I Can Relate Poem by Caleb Jones

I had a dream of being big
Until my dreams got smashed
Cruisin' down Easy Street
Suddenly I crashed
I flew out the window
Thrown over the dash
As I shattered the glass
On my back as my whole life flashed
Half dead
Gashed right in the head

Listen to the words of a man who can feel your pain
Life gets hard
I Can Relate
The great debate in my mind is at this rate
Can I keep walking through the valley of hate?
'Cause love lost has thrown me off course
In my darkest hour will I still choose to create?
If I believe then I can achieve
Conjugate is the word
I've got pain in my life but I choose today
To go and take my flow and straight consecrate
Funny when I look what tragedy has made

You got pain in your heart?
I Can Relate
Feel you were doomed from the start?
I Can Relate
Wanna achieve but got nothing?
I Can Relate
You've been down on yourself lately
I Can Relate
On your knees and praying daily
I Can Relate
But you decide that you'll never quit
I Can Relate

I used to light ports on my electric stove
Jumped in the ol’ truck and off I drove
Destination unknown
Think and ride
Drink and cried
Tried to sync at the time with things
That are eyed as 'successful'
So much pain inside
It's hard to get up every time you're denied
But still I ride
Until death and life collide
I'm caught in the middle
I’m keepin' hope alive
I know it's tough but I must survive
So on I strive
Until I arrive
To a place where it's safe
And there's no more lies
Where I can kick back, chill out,
Alright I'm cool to revive
Dim the lights, just sit and write

There ain't a thing in this world that you can't do
All it takes is to keep at it
Until you break through
'Cause I believe in you
If I can do it, you can do it too
And you gonna make it
Just please stay true
Steadfast grounded in
Ask yourself, who are you?
Don't worry 'bout them things that you can't control
You've got your soul
You've got your time and a mind
Sit down and write your goals
Everything that you wanna achieve
I encourage you, because it worked for me
And now I'm up in the top suite
Sittin' in the big seat
Flowin' on the big beats
Scheming how to take it even further than the big leagues
No time for a silly rhyme
I will get mine
Reach for the stars
And you’ll do just fine

The way the world is today…
Sometimes it’s hard to see,
The difference between up and down.
But we’ll keep our head up,
I don’t know what you’re going through,
I’m going through stuff myself,
So, we’re gonna get through it together
I Can Relate