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I just get in the way
I just get in the way...
is what they used to say
she can't go she'd just get in the way
so I would play by myself most days and stay out the way
with no words to say I would play
not understanding why I was treated differently and no one wanted to play with me
I was clumsy I was frail my hair was kinky and I was pale so I was left to be alone because they said I just get in the way
alone in a hospital I was left two days old by myself
my mother didn't want me she wanted herself
and I just got in the way
raised by my grandmother with the help of a honorable uncle who stood by
why I never had a mom and dad I would ask myself and cry
why did I just get in the way
different I was and different I still am today
many don't understand me and those that try cram to understand me
I was mulatto when it wasn't cool to be so you see
I was beige in a black and white world at a time when it was not a good thing to be
too light for the blacks to dark for the whites
so I blended in with the Latinos and buckled up for a long flight
but there too I soon just got in the way
outcasted for something out of my control
the way I looked the parents I didn't have and the old woman who raised me well God bless her soul
a loner I quickly learned to be a maverick in a cruel cold world that I did not empower to effect my destiny
I continued to love myself and have faith in spite of the hatred I received
I aspired to be a leader and not a follower of the evil powers that be
I kept optimism in my heart when all the odds were against me
you see I believed in me
those that used to say I get in the way now want me around and beg me to stay
but no way
I forgive but I never forget where the Lord has brought me from and the destiny that is meant for me to receive which does not involve those who once had malice intent towards me
I love and embrace those who are different for I know how it feels not to be loved not to be spoken to not to be hugged
this small minded little world we live in so to speak is not such a loving world and is chastising and cruel to those who some label as freaks
individuality is what made me uniquely me but to some who were intimidated or just ignorant my good qualities they refused to see
they tried to make me feel inferior tried to stop my shine
but look at me now God is good and I'm doing just fine
I kept my head up even when they tried to knock it down
I kept bringing a smile back to my face where they thought they had left a permanent frown
see I kept my head up even when the tears drug it down
I just get in the way is what they used to say but not today
Love yourself and others will have no choice but to do the same
don't ever allow yourself to be a pawn in societies wicked chess game
I keep my head to the sky and never more ask why and with a slight sigh I say thank you for me getting in the way
One Love <3
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is what they used to say
she can't go she'd just get in the way
so I would play by myself most days and stay out the way
with no words to say I would play
not understanding why I was treated differently and no one wanted to play with me
I was clumsy I was frail my hair was kinky and I was pale so I was left to be alone because they said I just get in the way
alone in a hospital I was left two days old by myself
my mother didn't want me she wanted herself
and I just got in the way
raised by my grandmother with the help of a honorable uncle who stood by
why I never had a mom and dad I would ask myself and cry
why did I just get in the way
different I was and different I still am today
many don't understand me and those that try cram to understand me
I was mulatto when it wasn't cool to be so you see
I was beige in a black and white world at a time when it was not a good thing to be
too light for the blacks to dark for the whites
so I blended in with the Latinos and buckled up for a long flight
but there too I soon just got in the way
outcasted for something out of my control
the way I looked the parents I didn't have and the old woman who raised me well God bless her soul
a loner I quickly learned to be a maverick in a cruel cold world that I did not empower to effect my destiny
I continued to love myself and have faith in spite of the hatred I received
I aspired to be a leader and not a follower of the evil powers that be
I kept optimism in my heart when all the odds were against me
you see I believed in me
those that used to say I get in the way now want me around and beg me to stay
but no way
I forgive but I never forget where the Lord has brought me from and the destiny that is meant for me to receive which does not involve those who once had malice intent towards me
I love and embrace those who are different for I know how it feels not to be loved not to be spoken to not to be hugged
this small minded little world we live in so to speak is not such a loving world and is chastising and cruel to those who some label as freaks
individuality is what made me uniquely me but to some who were intimidated or just ignorant my good qualities they refused to see
they tried to make me feel inferior tried to stop my shine
but look at me now God is good and I'm doing just fine
I kept my head up even when they tried to knock it down
I kept bringing a smile back to my face where they thought they had left a permanent frown
see I kept my head up even when the tears drug it down
I just get in the way is what they used to say but not today
Love yourself and others will have no choice but to do the same
don't ever allow yourself to be a pawn in societies wicked chess game
I keep my head to the sky and never more ask why and with a slight sigh I say thank you for me getting in the way
One Love <3
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Published 11th May 2012
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9th Feb 2019 6:02pm
Very inspiring - a good read for someone who feels to be an outcast. You showed great strength and inner fortitude and you expressed it quite well in your verses.
6th Apr 2019 4:24pm
