16 @ war

ain't no daddy's where i'm from

it's just mad mothers. and eyes that still seem

they can't look past color. why am i disrespected by

someone i should call brother?

and why girls feel unpretty

and constantly hate each other?

bad air in my lungs

man i can't breathe. my eyes burnin' from all the dirt and the debris. and it's third degree. emotionless on the scene. it's like a disease

the way y'all killin' me. i'm 16 and i shouldn't have to feel like this. i'm 16

every young boy out here wanna kiss. i'm 16

and me and my mama goin' through it. 16 on the block

16 on the block

16

at war

16 on the block

16 on the block

around here cool is another word for fool

if he smoke then she smoke

i gotta smoke too. now what would i do if i didn't have a clue?

i'm 16 y.o. asking god oh why

oh

if my clothes ain't tight

then he ain't gone like me. eyes on the prize

so the next girl dress just like me. i'm so full of promise

but why promise if i'm gonna just be rewarded

by bad actions. to him i'm just a transaction. i want you to love my mind

my smile

my style

i want you to know the best of me

i want to belong without being treated

like property

why does this seem like a fantasy?