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Untitled Poem | Treasuree Glasper | TEDxCarverMilitaryAcademy


hi my name is surgery and I’m part of a

hi my name is surgery and I’m part of a group called the revisionists

group called the revisionists

group called the revisionists and and one form is called little light

when I was little I was thought I can be

when I was little I was thought I can be empty I can be anything

empty I can be anything

empty I can be anything only if I put my mind to it but the

only if I put my mind to it but the

only if I put my mind to it but the funny thing is I was sick of hearing the

funny thing is I was sick of hearing the

funny thing is I was sick of hearing the same thing now what I want to be told

same thing now what I want to be told

same thing now what I want to be told there’s no one to support me no pat on

there’s no one to support me no pat on

there’s no one to support me no pat on my back when I want to track him no good

my back when I want to track him no good

my back when I want to track him no good luck way before the big basketball game

luck way before the big basketball game

luck way before the big basketball game trying to keep my grades up

trying to keep my grades up

trying to keep my grades up but don’t get credit for my aids where’s

but don’t get credit for my aids where’s

but don’t get credit for my aids where’s my number-one fan and I was a baby my

my number-one fan and I was a baby my

my number-one fan and I was a baby my shirt says mom’s girl my little blue

shirt says mom’s girl my little blue

shirt says mom’s girl my little blue dress says that his baby girl I thought

dress says that his baby girl I thought

dress says that his baby girl I thought that’d be happy when I see

that’d be happy when I see

that’d be happy when I see well they is they just better show me

well they is they just better show me

well they is they just better show me it’s like I’ve been a slave in my

it’s like I’ve been a slave in my

it’s like I’ve been a slave in my parents history and they think that the

parents history and they think that the

parents history and they think that the past at the present but the president

past at the present but the president

past at the present but the president isn’t the future see I just want to be

isn’t the future see I just want to be

isn’t the future see I just want to be me not a gang banger on these streets

me not a gang banger on these streets

me not a gang banger on these streets yeah my father had a heart home sleeping

yeah my father had a heart home sleeping

yeah my father had a heart home sleeping on benches and destroyed houses so I

on benches and destroyed houses so I

on benches and destroyed houses so I appreciate every thought there that

appreciate every thought there that

appreciate every thought there that doesn’t mean he’ll get bad things just I

doesn’t mean he’ll get bad things just I

doesn’t mean he’ll get bad things just I can eat I work in mysterious ways but he

can eat I work in mysterious ways but he

can eat I work in mysterious ways but he learned his lesson mature not to see the

learned his lesson mature not to see the

learned his lesson mature not to see the anything he had got done he could love

anything he had got done he could love

anything he had got done he could love me but it’s like the older I get the

me but it’s like the older I get the

me but it’s like the older I get the better thing but my goes does to him I

better thing but my goes does to him I

better thing but my goes does to him I train still grow I take a dream to be

train still grow I take a dream to be

train still grow I take a dream to be bigger than his enemies normal

bigger than his enemies normal

bigger than his enemies normal nightmares cause of my father gunshot

nightmares cause of my father gunshot

nightmares cause of my father gunshot flash backs on him cuts cut the curve

flash backs on him cuts cut the curve

flash backs on him cuts cut the curve from left to right from faithfully from

from left to right from faithfully from

from left to right from faithfully from Santa chase your mama had a heart

Santa chase your mama had a heart

Santa chase your mama had a heart fighting that game make a life in China

fighting that game make a life in China

fighting that game make a life in China be industries That’s not me I’m just a

be industries That’s not me I’m just a

be industries That’s not me I’m just a little nightlight that I like is me

little nightlight that I like is me

little nightlight that I like is me filled with determination and bravery

filled with determination and bravery

filled with determination and bravery don’t want to be in my crew I’m going to

don’t want to be in my crew I’m going to

don’t want to be in my crew I’m going to be in my 30s without a career campaign

be in my 30s without a career campaign

be in my 30s without a career campaign light bills smoking trades math and some

light bills smoking trades math and some

light bills smoking trades math and some hormones father blending my kids from my

hormones father blending my kids from my

hormones father blending my kids from my misery usually when people say what I

misery usually when people say what I

misery usually when people say what I say they say they’re gonna remember but

say they say they’re gonna remember but

say they say they’re gonna remember but i’ma forget forget all the negativity

i’ma forget forget all the negativity

i’ma forget forget all the negativity and when the workplace off

and when the workplace off

and when the workplace off even I’m not supposed to be here I bet

even I’m not supposed to be here I bet

even I’m not supposed to be here I bet you want me there when I’m going living

you want me there when I’m going living

you want me there when I’m going living like a millionaire a Marion Illinois

like a millionaire a Marion Illinois

like a millionaire a Marion Illinois wait Siberia a better transit yeah I

wait Siberia a better transit yeah I

wait Siberia a better transit yeah I plan on being rich and this is just my

plan on being rich and this is just my

plan on being rich and this is just my beginning I’m just a little light when I

beginning I’m just a little light when I

beginning I’m just a little light when I turn to shine bright thank you

turn to shine bright thank you

turn to shine bright thank you [Applause]

you

you [Applause]

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