A Better Father Can I Be... by King Steelo
What up Free World? I know Father's Day was months ago but that's just 1 day out of a year. Furthermore you can't just be a father for 1 day and you have to earn the title too. Any man can bust a nut in a chick but it takes a real man to raise a child, even if he isn't the biological. I love my daughter Julisa but I wasn't present for 12 years of her life because of my bad decisions that got me incarcerated. It's no secret while doing time---you have tons of time to think.
Where did I go wrong? You can't take back what got you to rock bottom----all you can do is RISE and move forward. The best way is to re-establish relationships with your children...
Now I take this time to share a poem I wrote while incarcerated. To every father out there---read and motivate yourself on being a better father to your children. The next generations need our guidance, but don't just talk about it---BE ABOUT IT! Ask yourself---
A Better Father---Can I Be?
Why is this world so cold? I've got many stories to tell about the drugs I did and sold, but in the end---this soldier fell.
The judge said, "7 years" and in my eyes I felt tears, that's years without my daughter, family and all my peers. Now I'm trapped in a prison where I can get right or get worse, because if I go back and do the same thing---I may end up in a hearse.
Running the streets was mega fun but not fun enough to lose my freedom, so when I think about the younger generation---the wrong route I hope I didn't lead them. I've sat here with anger and pain and to keep it simple and plain---I've realized long ago that I should've been stopped playing!
A dead beat dad I could never be, a better father I want to be, or I can sit here and make excuses like, "it's because my dad wasn't there for me." I've held a grudge on my dad because when I was 6 is when he left, now my daughter is 6 and fatherless---is history repeating itself?
My dad left for reasons I couldn't understand and me---I chose to break the rules. I miss cooking my daughter breakfast and taking her school, or taking her to the park, reading her a book and us together watching cartoons, don't worry my little Juju your daddy's COMING HOME SOON...
I still respect my baby mamma and my daughter has always been my motivation, plus I'm blessed because I get to see her every month on visitations. I took parenting classes to enhance my fathering skills during my incarceration and I got great results---so I wrote this to show my appreciation. I learned from my mistakes but I thank GOD for all the knowledge and wisdom---and for opening my eyes before I become victim to the wicked Louisiana recidivism system.
When I get outta here---there's one more obstacle at hand---to tell my mother that I'm sorry---her only son has finally grown up to be a man.
To all incarcerated fathers: This isn't the end---more like the beginning. It's a crazy world we live in but that bitch keeps spinning!
Our children are the future, so let's lead them in the right direction---that razor wired fence can't stop us from giving our kids affection.
No longer am I MAD and this humbleness is something I never had, last but not least Thank You Heavenly Father because I'll be walking outta here truly one of the BEST DAD'S...
Where did I go wrong? You can't take back what got you to rock bottom----all you can do is RISE and move forward. The best way is to re-establish relationships with your children...
Now I take this time to share a poem I wrote while incarcerated. To every father out there---read and motivate yourself on being a better father to your children. The next generations need our guidance, but don't just talk about it---BE ABOUT IT! Ask yourself---
A Better Father---Can I Be?
Why is this world so cold? I've got many stories to tell about the drugs I did and sold, but in the end---this soldier fell.
The judge said, "7 years" and in my eyes I felt tears, that's years without my daughter, family and all my peers. Now I'm trapped in a prison where I can get right or get worse, because if I go back and do the same thing---I may end up in a hearse.
Running the streets was mega fun but not fun enough to lose my freedom, so when I think about the younger generation---the wrong route I hope I didn't lead them. I've sat here with anger and pain and to keep it simple and plain---I've realized long ago that I should've been stopped playing!
A dead beat dad I could never be, a better father I want to be, or I can sit here and make excuses like, "it's because my dad wasn't there for me." I've held a grudge on my dad because when I was 6 is when he left, now my daughter is 6 and fatherless---is history repeating itself?
My dad left for reasons I couldn't understand and me---I chose to break the rules. I miss cooking my daughter breakfast and taking her school, or taking her to the park, reading her a book and us together watching cartoons, don't worry my little Juju your daddy's COMING HOME SOON...
I still respect my baby mamma and my daughter has always been my motivation, plus I'm blessed because I get to see her every month on visitations. I took parenting classes to enhance my fathering skills during my incarceration and I got great results---so I wrote this to show my appreciation. I learned from my mistakes but I thank GOD for all the knowledge and wisdom---and for opening my eyes before I become victim to the wicked Louisiana recidivism system.
When I get outta here---there's one more obstacle at hand---to tell my mother that I'm sorry---her only son has finally grown up to be a man.
To all incarcerated fathers: This isn't the end---more like the beginning. It's a crazy world we live in but that bitch keeps spinning!
Our children are the future, so let's lead them in the right direction---that razor wired fence can't stop us from giving our kids affection.
No longer am I MAD and this humbleness is something I never had, last but not least Thank You Heavenly Father because I'll be walking outta here truly one of the BEST DAD'S...
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