Lecture for the day

as we sit on the porch a blunt in hand
i speak stories and her tales from this old man
we pass the time on how he has grown
from a young man running the street to the old man i see now at his home
he tells me "son there comes a time when every man must grown"
i take a deep hit of the haze and let the purple smoke flow
i tell him i am grown and i know ima man
he tells me "in due time you will understand"
as i pass the blunt back to him he looks out into the light
his eyes filled with wonder of the next days plight
see i know he has been through alot but whos to say i havent to
i ask him does it make you a man by what you do?
he takes a deep hit inhales and breaths deeply
opens his mouth to say "Son you life is never going to be easy but what you do and who you are make you the man you know only you can be"...."for no one can take you heart and you promise to the world as you can see"
i say" this is my life and i know how i want to lead it but sometimes it get so hard i just feel defeated"...."i wanna give up and just crawl into a corner and cry"
he hits the blunt and looks me dead in my eye....."Boy dont you ever in your life shed no tears that dont need to shed cause life is already hard just dont let it go to your head"....."Your a strong man grown up from a young seed in deed but dont let me tell you what life to lead"...i have seen shit and been places some people will never see in they life i have had things and done thins that would make people envy my life....i cant speak for everyone but i can speak for me i am a man til the day i day and this i know you also can be so dont feel hurt when shit starts getting to hard dont feel defeated just cause your against the odds your life is all you have and you will make it what it will be so here take this blunt and just breath easy"