BOXING RING
BY:Shatinay Jean Sequoia Tuck
 
FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY STING LIKE A BEE IM THE WORLDS GREATEST AND YOU CANT TOUCH ME
 
ROUND 1
YOU VERSES THE WORLD
THE WORLD WILL HAVE YOU FEELING LIKE ITS YO BEST FRIEND ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY HAVE YOU IN A BOXING RING FIGHTING FOR YOUR SURVIVAL
TAKING QUICK BLOWS TO THE HEAD STUMBLING BACK BACK BACK TRYING TO CATCH YOUR BALANCE
 RUNNING AROUND THE BOXING RING TRYING TO CATCH (DEEP BREATH IN) YOUR BREATH 
TILL KNOCK YOU TO YOUR KNEES HAVE YOU PRAYING LORD PLEASE I CANT TAKE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE BUT BEFORE HE ANSWERS YOUR PRAYER TILL HIT YOU WITH A QUICK
RIGHT LEFT
THEY WORLD WILL HAVE YOU STUNTING LIKE A SOLDIER WITH A MESSED UP ATTITUDE 
SCREAMING F*** THE WORLD 
DING DING ROUND 2
 
YOU VERSES RACISM 
 
RACISM WILL HAVE YOU FEELING MIGHTY LOW HAVE YOU FEELING MIGHTY DIRTY
HAVE YOU FEELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU CAUSE OF THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN
IT HAD ME JUST JUST WANTING TO LOCK MYSELF IN A ROOM WITH ME AND ONLY ME BUT INSTEAD IM IN A BOXING RING
TAKING UPPER CUTS TO MY CHIN EVERY TIME SOME ONE SAYS IM TO BLACK OR CAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN I HAVE NO BRAIN
AND THAT SUCCESS IS NOT IN MY FUTURE CAUSE IM AN AFRICAN AMERICAN
 
WHEN I WAS LITTLE IT HURT LIKE HELL BUT KNOW IM SWINGING LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT 
WOOPEN RACISMS TELL CAUSE SEE THE BLACKER THE BERRY THE SWEETER THE JUICE THE COLOR OF MY SKIN DON'T MAKE ME UGLY NOR BETTER THEN YOU AND IT SHOW IN THE HELL DON'T DETERMINES HOW SMART I AM THE COLOR OF MY SKIN SAYS THAT IM A PROUD BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN AN CAUSE OF THAT I WILL HAVE TO STRIVE HARDER TO SEEK SUCCESS 
LEFT RIGHT KNOCK OUT 1 2   AND 3 
RACISMS DOWN FOR THE COUNT DING DING ROUND  3 
 
ME VERSES LIFE
LIFE AINT NEVER TOUCH ME SEE I ALWAYS THOUGHT LIFE WAS A BIG JOKE CAUSE IT WOULD SWING AND NEVER HIT ME BUT WILL I THOUGH LIFE WAS ALL GRAVY 
LIFE WAS PLOTTING ON ME PLOTTING TO WRECK ME BREAK ME DOWN TO MY KNEES AND HAVE ME BEGGING FOR MERCY SEE WHEN LIFE ROSE IT ONLY TOOK THREE HITS TO KNOCK ME TO THE FLOOR LIFE HIT ME WHERE IT HURT THE MOST IN MY FAMILY LIFE TOOK MY GRANNY MY MOM AND MY DADDY HAD ME ON MY KNEES ASKING WHY LORD WHY ME
 
LIFE HAD ME FEELING ID NEVER RISE AGAIN AND I WAS LEFT IN THE DARK ONLY TO NEVER SEE LIGHT AGAIN
SCREAMING AND CRYING LORD HELP ME PLEASE
 
DING DING FLOAT LIKE A BUTTER FLY STING LIKE A BEE
I'VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN MANY TIMES BUT I AINT STOPPING A ROUND 3 SO LOOK FORWARD TO ROUND 4 CAUSE THIS AINT THE END OF ME