No one left us the blueprint. They didn't even leave a trail of bread crumbs for us. The people around us don't dream big enough to understand where or what we're thinking. They on't understand what it's like in that moment by yourself…. When everything hit you all at once and you can't do nothing but cry. Them tears can't be paid for; with a million dollars. Those the ones; the ones that feel good crying. See, those moments…those are the Oscar award winning scenes in the movie of our life.

All we wanted was Life. No troubles, no confusion, no drama…none of that; just Life. They ain't tell us that it won't gone be fair sometimes. We had to go through; every one of those pains on our own.

We met God….We met God in some of the realest moments of our lives. We met God in some close to death situations. We met God and, we knew he was God. Regardless of everything we ever did……

He put his arms around us and Loved us; in spite of…….

It's funny…People hate us, for the little they know about us. God Loves us, and he knows everything about us. He know about them times, we ain't tell nobody. Matter of fact, he was right there with us.

Regardless of all that; he Loved us…..

They never left us a blueprint. They talk about us, they give us them fake smiles; it's almost like they want us to fail.

They'll probably never see it like we do. The church folks a never see that the rappers sell more records than gospel, because a lot of church folk don't support each other. The streets always show love. They just want to see somebody make it, and give back.

Can't blame nobody for how life playing out, but can't thank nobody either. They gave up on our kind a long time ago……

They'll never understand what it's like when you find out….When you find out that, the same people smiling in your face every day, are most times, the same people who want you down…

They never left us the blueprint. They talk about these boys in the street, but, they'll never understand how it feel… Nobody don't do crime, because they want to; not on Real Street…

They never left us the blueprint. The folks who make it…they stop caring about us a long time ago. Guess they thought we was never gone be nothing. Guess they forgot, we got dreams too….

Guess they forgot how the world looks at people like us…….

They never left us the blueprint. Guess the only person we got is God…that's why these tears feel so good sometimes…He all we need.

They can talk about us, they can shoot at our dreams, they can shoot at us, they can keep reminding us about who we use to be, the can give us Fed numbers, they can even kill us……

But the two things they'll never be able to do is…..They'll never be able to say they left us the blueprint, and they'll never be able to separate us from God.

I'm a real dude; that's all I ever been; that's all I'm gone ever be. All I got is God, if he's all I'll ever have; I'm good.

Don't let nobody keep you from your dreams. Keep letting God take you were he want you to go. Sometimes it's going to be lonely, sometimes it's gone be scary…but trust Him.

Everybody ain't going to be in your corner. You're going lose a lot of friends; they was never your friends no way. Trust were God is taking you, and understand that He's all you need…

Much Love, Much Respect

Jovan Roseboro