Faith and Grandma(Mary E. Peoples) I dedicate this to my grandma and happy people haters

I refuse to live in someone elses prison

Won’t allow you to put me in it

My mind stays free,

 my freedom was due me

Was a long time coming

I refuse to live in your box, packaged

 all nicely with your bubble  wrapped and

 mind warped insecurities, jealousies

and talented untapped

You hate me because I’m free

You hate me cause I’m me and not you

I make choices, I choose

I am a daughter of destiny

This is where destiny lead me

To be free

You stay in solidarity

My grandma is gone

And from that moment on

I remember her last words she told me

She said “Chet be happy”

Life is too short

Short as previews, the nightly news

While you hatin on my

drive to succeed has nothing to do with you

I gotta live my life through

Exploring horizons, valley, cities, avenues

I paid my dues

I paid my fees to be mentally free,

Don’t judge or hate me.

When you look at me you see a smile

You don’t see my heartache

 once in while

You see things going my way

But, it wasn’t always this way

Hansel and Gretel followed the trail of tears I left

From the pain

I come from a lot of pain

Which I turned around to make me sustain

Life’s tragedies

Replacing, maneuvering,

To get to where I need to be

Running towards destiny

Stop hating on me

You wouldn’t have wanted to walk in my shoes

The bottoms of the soul was worn

Heart torn

Hard work and prayer and my sworn

Oath to live happy

My grandma said ”Chet be happy”

And not you or anybody can stop me