Perfection

The morning sun wakes up the world on a warm day,

work is to be done outside during these warm conditions,

students study daily to pass their classes and achieve a better life,

a degree is within my grasp and my family and school is the fruit of my labor,

a better way of life is in reach with the daily huslte of a student,

nothing but death can stop my hustle and my mind is set on success,

the huslte of a single mother drives me to perfection and a perfect record in school,

many apply themselves but only the chosen few actually make it out of the hole we call the hood,

murder and crimes run the streets but not for this individual,

scholarships and grants are to follow after a lifetime of poverty,

the motivation is money and something is to be done to bring the family out of its bad luck streak,

my family is the reason why nothing can stop me from achieving my degree and perfection is a reward,

the daily grind and consistent enthusiasm bring many collegues to follow in my footsteps of perfection,

incomplete is never done and insecurity died with doubt and hatred towards my studies,

a life of work and school brought a different grind to a son who only had one parent's support and lifetime of positive influence,

the people around me make me perfect, the actions of my daily grind make me perfect, 

perfection came with a price, hard work and consistent grind,

what makes me perfect is my hustle to make it out of the hood alive and with a degree,

what makes me perfect is my family and friends that believe anything is possible,

what makes me perfect is the daily grind of a student that is bound to make it despit the cruel world we live in,

without perfection nothing is right and nothing can be done,

with perfection impossible is nothing and another lifestyle can be achieved.

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