Daddy's Little Girl

All she ever wanted
Was to be daddy's little girl
The one man in the world
That was supposed to love her
The one man that was supposed to be there
The one man that was supposed to care
But he was long gone
No matter how hard she tried
She couldn't hide
The pain she felt deep down inside
All she could do was ask why
Why her daddy left her
And never looked back
Why her beautiful smile
Wasn't enough for him to stay
Her namesake
The man that contributed half her DNA
But he was a stranger to her
All the broken promises
All the disappointments
All the tears she cried
Because he couldn't let go of his pride
She should've been his PRIDE and joy
But she was never a priority for him
Just an afterthought
Longing for the day that she would be
His baby girl
Emotional bruises
With pseudo scars
Because as her bruises lingered
And created a void that couldn't be filled
She was healed by abandonment issues
Trust issues
Self esteem issues
If her own father didn't want her
Who would?
Looking for love in all the wrong places
She found it in the faces
Of men who wanted to be her daddy
Who exploited her for her body
And found a special place for her in the heart of the corner
Finally someone she could call daddy
Someone to protect her
Daddy's little girl
That's all she wanted to be in this world

Ready

The tears I cry are the words of my heart
But I lost my heart some time ago
And fighting to get it back
Seems like a losing battle
And we both end up with scars
Like Lauryn Hill
It was the ex-factor
You had that special something
That made me feel like no matter what
Being with you was a #win
But you had to change up the game
The weather is no longer the same
And I can't stand the rain
In July...
Holding on to what could have been
Would be such a sin
But letting go
Forces all the pain to just come rushing in
Unthinkable
But if you ask me
Unlike Alicia Keys I just dnt think I'm ready
To accept the Love Lost
Because I can't Be Where You Are
Or to accept my failure
But Holla If Ya Need Me
Cuz you'll always be my boo
Every time I reminisce
I think of Panties Dropping (only for you)
And My Neighbors Knowing Your Name
While you welcomed me to super, duper, Jupiter Love
But it was More Than That
We were one
One mind, one heart, One Love
I'm not the cocky type
But I gotta ask
Does (s)He Do It
Like I do it
Sorry that was my moment to be an ass
But can you blame me?
I'm heartless (literally)
And I've become cold
Like Yo Side of the Bed
Love is gone with the wind
So it's time for this special delivery of Black Roses
Ok I take it back
Maybe I am Ready then

See what I did there

I'm Focused Mann

I am who I am
I'm gon be who I be
From the Guyanese blood
running thru my veins
to the BK swagger in the way I speak
Paving the way for success
Taking the road less traveled
by those before me
My greatest weapon being my intellect
Sorry to disappoint you
But mama didn't raise no fool
I make it do what it do
Leaving my mark wherever I go
I think I should let yall know
Got my eye on the prize
Cuz I’m trying to maximize
The moment like TD Jakes
Maximize my profits
Like any capitalist corporation
In this day and age
So you can’t stand in my way
I’ve been enlightened
By Kanye when I heard ‘em say
Nothing’s ever promised tomorrow today
So I had to sit and think
Find myself
Lost in a sea of confusion
Until Mr. West came up wit my conclusion
Everything I’m not made me everything I am
And yes you can call me a champion
Cuz I’m living the good life
And there’s no end in sight
Mr. X was right
By any means necessary
I shall reach my destination
Even though some may think
The dream is lost
I’m here to restore your faith
You no longer have to wait
No need to wonder
Cuz just like thunder
Hear me roar
As I step thru the door
Called opportunity
I'm on a level all on my own
Holla if you can hear me

Ambitious Woman

She's got style and grace
Life is a movie
And she's the lead actress
A stellar performance
She deserves an Oscar
But she's so much more than you can see
Worked hard and got that degree
Got that Ivy League brain power
That will bring any man to his knees
But she's the product of a SUNY
"Anything you want done
She does it naturally"
She makes life look so easy
She finds strength
Where most think there is none
She be killing 'em
And never will you see her sweat
In a suit and heels
Or sweat pants and kicks
She's saving the day
With that "S" on her chest
She knows what she wants
And her ambition will take her there
Miss Independent
She makes the impossible, possible
Ask about her
Every man wants her
And even with all her success
She stays humble
"Miss AKA
Miss Crimson and Cream
Miss unaffiliated
Whatever it is she's pledging her dreams"
Leaving her mark wherever she goes
The ambitious woman is a force
Ready to let the world know
She's a movement by herself

Ruthie B, Un belle femme ki sortie Ayiti. She's a modern day revolutionary. She detests mediocrity and she's trying to be nothing short of legendary. Do or do not, there is no try. She's an ambitious woman of DST making things happen. A woman of conviction. She's "so hip even her errors are correct."

