ELEGY Poem: Discipline, by Jonell Brown

Losing your guardian makes the exterior of your heart harder,
When I set a goal, the goalpost continued to move farther,
Away you’re too far I wonder if you hear my new dreams,
You know I’m stubborn and I’ve fallen through the seams,
My head is still held high because I know you believed in me,
You sacrificed a great deal for Jamaal and I to succeed,
We owe you the world three times overI’m going to tell,
Everyone about the mark you made for every book I sell,
Each word will utter the strength I built within,
Your legacy will be a direct reflection of my discipline.

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