Behind Concrete Walls

Fifteen years old, still

learning who I am,

One fight changed everything,

now I’m behind that slam.

No sunlight through the walls,

just a cold room and pain,

Tryna

keep my head together while

I’m hearing them chains.

Got into a fight,

now I’m sitting in the cell,

Young kid in a place where nobody knows you well.

Seventy-two plus, locked down alone,

Concrete underneath me, nowhere I could call home.

Days turned to nights,

couldn’t tell when it was light,

Didn’t see the daylight for almost a whole week straight.

Hear the rapping, hear the beating,

hear somebody scream, Tryna close my eyes and escape inside a dream.

But the floor was cold,

and the walls stayed hard,

Had to find some strength when life dealt me those cards.

I was only fifteen,

but that place made me think,

Sometimes you gotta face yourself when you’re standing at the brink.

Concrete nights, I was fighting through the pain,

Letters from my loved ones kept me sane.

When the whole world disappeared and I couldn't see the light,

I learned who really loved me through those lonely nights.

Concrete nights, tears falling where I lay,

Thinking 'bout my life and all the things I gotta change.

Some people switched sides,

some people stayed true,

That time behind them walls showed me who was who.

Every letter that I opened had a piece of home,

Even when I felt surrounded,

I ain't feel alone.

Some said they loved me,

but they never came through,

Others stayed beside me and showed me what was true.

I don't need fake love,

I don't need fake friends,

I need real ones standing there when the whole world ends.

Pain taught me lessons that a book never could,

Made me see the difference between fake and good.

I ain't proud of that fight,

but I learned from that night,

Had to face my mistakes just to get my life right.

Fifteen with a story that I never planned,

Trying to turn all this pain into something I can stand.

Concrete nights, I was fighting through the pain,

Letters from my loved ones kept me sane.

When the whole world disappeared and I couldn't see the light,

I learned who really loved me through those lonely nights.

Concrete nights, tears falling where I lay,

Thinking 'bout my life and all the things I gotta change.

Some people switched sides,

some people stayed true,

That time behind them walls showed me who was who.

I was fifteen when the walls closed in,

But I ain't letting that moment define who I've been.

I can't change that night,

can't erase that pain,

But I can take those lessons and never go back again.

To the ones who wrote me,

I remember every word,

When I felt forgotten,

your voices still were heard.

And if I ever make it somewhere,

I'ma know the truth— The ones who stayed beside me when I

had nothing to lose.