I know what it feels like

Sometimes people see me as the “has it all” type

They’re thinking my roses are red and my fruits all ripe

Or maybe I was born with a golden bracelet round my hand

They keep thinking things without trying to understand

But they don’t know that I’ve walked bare footed on wet sand.

I know what it feels like to be raised by a single parent

Mama had to pay fees, feed the home and also pay rent

Had to use rope round my waist because there was no belt

Used a pair of shoes for many academic years till it gets bent

To sleep on an empty stomach, no light to do homework, all that I’ve felt.

I know what it feels like to have dreams and it only stays in your sleep

Your heart burns with disappointments and to your pillow you do weep

You toil so hard to achieve success but only failure you do reap

It’s like you’re in a dark hole, so dangerous and deep

You feel so terrible and think it’s best to end your life’s trip

When I say ‘I know how it feels like’, I really do know

I know what it means when you can’t harvest when you sow

The struggles in life are real and they’ve watched me as I grow

I know… I really do know; it’s not something I’ve learnt from some reality show

That’s why I never stay on the fast lane instead I take life really slow.