My girl Angie bout getting money and she does so much more. Yams for days, and nobody can get in her way. Smarter than your average, she got a way with words. A DevaSTating Diva on a scale from 1 to 10 no question she's a dime.

Nickesha, an ambitious woman taking care of all those around her. Doing whatever it takes to make her dreams come true. She's going far but never forgets that she come from dung ah yard. The real life (Jamaican) Grey's Anatomy. Dr. Kelly is on call!

Prezzy does her thing. A good mix from the isle of spice and that sweet T&T. A fashionista with a mind like no other, she's ripping the corporate runway.


BP! And I aint talking bout the oil spill. Sweeter than Splenda and success is at the top of her agenda. With that Yardie blood running through her veins, they can't keep a good 'oman (woman) down. She's so solid as a rock they just can't stop her now. They'll never ever be able to take this ambitious woman's crown.


Regina has the voice of an angel. Natural screw face "but a smile only heaven can make". She got that cake! A beautiful mind and she stays on her grind.

Smilez got that wildcat pride. The female Johnny Cochran. Law & Order and she's the real McCoy. No matter the stress she never loses her joy. This ambitious girl is ready to run the world.

Scooby, an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman. As nonchalant as they come but she makes it work. Making history with the pink and green. Smart, she dress her ass off and her walk is mean!

Toya, got a sassy attitude and never takes less than she deserves. She takes initiative to get the job done. Got a waist like rubber, she's an obsessive whiner. This ambitious woman will always be relevant!

Phenomenal women
Phenomenally
Doing their thing
No one has swagger like ambitious women
Follow their steps
It's the road to success
Ambitious women
Ambitiously
Breaking the glass ceiling of mediocrity


S/O to all the ambitious women out there!!! Special S/O to the women I named in this piece, you all are great! Phenomenal women indeed!

Untitled

Love is a losing game
And I'm here trying to play this hand with no spades
You played the big joker
And the joke was on me
Energy invested in someone
I saw potential in
My heart used as capital
I thought the return would be great
An ROE of 100%
Forget return on equity
I expected a return on ENERGY
But the stock of our love plummeted
No Dow Jones or NASDAQ
A market crash
As epic as 1929
My heart went with it
Emotional bankruptcy
No bail out or emotional stimulus
Just a great depression
A dream deferred
And I wish my love
Would dry up like a raisin in the sun
Cuz sleeping with a broken heart is no fun
Not only a love lost
But I lost my heart and myself
All with one swift action
Trying to find my way back
But it's like Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles are my guides
The blind leading the blind
And I have no glasses
No map or marketing strategy
Just the pieces of my broken heart
Because your brand loyalty
Was at an all time low
I fell for your ponzi scheme
No Bernie
You Madoff with my heart tho
Cooked the books like Enron
No mark-to-market
You specialized in heart to heart accounting
And for a time
The assets equaled liabilities and owner's equity
No balance sheet
So the downfall
Was inevitable
Just know that now
My heart is no longer equitable

Comin’ From Where I’m From

Where I’m from

Hearing sirens outside my window

Is like hearing birds chirp in the wilderness

Cops on the corner

Just chillin’ on the block

Like the street pharmacists they’re trying to catch

Where I’m from

There’s a corner store on every corner

Chinese restaurant on every block

Boys walking around

With their pants hanging off their ass

Girls wearing clothes that are 2 sizes too small

Having babies too soon

Wearing Gucci this

Fendi that

Rocking the newest Jordans every week

Yet living in the projects and can’t pay their rent

And the kids grow up thinking that’s what’s important

And continue the cycle

Where I’m from

Kids grow up without their daddies

Little boys looking to the streets for the father they never had

Little girls looking for the love their daddy didn’t give

In all the wrong places

From any guy that’s willing

To give them the time of day

And single moms working two jobs

Just to make ends meet

Missing out on seeing their kids grow up

Just so they can have a roof over their heads and food to eat

Unconsciously letting the television raise their kids

And they all grow up wanting to be

Rappers and video girls

And those who got game

Wanna be players

With million dollar contracts

Where I’m From?

I’m from a Guyanese mother

And a Jamaican father

Who left when I was 2

Only to come back around nine years later

A mother that worked nights to pay the rent

And gave up her dreams of being a nurse

So she could be around

To make sure I didn’t make the same mistake

My sister did

A mother who became a grandmother way too soon

Before my sister even graduated high school

A mother who worked hard

And taught me to do the same

A mother who struggled

And wanted a better life

For her children

A mother who made me proud of who I am

Proud of my West Indian culture

Listening to soca and reggae

Eating all the foods she grew up with

Where I’m from

We got so much pride

We just can’t help it

Where I’m from

We get it popping

We don’t say good morning

We say wats good

Where I’m from

We like DJ Khaled

Cuz we so hooood!

