Views from 17C

17C, catching views of the sky again..

Conviction of the heart, restart…

So I can try again.

Visiting my people to see if anything has changed..

But the more we catch up, the more it seems they’re still the same..

Can’t help but feel like we ride in different lanes,

We drifted apart for some years…

But seems we chased some different change.

The money took precedence,

So while they’re counting money on the same block,

I had to switch up my residence. 

Checking on my bank account,

Spent a little loosely…

Not worried about losing money,

More like, I make sure it never loses me.

Family is more important now,

So I duck calls from older friends

And pick up when my mother calls me now.

Had to get back and see where I really came from

Never in the game, pitching,

But they’re still watching for the change up.

Lost a lot of friends and family along the way,

I stopped living a fast life,

Felt like my blessings were more delayed…

Embracing this version of myself,

Cleaned up and still a boss too..

Was at a cross roads in life,

And was still worried about who’s gonna cross you.

My environment changed up,

And so did my living…

No need to look over my shoulders,

The pool water is chillin’

I got food in my fridge too…

I couldn’t keep the mindset,

Of losing everything…

Without counting what God gives you.

I’m healthy and I’m wealthy,

I’m not talking about the money…

I’m away from fake love

And surrounded by people who really love me

I don’t need to live life keeping up with the Jones’s…

I just made my business more about minding my own biz.

I love my life, and the man that I’m becoming

Shedding old friendships,

And a lifestyle that kept me running.

I’m slowing up my pace a bit,

Not afraid of the losses,

Or blessings that can take a bit.

I can’t leave with what I came here with.

So I love on my family, and the friends who match my energy.

Not talking about old stories, 

But more about who’s catching trips with me.

People I can sit down, cook on the grill,

And have a drink with me.

Talk about the stock market,

Life, and our epiphanies…

Appreciating the gifts of life,

And all it continues gifting me. 

Catching views from my seat,

Still staring at the sky,

Talking to God about when,

And a little less about the why.

The man in the mirror is an honorable one..

I’m done serving myself the past,

When in future there’s a lot to be done.

I need to be able to look in the mirror,

And love who I’ve become.

So this trip will be the last reminder of where I’m from.

They say hitting rock bottom,

Gives you solid foundation to build on..

Going from living off my reputation,

To providing my family a life they can live off.

17C, the sky couldn’t be more clear.

I’m riding high above the clouds…

I’m almost there.

Reintroduce myself to the world,

Without no more fear…

This is Mike Martinez,

And I grew from a boy…to a grown ass man