"PLEASE LET ME IN"

(A Thug's Prayer)

Copyright 2004 By:

"THE PO' FOLK'S POET"

And inspired by God

As I stumble through the darkness in the valley of death

Please shine your guiding light upon my crooked steps

And lead me to the path where your grace and mercy is felt

My soul hungers for what’s right, but I’m fed by what’s left.

The stress on my chest is heavy like a necklace made of stone

So, I humble myself to you as I bow before your throne

Begging you to spare my life today, because hell would be my home

If I fold my hands I will starve, but I can eat if I do wrong.

Many people have misjudged me, no matter how they tried

Only you and I know the secrets of how I feel inside

My hand was dealt from the bottom of the deck and my dice had snake eyes

So, like a man I played my hand and did what it took to survive.

In my hourglass I need more grains of sand

Please don’t take me while I’m being tossed and driven by the wind

Being led into a lake of fire, naked in my sin

Exchanging pipe dreams and fantasies for the stones in my hand

Turning green leaves into bags of weed selling trips to unknown lands

Taking advantage of the weaknesses of my fellow man.

My problems are soaked in firewater that comes in bottles and cans

Quenching the thirst of demons in my mind with the liquor they demand

I’ve been a slave to my desires and I’ve followed their every command

I didn’t know my body is your temple and not a dump for the trash of man

So, before you close the pearly gates in heaven will you:

“PLEASE LET ME IN”