MAKEECE
TRANSFORMATION TO QUEEN
MAKEECE
Omega Berry
COPYRIGHT 2012 OMEGA MAKEECE BERRY
Published by Smash words
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I CAN DO ALL THINGS THRU CHRIST WHO STRENGTHS ME
PHILIPPIANS 4:13
DEDICATIONS
I dedicate this book to all my elders and co-workers at
THE GREENHOUSE COTTAGES OF SOUTHERN HILLS
IN MEMORY OF
MARY MARSHALL STEWART
&
DORIS BATTS
SUFFERING
I hate to see you suffering
I hate to see the smile leave your face
If I had one prayer for you this evening
I would pray for you to have peace
When I look at you, I see pain
The music you once sung; its tune has changed
I pray for you every night and day
To turn your rain into sunny days
I hate to see you suffering
It makes me cry to see you in pain
I will think of you everyday
And feel your pain until it goes away
MAKEECE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This is a list of people that I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart. Thank you and I love you
GOD
FAMILY
GREG BERRY
BRINETTA BERRY
LAKESHA BERRY
JEQUETTA BERRY
JESSIE STEWART
THE CARMICHAEL CREW
Friends
Gabby Clegg
Tammy Eddington
Marcia Morris
Kim Ballard
Nadia Slavsky Owen
Mandie Teater-Jones
Angiela Bunn
Alicia Renee Stevenson
Tina Lybrand McGath
Matthew Brown
Evan Cook
Jonathan White
Leeann Langford
Patricia Ballard
Kelley Marie
Virginia Brewer
Sheila Smith
MAKEECE
TRANSFORMATION
TO
QUEEN
WTW!
I’m stressing
I’m undressing
Trying to find something to relax in
You put it to me today
I felt all the pain
But tonight
I’m going to write the pain away
Drink some wine
Watch a good movie
Kick back
Be lazy in my lazy boy
Man, I am cold
I am going to get my blanket
So I can relax
But before I do
I just want to say
Fuck you
Fuck you
And fuck you!
SICK AND TIRED
When you are tired
Tired of shit
Sick and tired you’re back pushed up against the wall
The heat is pushing down on you
Making you sweat
As you fear that the shit will hit the fan
As you watch it do
Making noise as it goes from wall to wall
Smelling like the stitch of failure
Feeling like all hope is gone
Your stress over bills
Past due
Collections
Garnishments on you
You feel like crying
People pushing, talking, gossiping, hating on you
Getting into trouble
Making you look stupid
Thinking they are taking from you
Thinking you’re not getting what you need
When you are fed up
Who is it to turn to?
I choose living and loving
Not stressing and hating
Am I dying inside?
I think that I will walk towards the light
No one will ever make me quit
Shit may toss
But the smell will not last long
It is like falling off a bike
I will get back up again
CAN’T BREAK WHAT’S BROKEN
Some people want to see you fail
Others will not catch you fall
The rest would sympathize with your pain
In secret, they will be happy with the outcome
Never will I let another person keep me stressed
Moving forward, taking care of my business
If I turn for a second, you will be there trying to cut my safety net
When it is all said and done
You still can’t break what is broken
Never will I give up on being a success
So many obstacles broken, so many still ahead
If I sit down for a minute
That is all the time it takes to get distracted
Try if you want to break me down
You can’t break me
I have already been broken
TRANSFORMATION POINT #1
I AM REHABILITATED
I AM GOING TO BE RESTORED
IT TAKES SOME TIME
BUT I WILL BECOME WHOLE
PERSONAL
This is personal
You hurt me worse of all
Faking like you love me
No one else above me
I was the center of your attention
But you were self-centered in your ambition
Don’t miss you much
Never needed you much
As much as you hurt me
I couldn’t carry that burden you have to carry
Girl, you played me
But I ain’t going to trip
If you have to pretend to be dumb
So everyone can come along
I am with you
Don’t mean I miss you
Needed you at one time
As much as I did
I am better off without you
The image you carry is worth more than any revenge I would put on you
Silly girl, hoes are for tricks
You thought you hurt me by picking up something I do not miss
Now you are looking dumb
Cause you went looking for hell
Now you got it you don’t want none
Never ever thought of missing you
Never once needed you
As much as you want to hurt me
The hell you’re in
I wouldn’t wish even on you
THE SHOWDOWN
It is a showdown
Giving up the anger
Not giving up the power
Sayings how I feel and let it die
Mr. Slick
Playing on me
Preying on me
Yeah, I fell for you
I am still in the game
While I am steady moving up
You still the same
I stayed too long
