See my dad was Jamaican told me everything was irie\/
If life is late giving you blossoms it\u2019s because gardening you a field of ivies\/
So just smile and I know a lot of patience comes with that\/
See life will give you L\u2019s but it\u2019s about the comeback\/
But I\u2019m tough for her I love her, life\u2019s a gift from the sky\/
And everyday I live for her I live as if I never will die\/
Because I know that if the rains stops and everything was dry\/
She would cry just so I could drink the tears from her eyes\/
See you have to stand for something or you will for whatever\/
In these United States were so divided, why don\u2019t we all come together\/
Like we\u2019re supposed to be, you roll with me not picking up no groceries\/
Just flow with me and hopefully, when done reading this poetry\/
You\u2019ll be how you\u2019re supposed to be and roar just like a lion\/
Because this life calls for tough skin but your fur will survive the fire\/
So walk immortal to the flame, pain is temporary gain\/
And while you\u2019re reading this, bow your head and say a prayer for all Ukraine\/
See if Zelensky can crack a smile in the face of Russian missiles\/
So can you in whatever circumstance of whatever is trying to hit you\/
Let it miss you, see this Jamaican man I guess he knows a thing or two\/
I guess to remind you when you\u2019re alone that someone always stands with you\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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