3 Angels
3 ANGELS
I got 3 angels on my side
3 angels that stay flying high
Barbara, Pauline & Allene
The angels who’ve been right beside me
Watching over me
Protecting me
God, I hope y’all proud of me
Watching every decision, I make
Seeing every choice, I made
See, Mama
I got dreams, ok?
& I’m sorry that it’s taken me so long to reach my destination
Life can throw you curveballs
Swear I never thought I’d be where I’m at right now
But that’s no pressure
& I remember how Juana said you went out
& got a second job
Just so she would be able to go on her field trip to Washington, D.C.
See
I wanna put a headstone on your grave
& I have a vision of all your babies
Standing round you
Thanking you
For bringing us into this world
Still wanting you to be proud of your babygirl
& auntie
I still have visions of your smile & your warmth & company
I know you out of all people
Would’ve never wanted any harm done to me
Can’t say the same for grandma
Cause she was an OG
But just like the twins
God blessed y’all to be
Different in your own right
But I know y’all stuck by
Each other’s side
Down to ride
& I feel the exact same way about my 3 siblings
See
I got dreams, y’all
Started reading at 4
Started writing at 8
Discovering music hasn’t been the same since
I’ve went through my nervous trials
Still sweat the pressure out
Every once in a while
But I pray with every poem
That I write
I keep on building on
These emotions that I feel inside
Don’t wanna follow the crowd
Don’t wanna settle down
& be something that
I’m not meant to be
I know God ain’t bless me with my talents for nothing
& out of everything I been thru
In these 23 years of living
I know there’s nothing more
Than I’d rather do
Than get out here & start grinding
Mama
Imma make you proud of your babygirl, forreal
I know I’ve had my selfish ways
& I keep praying to God
To help me change my ways
Cause I wanna be better to me
& better for my future
& anything
I’m telling all
That I got 3 angels on my side, y’all
3 angels in the sky
3 angels that fly high
3 angels that consume all the strong, beautiful, black women blood flowing through me
I got 3 angels on my side
3 angels that stay flying high
Gotta do better
Gotta be better
