Underrated n unassociated Try to demonstrate it but underplayed n so frustrated Passionate about things, now trying to affiliate it To a new lifestyle after years of negativity n being hated Downplayed the way I lived, justification n rationalization Contemplation, lost in suicidal n homicidal thoughts Respect must be earned n never could really be bought But the more I try to show it the more I feel at a loss For whats given is rarely returned back n somehow I still get shocked As if the lesson wasn’t learned the first time, but I guess I just really sought To change the world n the perspective that it has brought But I realize I must change myself n accept what I cannot Twelve step meetings got me thinking in different ways As if I couldn’t change but I say that today I’m trying something new anyways I am worth it n so are you so no matter what life throws at us we can pray N hope for better days then put in the work in every way Underrated but it’s okay cuz today I’m a better man n I know it So if it may go unrecognized n bother me, I won’t show it Even if it’s not appreciated it’s okay I let it go Cuz each day that I keep my peace n serenity I feel closer To the happiness I thought I’d never find nor achieve, a real soldier Will never give up, keep pushing n seek the closure On the inside cuz outside influences never put a meal in my stomach Nor a roof over my head, instead it’s like a fungus A disease seeking to reap havoc upon my soul N leave a hole so deep inside of me n I’d never know If it wasn’t for the awareness I have achieved through knowledge I seeked to behold So now I’m at peace, underrated n unappreciated but at peace within my own Used to be nothing you could tell me about the life I chose But now I choose freedom from corruption, disruption no longer has a hold Nor a grip on me because today I have a choice I have found my voice n my serenity as I hoist Myself up on to higher things n mental planes as I poise With my head held high as I fight for me n the other lives Who are lost to addiction, we can be freed from them chains n fly If I can do it you can too, there is no why just fight Underrated but today I’m free and I appreciate it Underrated but today I’ve got acceptance and I’m no longer frustrated Underrated but today I don’t care if I’m hated Underrated but at peace n wouldn’t sell it for a dime because I made it.