Onif

My parents got deported when I was 15.
Survival shaped my voice.
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[Onif @O_d24]

I can’t say much but when it comes don’t act surprise. I waited, I struggled, I learned and I failed, you watched, you laughed and you didn’t believe and that’s okay, this isn’t for you, this is for me.

[Onif @O_d24]

Throw everyone’s problems in a pile, and then pick one… you’ll wish you had yours back

[Onif @O_d24]

Observing The Cycle.

I see the patterns and I recognize it,
Past the scripted life they hand us so let’s magnify it.

You know the one have kids, build a home, they call it purpose,
They say it’s the meaning and the reason why we surface.

They swear it’s the root, why we live and persist but I trace the program… and something in me resists.

I know it’s beautiful  I can frame it in my head,
I see the love, the laughter, the warmth that gets spread,
But I can’t reconcile the cycle repeating instead,
That same seed growing up in the same system we dread.

Parents say they’ll protect their child from pain is what they believe 
But how can you promise protection when time’s what we feed?
You’ll trade forty hours a week just to keep up with need,
While your seed learns the world through a structure of speed.

Fed through a tube of routine, bells ringing on cue,
Raise your hand just to breathe, just to step out, and just to move,
From the earliest years they condition the view,
Obedience dressed as education and  that’s the real proof  

Lunch bell rings, next bell calls, learn the same hollow things,
Measured by tests that decide what your future will bring,
Sorted in nests by a number, a grade, or a certain class and degree 
Like worth can be stamped by the system’s machine and that’s scary for a child to see

And I’m not against it, don’t twist what I’m saying,
I’m not here judging the families or paths people are paving,
I just question the motive behind what we’re praising,
Is it purpose… or just the system sustaining.

A child born screaming into light they didn’t request,
Then handed a script and a race and a test,
Medical bills before their first breath hits their chest,
Tell me yo is this divine… or just socially pressed?

I know I know maybe I’m wrong, maybe love makes it all make sense,
Maybe meaning is found in the chaos we are against,
But I can’t shake the thought when I follow the trends, 
the cycle keeps spinning because we birth, we fight and defend.

Not evil, not broken, just a flaw patterned designed  and it’s worn,
A loop dressed as destiny the moment we’re born,
I’m just observing, I’m
just a writer and I’m not bitter and I’m definitely not torn,
Just wondering if purpose is chosen…or designed to be sworn.

[Onif @O_d24]

@KingOfQueenz Pull up to 9125 Pie-IX Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H1Z 3V8 huge parking space, only Spanish supermarket in the area, if you can put this on your tour stop somewhere 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[Onif @O_d24]

@JColeNC waited on the dollar & a dream tour in NYC, once you tweeted the location, it was over, got rushed to the back of the line, rained on & the venue was full lol from Jersey but I moved around a lot, you think you will come to Montreal?

[Onif @O_d24]

@KingOfQueenz I’ve been trying to send you a copy of my book for a while. It’s an autobiography about life after my parents were deported when I was 15. Born & raised in NJ (2010). I have it as an eBook + a few paperbacks. What’s the best way to send it to you or your team?

[Onif @O_d24]

@__Suckafree__ @HustleBitch_ Great read through on this 🫡

[Onif @O_d24]

Different paths, same heartbeat.

[Onif @O_d24]

I move slow, but the growth stay heavy, Every scar that I earned made my soul stay ready. I used to dream at 390 prospect street now I write with intent, turn my pain to a verse and let my work ethic pay rent.

This world moves fast, but I keep my pace, I gotta protect my peace like it's home base. No flash, no chains, no showtime lights, Just a notepad and some long cold nights.

l been lost, I been broke, I been low, still I plant them seeds where the rain don't go. They don't see the roots, just the bloom in the spring, I crafted this crown with invisible strings. I'm a slow burn, don't rush my flame, Every setback just carved my name. Take your time, don't fold, don't fade, I believe real ones shine when the world throws shade.

[Onif @O_d24]

Old Chevy 
Old Honda 
Old sherry
Old Yolanda 
At one point it was
New Chevy 
New Honda
New sherry
New Yolanda 
Then You look down and your old and wrinkled thinking about yesterday and worried about mañana

[Onif @O_d24]

Not knowing what's ahead but I'ma go there still

[Onif @O_d24]

I take it by the day so I try not to get carried away
God’s chosen one but is that really safe to say
ain’t no just one — it’s each one teach one, that’s really God’s way
it it a perspective or am I looking at it through a section
as a whole without a single individual hesitation, connecting the dots, finding truth in every lesson
Every loss a compass, every win a confession
The mirror don’t lie, but it asks me a question —
am I living for the crown or just seeking the blessing

[Onif @O_d24]

Get everything you want — don’t mean it feeds your soul

[Onif @O_d24]

Scannin through D.R.
didn’t have to go far to see our people be happy, even when their worlds are torn apart. You know what I mean — they got less, we got more, but they look less stressed.
Welcome to first-world problems, where people here are always depressed.
There’s value in seeing our real land — that’s when things start to make sense.
See, history repeats itself, and colonizers never give it a rest

[Onif @O_d24]

I didn’t know what came next, but I had made it this far.  
And for now, that was enough.

[Onif @O_d24]

Don’t let your heart break easily. I know childhood wasn’t easy for you mentally—you were born into a family you only knew physically, believing that was all there was. But when you looked beneath the surface, you found your true guidance spiritually, breaking free from tradition, expectations, lies, and insecurity.

Don’t let your heart break so easily.

[Onif @O_d24]

You ever just sit back and realize how much energy we spend on things that don’t really last? People come and go, situations change, and half the things we stress over won’t even matter a year from now. But you? You’re the only thing that stays. So why not make yourself the priority? Not in a selfish way, but in a way that actually makes life better. Focus on growing, on becoming someone you’re proud of. Because at the end of the day, when it’s just you and your thoughts, the only thing that really matters is how you feel about the person staring back at you. #GrowthMindset #focus

[Onif @O_d24]

Let’s take a stand and remind ourselves of true leadership. Sometimes being a leader requires to hold others accountable and if they cant see it, HELP THEM SEE IT.

P.s.

Also I should have made him do 10 push ups. Next time 🫡

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