The Man Who Saved My Life
I just want to write a dedication to the man who saved my life
I was ready to give up, but your words inspired me to fight
Can I say thank you without being corny?
Thank you Eminem, you're the biggest influence in my story
Heard you for the first time when I was 8 years old
Before I knew Hip-Hop, when I was too young to compare flows
I probably liked all of the swearing at that time
But you were saying all the things I was saying in my mind
I fell in love with the way you put words together
The pain, anger, humour and passion, you made me feel every emotion
As soon as I heard your music, I felt a little better
You made me see, you can still work despite being broken
My parents were too busy getting drunk to care for me
Took into foster care, and your music became my therapy
I was bullied and alone, but you were there for me
Posters of you all over my wall would stare at me
My biological sperm donor wasn't around to teach me how to be a man
Your words did that job for him, I was basically Stan
When I put your music on, it's like I no longer felt the pain
You encouraged me to grow, and helped me to change
Posters of you on my wall to cure my loneliness
For some reason I felt safer knowing they were there
Social workers told me I shouldn't listen to you, because you're inappropriate
"He swears too much, he hates women and is disgusting" maybe they didn't see the message you share
I could relate to most of what you said
But how can a man make you laugh and cry with the same line?
My family were alcoholics and druggies, I got addicted to your music instead
Used to wonder how you came up with some of your rhymes
You're a genius at worst, at your best not many can compete
You've stayed by my side, no matter how many people I've seen leave
You eased the weight of the world on my shoulders
I broke down and cried at 12 when I first heard Like toy soldiers
I've wrote a tribute to you before, but I could never thank you enough
Your words are the reason I'm still here
This isn't my best poem, I've wrote better in my poetry book
Even though you won't read this, Thank you Eminem, you helped me overcome my fears
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