Aspire to Inspire
Tosh Millerfrancis

I aspire to inspire all the world's youth
who seem to have forgotten the truth
about the power they hold within their hands
which is everything they need to conquer life’s demands.

I aspire to inspire all the students
who skip classes just to get high
place prices on their soul just to look “fly”
get drunk on the weekends just to let loose
all which leads to their most lethal abuse...
opportunity’s misuse.

I aspire to inspire all the girls of the world
who feel it’s their role
to do gyrations on a silver pole
the objects of society is how they're seen
Don’t believe me? Just pick up a magazine
always failing to see their true worth
as the most important creatures on this earth.

I aspire to inspire the generation of young thugs
who use life’s abuse as their excuse to sell drugs.
With all the sincerity that’s within me, I gotta make these youth see
that the path they follow can lead to an early eulogy.
Let them think of their mother and hear her cries
when she finds out her young thug is the latest victim of homicide.

It’s my biggest aspiration
to be the inspiration
of the young generation
make them close their eyes
and visualize all the things their dreams fantasize
then open
and realize their decisions can make these dreams materialize.
     

Megan Herring: Sleeping on a Summer's Night; M: Wild Shadows; Tosh Millerfrancis: Aspire to Inspire, What if I Told You

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