It takes a lot of courage to believe
To profess a conviction held deep within
I close my eyes and the breath I feel,
Convinces me that I believe.
That Adam was black
And racism is still at large.
The inevitable report of an explosive car,
And that people are afraid to go out in the dark.
I believe in the gift of life
In the unending struggle of happy and strife
It takes no much effort to be alive
It takes a deep conviction to live a life
I believe in the power of truth
To never lie even when it doesn't favor you
To give credit where it is due
To accept blame from the lapses ensued
I believe in respecting the old
And catering for the young when it is cold
That a society never succeeds
Where injustice gracefully breeds
I believe in making the plausible best of time
And the prohibition to abstain from wine
In order to get, you have to give
And sometimes it is best if you just forgive
I believe in the reality of the early morning grind
The suffering of my people that I can't feign to be blind
I believe the government is abusing power
And our hearts are so deadened that we can't protest for the lack of power
Sometimes all we can muster is a cry
A silent prayer to follow our sigh
A fake smile is all we can muster
To the harsh reality that life offers
I believe the truth can sometimes be harsh
That my people are intellectually inept and rash
That belief is a thing of the heart
And a fight never gets you that far
I believe that history sometimes forgets
And the real heroes never manifest
It takes courage to call history a lie
And that we are all afraid to die
I believe the sky is not really blue
And love stories are not entirely true
People may greatly differ in what they seek
But the truth... The truth is simply what we believe
If you walk long enough you'll get there
And this adventure, life, is fair
Every effort gets rewarded
And every action is recorded.
True strength is acting weak
And being beaten is a chance to redeem
The best result is between extremes
And the power to change lies deep within.
I believe in enjoying a good laugh
And comforting a friend when they are sad
In enjoying a simple cup of tea
And cherishing the littlest finest of things
I believe love is the most powerful weapon
But Romeo and Juliet was only a fictional sequel
The greater good seems the driving force withal
But in the end, desire or ambition conquers all.
I believe in a life after death
And an existence before life itself
There is an overall power that sees to our affair
And we are judged accordingly, to what seems fair.
I believe in possibilities that show
There are answers besides a yes and a no.
To all the little things above
I'd say I believe in everything and nothing at all.