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    Thank You: "The Seven Year Idea of a Louisiana Son"
    Thank You: "The Seven Year Idea of a Louisiana Son"
    Thank You: "The Seven Year Idea of a Louisiana Son"
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    Thank You: "The Seven Year Idea of a Louisiana Son"

    By LaScott Ellis

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    Growing up in rural Louisiana, LaScott Ellis noticed many things. As he was fighting to free himself of the typical young Black American mind set he took notice to what was really going on around him and began to write it down. He shows through his words what became important to him and what he continues to fight for. After looking back over his life unto the point of 21 he finds himself saying two words. Thank You. With his Southern tone and skillful use of words he grabs you and shows you what it means to be a Louisiana Son.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 27, 2011
    ISBN9781467039253
    Thank You: "The Seven Year Idea of a Louisiana Son"
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    LaScott Ellis

    LaScott Ellis has assessed and captured the important points of his young life (21) and shared them in a book that details things that youth deal with every day. With his Southern tone and skillful use of words he grabs you and shows you what it means to be a Louisiana Son.

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      Book preview

      Thank You - LaScott Ellis

      God Bless the Child

      God bless the child

      He is breaking in two

      God bless this child

      That is longing for you

      God bless the child

      For the man he’ll become

      God bless the child

      Don’t turn away from the son

      God bless the child

      For the face that he bares

      God bless the child

      Not the image he wears

      God bless the child

      Give him strength to go on

      God bless the child

      For he is holding his own

      God bless the child

      Give him shelter in rain

      God bless the child

      When he is hurt and in pain

      God bless the child

      Give your sight cause he’s blind

      God bless the child

      Allow his soul to survive

      God bless the child

      To remain in your love

      God bless the child

      Be his shepherd above

      God bless the child

      That no one else understands

      God bless the child

      To transition to man

      Mentality of the Many

      I explore the avenues of human intellect

      It’s kind of what I do

      I fight to lift mask off the face of unconsciousness

      And peer into the unknown of human the psyche

      And one thing I’ve discovered is that people appear to live their life in stages

      They tell their stories in extensive chapters and

      turn minor pages

      They give it in stanzas that may mean NOTHING to the overall effect but proportional to fit all ages

      They tell children the good things and

      shortcomings to teens

      They give raw details to adults who have experienced

      some things

      And what they tell is determined majorly on who

      they are talking to

      Some people they prefer not to know everything because people fear a person’s point of view

      They run from the looks and reject what they’ll say

      Because you want people to know you’re life but truthfully not in that way

      So what do we call people who are transparently on display

      Well there’s liar, adulterer, untrustworthy, or crazy

      But what if the light was shone on you for a day

      Could you live like you normally do and not care

      what they say

      Or would you do like everyone else you shake hands

      with daily

      Who short change the truth and use pennies to pay me

      Who see the truth as a ship but have iceberg thoughts

      Who are quick to drown others, but keep their secrets

      in vaults

      They have bows of deceit, they are heartless they kill

      And get mad at others while saying You need to Be REAL

      What?? Be Real?? When did fake become

      the most attractive

      These people couldn’t spell real if they were looking at it

      It’s time we tell you the truth cause people lying a lot

      There is no middle ground either you’re real or you’re not

      But real is not shooting and acting out all stupid

      It’s not acting hard when you really softer than cupid

      It’s about holding your morals, not changing up

      for the people

      And if people hate on you, that’s saying that they not

      your equal

      People act like they have it all, but really they’re so unhappy

      Delete these Oscar winners and all negative distractions

      You were born by yourself and you’re leaving here the same

      If you don’t make the most of this then you’re the only one to blame

      Redemption

      Stepping onto the plain of existence

      We all have a vision, we all on mission

      I was thickheaded, sometimes didn’t want to listen

      Then I found myself on the road to Redemption

      Always trying to prove a point, never found a good way

      Covered up my problems but some problems never go away

      Maybe I could change the future maybe see a brighter day

      Maybe I could help somebody else who would probably say

      I’m hurting and I’m tried and I’m stressed out mentality

      Sometimes I know they thinking that glory may not be meant for me

      The bad that I’ve done just keeps playing like a symphony

      And may even ask why would Jesus be a friend to me

      I’ve lied to my parents and I lied to my friends too

      Walked with the false and

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