers their futures lie in our hands in our futures line theirs most of
hands in our futures line theirs most of
hands in our futures line theirs most of the issues that plague our children are
the issues that plague our children are
the issues that plague our children are due to their lacking their lack of
due to their lacking their lack of
due to their lacking their lack of morals values respect accountability
morals values respect accountability
morals values respect accountability responsibility and drive our children
responsibility and drive our children
responsibility and drive our children lack those qualities because we as their
lack those qualities because we as their
lack those qualities because we as their leaders like those qualities our
leaders like those qualities our
leaders like those qualities our children lack because we’ve slapped we
children lack because we’ve slapped we
children lack because we’ve slapped we slacked when it came time to spend
slacked when it came time to spend
slacked when it came time to spend invaluable time with them that’s needed
invaluable time with them that’s needed
invaluable time with them that’s needed to promote these qualities we slacked
to promote these qualities we slacked
to promote these qualities we slacked when it came time to educate ourselves
when it came time to educate ourselves
when it came time to educate ourselves so that we could educate them we didn’t
so that we could educate them we didn’t
so that we could educate them we didn’t adhere to our mothers fathers
adhere to our mothers fathers
adhere to our mothers fathers grandmothers our grandfathers teachings
grandmothers our grandfathers teachings
grandmothers our grandfathers teachings of morals or their showings a valuable
of morals or their showings a valuable
of morals or their showings a valuable behavior we slacked and keeping up with
behavior we slacked and keeping up with
behavior we slacked and keeping up with our responsibilities we fail to hold
our responsibilities we fail to hold
our responsibilities we fail to hold ourselves accountable for our poor
ourselves accountable for our poor
ourselves accountable for our poor decision-making and unfortunately some
decision-making and unfortunately some
decision-making and unfortunately some of us still lack the drive and ambition
of us still lack the drive and ambition
of us still lack the drive and ambition that’s needed to promote those qualities
that’s needed to promote those qualities
that’s needed to promote those qualities our children were learning these things
our children were learning these things
our children were learning these things only if we would if we would and we will
only if we would if we would and we will
only if we would if we would and we will put our money on our minds instead of
put our money on our minds instead of
put our money on our minds instead of our minds on our money we get rich
our minds on our money we get rich
our minds on our money we get rich quicker and we would turn our sense into
quicker and we would turn our sense into
quicker and we would turn our sense into knowledge our sense will become dollars
knowledge our sense will become dollars
knowledge our sense will become dollars and we inevitably control all of the
and we inevitably control all of the
and we inevitably control all of the power if we would stop placing the blame
power if we would stop placing the blame
power if we would stop placing the blame to avoid being ashamed of us not
to avoid being ashamed of us not
to avoid being ashamed of us not properly God in our kids they’d have a
properly God in our kids they’d have a
properly God in our kids they’d have a better chance to live if we would teach
better chance to live if we would teach
better chance to live if we would teach our children true history definitely
our children true history definitely
our children true history definitely about their ancestry then our future
about their ancestry then our future
about their ancestry then our future when no where it began and we would
when no where it began and we would
when no where it began and we would spend more time with our daughters treat
spend more time with our daughters treat
spend more time with our daughters treat them like they were roiled
them like they were roiled
them like they were roiled then they know it to expect them they’re
then they know it to expect them they’re
then they know it to expect them they’re accorded if we would teach our sons to
accorded if we would teach our sons to
accorded if we would teach our sons to be noble men the cycle of lost boys will
be noble men the cycle of lost boys will
be noble men the cycle of lost boys will not occur again and our societies and
not occur again and our societies and
not occur again and our societies and suffering will come to an end and we
suffering will come to an end and we
suffering will come to an end and we would walk tall and strive instead of
would walk tall and strive instead of
would walk tall and strive instead of just trying to survive then we would
just trying to survive then we would
just trying to survive then we would know how it feels to be alive
know how it feels to be alive
know how it feels to be alive [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] for my actions the reaction punished
for my actions the reaction punished
for my actions the reaction punished more than me an attraction to instant
more than me an attraction to instant
more than me an attraction to instant satisfaction separated a family
satisfaction separated a family
satisfaction separated a family compassionate lacking within a fraction
compassionate lacking within a fraction
compassionate lacking within a fraction or Lazzara to drastically change wanting
or Lazzara to drastically change wanting
or Lazzara to drastically change wanting things when I wanted them never
things when I wanted them never
things when I wanted them never considering whom would share in my pain
considering whom would share in my pain
considering whom would share in my pain you would think I would have learned by
you would think I would have learned by
you would think I would have learned by now but they say things come in threes
now but they say things come in threes
now but they say things come in threes three numbers three counts three hots
three numbers three counts three hots
three numbers three counts three hots and a cot well I guess I’m living the
and a cot well I guess I’m living the
and a cot well I guess I’m living the dream
dream
dream the chances I’ve taken the mistakes I’ve
the chances I’ve taken the mistakes I’ve
the chances I’ve taken the mistakes I’ve making have me where I’ll sit today in
making have me where I’ll sit today in
making have me where I’ll sit today in the beginning life was great I had the
the beginning life was great I had the
the beginning life was great I had the world within my grasp
world within my grasp
world within my grasp to addiction came in taking my mom for a
to addiction came in taking my mom for a
to addiction came in taking my mom for a spin
spin
spin ruining every dream I ever had was
ruining every dream I ever had was
ruining every dream I ever had was forced to take on more than I was
forced to take on more than I was
forced to take on more than I was supposed to thought my shoulders could
supposed to thought my shoulders could
supposed to thought my shoulders could only bear so much alone in the world so
only bear so much alone in the world so
only bear so much alone in the world so cold wanting the warmth of my mother’s
cold wanting the warmth of my mother’s
cold wanting the warmth of my mother’s touch with time my heart grew colder
touch with time my heart grew colder
touch with time my heart grew colder anger replacing every emotion I had a
anger replacing every emotion I had a
anger replacing every emotion I had a child in a grown man’s game and to think
child in a grown man’s game and to think
child in a grown man’s game and to think at 12 and a half I became a dad a baby
at 12 and a half I became a dad a baby
at 12 and a half I became a dad a baby having a baby I had not a clue what to
having a baby I had not a clue what to
having a baby I had not a clue what to do for this child to come she came into
do for this child to come she came into
do for this child to come she came into this world screaming in 92 when I met
this world screaming in 92 when I met
this world screaming in 92 when I met her my heart was done some say their
her my heart was done some say their
her my heart was done some say their children changed him I lost some friends
children changed him I lost some friends
children changed him I lost some friends on our first day home moves had to
on our first day home moves had to
on our first day home moves had to change things weren’t the same had more
change things weren’t the same had more
change things weren’t the same had more of a life to care for than my own in the
of a life to care for than my own in the
of a life to care for than my own in the streets I was an animal at home I took
streets I was an animal at home I took
streets I was an animal at home I took off that man wishing time would stand
off that man wishing time would stand
off that man wishing time would stand still just in those moments man she grew
still just in those moments man she grew
still just in those moments man she grew up so fast had I had a positive mentor I
up so fast had I had a positive mentor I
up so fast had I had a positive mentor I probably wouldn’t be speaking to you in
probably wouldn’t be speaking to you in
probably wouldn’t be speaking to you in Browns there’s a reason for you hearing
Browns there’s a reason for you hearing
Browns there’s a reason for you hearing this though it’s up to you what you do
this though it’s up to you what you do
this though it’s up to you what you do with it now are you listening did you
with it now are you listening did you
with it now are you listening did you hear me
you need the Harris the children are
you need the Harris the children are watching
watching
watching [Applause]
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