But got out in time
Struggling with my insecurities
Breaking bread with the enemy
Plotting to kill me
But you didn’t succeed
Mr. Crazy
Wanting someone to feel sorry for you
You like the prison sentence
That would never end
You got away with murder
But you still have shackles on
Until you be honest
Rest will never be a part of you
You’re not dead to me
But I am free to run circles around you
I will never wish anything bad on you
Gracious as a Queen
Putting myself higher than your means
Embrace the fact
Although you hurt me
You didn’t defeat me
You might have won the battle
But I just won the war
So excuse me if I have nothing more
STRIPPED
To everyone who didn’t care for me
I strip you
To the man that would like to abuse me
I strip you
To all the people who hate that I could only be me
You’ve been stripped
To be free means to tear away
All the things that held in my pain
If I am talking to you
Listen to me one more time
You’re gone
If you haven’t
I am stripping myself from you
To all the ones who wanted to put me down
A shout out to the man who want to hold me down
To the “friend” that wanted to bring me down
I wish you all the best in the world
But as for the negative things you say to me
You’re stripped of everything pertaining to me
TRANSFORMATION #2
Before you can love anyone,
Before you can cherish anything,
Before you can walk,
Know who you are!
Love you for who you are
And be yourself!
UNBREAKABLE BOND
I remember when I first met you
After school, it was on the bus
I was a little bit older you would have been way too young
But I didn’t think of you like that
You were my little buddy
As soon as I stepped on the bus
You stood up and came running
You were also shy
Because people made you cry
I just let you sit beside me
Your head on my side
You were a cute little boy
My little boyfriend was my name for you
I will keep you in my heart
I will never forget you
Years passed by
Before I was to see your face
I didn’t realize that you were the same
You were a little older
Just a teenage boy
A nice looking one, in fact
I said as you walked out the door
It was the fourth of July
And it was time to pop some firecrackers
One by one we pop them
I looked at you and smiled
It was just something about you
I didn’t know why
But I said I will never forget you
Forever in my heart
Years and years went by
I seldom thought about my little buddy
And the teenage guy
You came walking in
You look very familiar
We talked for a little while
And friends we become
Feelings start to form as we both tried to hide it
We were best of friends
It is a bond that can’t be broken
One day I looked at my old yearbook
Old and collecting dust
I want to reminisce on things that I have done
Then I look at this picture
I drop my jaw to realize
My best friend, my love
Staring back at me
I knew we had a bond
But I didn’t know how far back it went
The guy that I fell in love with was in fact my little buddy from the bus
TRANSFORMATION #3
TRUE FRIENDS ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN
TRUE LOVE IS NEVER LOST
CRUSH
I am kind of crushing on you now
Never did I know that would be true
You have taken over my dreams
Turning my nightmares into daydreams
I did not know what to do
We have been friends for so long
I feel awkward around you
I have never thought of you like that
I’ve had bad relationships
So it is hard to jump into that with you
So I stay on the sideline
Coach is motioning me in but I refuse
I can’t believe it
Thirty with a crush
You will never know (Maybe)
About the crush I have on you
FRIENDSHIP
I know you don’t want to ruin our friendship
And as wonderful as our friendship is
I think adding an intimate relationship would enhance that
I would never let anyone, including me, hurt you
And by the way you treat me now
I believe you will never hurt me
You can’t believe how long I’ve waited for someone as
Sweet, kind, and just awesome of a man you are
To come into my path
You wouldn’t believe how much I adore you
Cherish our friendship
And dream of more between us
When you look at me
It is like no one else is in the room
So I want to try
I promise you our friendship will never die
IMPRESSIVE
You impress me with your words
The crazy things you say
The way you make me laugh
You have so much to say
You hypnotize me with your thoughts
The clever way you combine it
It has me so excited
The way you speak it is so inviting
You have me thinking about what you say
You catch me off my guard
Believe me, I am not alarmed
I am just (Well!)
I am just attracted to your mind