Love Poem: Ghetto Boy
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Written by: Richard Nnoli

Ghetto Boy

Ghetto boy

Ghetto boy born 
Ghetto boy live 
From grass to grace
Ghetto boy grow
Ghetto boy survived 
The ghetto never die 

Ghetto boy
Born in the ghetto
Grew in the streets
Initiated by the brotherhood 
Blended by the game 
Spiritualised in Christianity 
Survived the hard life and left for my future 
My blessings of life is dedicated to the ghetto
Cos every beginning always matter
You can't take away the ghetto from the soul 
Even when you are out of the ghetto
The ghetto never leaves you 
So despite the long distances
Home is always a blessing 
To never let die 


Ghetto boy born 
Ghetto boy live 
From grass to grace
Ghetto boy grow 
Ghetto boy survived 
The ghetto never die 


Ghetto boy 
Silver or gold was absence
On my birthday
Yet I grow to catch more worth in life
I grow to catch more values of my star
It doesn't matter were I was born 
It doesn't matter if my father is rich or poor 
It doesn't matter how hard is the ghetto
It doesn't matter the obstacles in the ghetto 
It doesn't matter what I can't or can afford
God is the king maker 
He honoured my star 
From grass to grace 
He allowed me to pass the seasons
Of life and am still on it
I love the ghetto despite my absence
Home is always a blessing
So I never degrade the ghetto
Cos am a 
Ghetto boy



Ghetto boy born 
Ghetto boy live 
From grass to grace
Ghetto boy grow
Ghetto boy survived 
The ghetto never die