Where I’m from

We got our own song

And we don’t hesitate

To let people know

We’re the best

Where I’m from

No one on the corner got swagger like us

Where I’m from

We live our life

Got no time for no haters

Where I’m from it’s do or die

Where I’m from?

I’m from……

BROOKLYN!!!!!!!

Ambitious Man Part 1

May be the big man on campus
That lays low
But achievement is at the forefront of his mind
Always on his grind
A man statistics will never define
The Martin or Malcolm of his time
By any means necessary he will gain peace of mind
By achieving his goals
Never breaking the promises he's made to himself
Born in the hood
But his circumstance didn't dictate his destiny
With a lack of wealth
Getting caught up is easy
But when presented with two roads
He took the one less traveled
Determined to make a difference
Not Obama
But he was a change we could believe in
A change we could see
A man of integrity
A made man who knows he is his brother's keeper
Whether he's wearing the black and old gold of A Phi A
The crimson and cream of the oh so pretty Kappa Alpha Psi
Or he's an atomic dog of Omega Psi Phi
He's a man of conviction
The man with no letters on his chest
Who can get pretty nasty
But still handle his business
Brain so good
He got his PhD
The come up is what he eats, sleeps, and breathes
He's no stranger to hard work
In everything he does his goal is to succeed
No Jay Z
But even in defeat
There is a lesson to be learned
Nothing in his world is free
He can discuss world politics and the economy
And still spit bars like weezy
Feeling like Master P
Because in his mind he knows no limits
Not even the sky can stop him
Not cocky
Just proud to be
An ambitious man
Making his dreams reality

Ambitious Man Part 2

Ambitious man
His intellect drives me wild
He tries to hit my mind before anything else
And intellectual conversation is a must
He inspires me to be nothing but great
No Ne-Yo but he makes me better
His aspirations take my breath away
While losing respiration
I'm gaining inspiration
There's nothing like an ambitious man
Suit and tie
But he can make cargos and foams look right
Like an edited version of Kartel
He's all about versatility
One of a kind
Money is the motive
But success is on his mind
Lifting as he climbs
There's nothing like an ambitious man
Dreams ambition can buy
And he's the wealthiest man alive
He knows a little of everything
But he's become unfamiliar with limitations
Aint nothing like an ambitious man

Know this yardie Aaron, as poetic as Wale, swag like Jay, intellect like Cornel West, peaceful like King, with a hint of X, and a dash of Bob Marley

But my dude Chris throws the YO! The gaza Nupe rocking that crimson and cream and his shimmy is mean. Achievement on his mind, flexing like no other, making moves, he stays on the grind. A cunning linguist that will dagger you if he can. Damn sure aint nothing like an ambitious man.

Marv the perv stays focused. If it aint about the come up he aint with it. Practicality mixed with a hint of sarcasm. Climbing the corporate ladder repping BK on his back. Music enthusiast, sipping Fiji water, reading the economist. Aint nothing like an ambitious man.

My boy Weezy, man he holds it down. Trini to di bone, most laid back dude walking around. Rocking that SU Orange DJ Fiasco is coming for the crown. No Sizzla but they can't keep this ambitious man down!

Ambitious man
No time to chase women
He's chasing his dreams
Thinking and achieving
God bless the man that can hold his own
Looking for an ambitious woman
Cuz she got her own
To stand beside him
Let all the unambitious people watch the throne

Ambition

What is ambition?
What does it mean to be ambitious?
See Webster will tell you it's a part of speech
An adjective used to describe a desire to achieve
Pardon my ignorance
But ambition is so much more
Than an interest in success
Ambition is a way of life
It's a mind set
Setting your mind apart
From the rest
While emancipating yourself
From mental slavery
Only ambition can free us from mediocrity
Have no fear of the limits placed upon you
And the "failures" along the way
Move forward in this generation triumphantly
Ambitiously
Cuz all I ever had was my ambition
Fighting the complacency
That my counterparts have become familiar with
Unstoppable
I belong exactly where you see me
A drive that you'll never understand
So dnt try to comprehend
Everything I'm not made me everything I am
About that life
Of exceeding expectations
Setting goals that reach beyond the confines of the simple mind
It's my ambition
That got me here
It's my ambition that will get me there
It's my ambition that will forever have me a step ahead
As you follow me
No twitter
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery MY ambition is uncanny
A different breed
From a different world
No Whitley
It's MY AMBITION that made me