Street Credibility

I dispute those who despise the street youth
Because I believe we hold the key to our root

None of us chose to be less privileged,
The society and our leadership is to blame

The scorn and the mobs, I am not sure how long we can bear
Though I have seen many rise to the top every year

And that's what we call street credibility
It's the highest form of inspiration available to the youth

To see brothers reaching their dreams after the struggle
Means everything to the youths in the gethos

That's what gives many of us the courage
To keep fighting for survival in this core age

On the street, until you become a stand out,
You are never going to be given the credible stout

The challenge you face everyday should make you stronger
Because being strong is all you need to keep longer

Street credibility is what many of us are fighting for
So my brother and my sister, go get what you are looking for

Let's put a stop to crime and bury the hatchets
Because together we fall and together we rise

We must defend the street with our very last breath
That's where we live, it's the only home of our own

Let's send the message out, to the uptown
About the challenge we are facing downtown

This is the only way we can claim what we've lost
Our credibility; our right to rise above mediocrity

DREAM WITH PRIDE

You can do everything you want to

And you can do the unimaginable too

But you'll have to do more than just try

If you really mean to soar in the sky

Dream with pride but live with care

Drive your tide to where success spares

Spare yourself from the conspirators' company

So you can relate with your inner persona

Fear is a default gene in everyone's anatomy

People just choose to lose theirs like the 100's Bellamy

Especially for things they have no control over

And most times, to things they could turn over

For every yes you receive however, 

There are multiples of nos wherever

So make your moves while you still can

Since there seem no guarantee for a second span

But you need to be the inner you

To leave bright tracks into the blue

Nothing can or should stop you

From writing your special book

The oceans are drying and the fishes are dying

The forests are burning and the wild is widing

We seeking answers but they keep on lying

Risking the future we've long been eyeing

They give separate information to the masses

And reserve some facts for the classes

This is the cause of the everlasting clashes

That mounted the tall wall around the masses

But the hour hand has finally landed

At the docks of the next generation

Change is the only load on board

For a complete system restoration

I am not asking for a revolution; this isn't a revelation

But I have this strong feeling, things are resetting

There soon come a new world from the ashes of the old

So keep your eyes open for the flying signals

Let's join the search team for some solutions

To the challenges unsolved by our colleges

Our ecosystem is shrinking; is the cause not pollution?

Please let's save the last surviving village

Simon K. Amu (DzideFo)

©2016