This is What we call Life...

Life is controlled by a range of systems designed to remonstrate the authority and convenience of existing in a space where a mixture of economic... unjust... emotionless... manipulative... In denial beings roam free.  I refuse to be controlled by being me. 

Voices

My mum always said to me "you have a voice and you will be heard"; I stand by these words
 
I'm locked in society yet my words become my freedom
 
Living in a world where we're frowned upon for having an opinion
 
I will not falsify my prospects by following a system created by mindless conformists

Nor will I hamper my future by remaining inactive
 
See what we fail to realise is that justice is the injustice: 'the man' cannot be pleased without displeasing the people; we the people have been dumbed-down although we are living ‘it’
 
I will not stand for oppression and will forever fight the stereotypes in the hope of change

Don’t judge me or assume my motives...

 
The way I see it is; would I need a gun or a knife if I'm perfectly capable of ripping your heart out with the power of my mind?
 

I'm breaking the rules of adversity by opposing the assumptions of society that i will become a statistic.

Pursuing my need for democracy I will be heard!!!

Hi I'm Dom

I cannot change the person I am to suit everyone...yet people believe my person is interchangeable;

Accept me for the person you first met;
The person that greeted you with "Hi, how you doing?", accompanied with a firm handshake and a smile
Instead of a "Whats good?" and the 'Im-so-gangsta-I-can't-even-smile-face'

I'm the slim, not skinny (actually quite athletic) built black man
Skin filled with ink; the same black man that wishes you all the best upon his exit

I am not the person you want me to be
I am not the person society tells you I am
I am not the person that will prove the stereotypes truthful
But the person that will prove my worth and purpose

I am worth more than what stands before you; my purpose is to make an impact and I will make a fool out of the doubters

Breakthrough

Let’s not get wrapped up in trends,

Materialistically competing with peers, society and friends

That wasn’t supposed to rhyme!!!

You see;

We live in a world where everybody is trying to create an enviable lifestyle

To impress those who express no genuine interest in who we are inside

I wanna show off my intellect

I wanna have the best & most exclusive understanding of WHO I AM

Im tired of excuses acting like common is elusive…its not

They say “the devil makes work for idle thumbs” and mine are numb.

I will no longer procrastinate

I will no longer remain ignorant to reality

I will discover who I am

I am worth more than my mind allows me to display

So join me on my journey to self discovery