Jayla's Poem

A lot of people asked me for a copy of this poem so here it is...

in times of pain

it seems to rain

even in this cali heat wave,

but it seems the devil is still at it.

someone's still pitching

and the devils still battin.

but this family is a million cities strong

even in our times of loss

we're still moving on.

people want to speak of karma,

the type of people I'd like to harm uh.

the world is too ugly

so the god above me

took my beautiful cousin and her faith so deep,

to his world where he knew he could keep

her safe from the monsters that sleep

in these beds and call this world home,

but jayla, your journey isn't traveled alone.

we're all here with ya.

you know we love and miss ya.

so i wrote you this song

to say, jayla be strong.

no one every knows why god works the way he does,

why he takes those we love,

but we trust in his reasoning

so we sit down this evening

and pray because those we lost may be physically gone,

but in our hearts they will always live on.

and it's alright to cry.

let it poor on this cali weather.

this family stands strong

and this family cries together.

not because we be weak

but because, strength, we got it.

every demon that comes to pass.

we charged in and we fought it.

so now jayla we fight for you.

and i ask god for the right path to show me.

i thank god for our time together

and want you to know you won't be lonely.

-Donasia Adjauni Brown <3