#AltariqSankofaGumbsSpeaks

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1-10-018 song: Human by: Rag 'n' Boneman

title: A Letter to God From: Al-Tariq Sankofa Gumbs Written from inside the belly of the killer whale

Dear God, i want you to know that as i write this letter to you that my eyes are watery and i cant seem to get my head to match what's in my heart because I'm so tired of being pulled this way and that way by everyone but i am your son and i know that i am built to last and trained to go so i make no excuses for the hurdles you have put in my way. all that i ask is that you bare with your son and give me the chance to talk to you and ask for your forgiveness and give me the strength to keep fighting these brick walls that seems to be closing in on me. i ask that you continue to watch over my family, love ones and friends and allow my enemies to see that I'm not their enemy and that we are all apart of the same struggle and all i want to do is see them happy and make it to see their family and kids grow old. i don't want to beef or argue with anyone. i ask that you see me as a human who has made mistakes and a man who is capable of letting his past dictate his future but he can change his stars and use his past demons to make some angels. i know and understand that life is meant to be a test and that this isn't the end of the journey and i truly want to see this life i have lived become something that can help. God, i ask that you open the hearts of every racist and allow him or her to see that to hate to take away from your true spirit. i ask you God to open the eyes of every one who thinks that because they have money their lives are better than the next. i ask God that you let your son be the man he was born to be and that he is free from all anger and pain. i ask that you give me the strength to be a human and not be blamed for the actions of other men. i ask that you help me fight these animals who continue to throw sticks and stones at my heart and brain. i ask that my past don't hinder my future. i am your son, who just want to be a man who can raise his children and protect his neighborhood, and help the women understand that every man isn't a pervert and wants to harm them. i ask that any mistake that i made you help me understand that i am only human and its apart of life. i ask that you forgive me for any harm i may have caused any one. i ask that you allow the true men of this world to step up and fight the injustice of this world. i ask that the wicked be condemned to the gates of hell. i ask that life shines on the kids and give them the chance to live their life and be something better than even their parents envisioned for them. i ask that you for give my family for not understanding the concept of what true family is. i ask that you forgive my mother for her past and allow her kids to forgive her for her past mistakes because she is only human and made mistakes too but she is our mother and i cherish her with everything in me. i ask that my father knows that he has made a man who wishes that he is proud of him and he respects his heart as a man and that every thing he has ever said to me i remember and cherish. i ask you God to forgive all of my enemies for anything they have done to me. or wish to do to me. i ask that you watch over all those that i have come in contact with. God i ask that you open the heart of every gang member and let them see that life is more than just a color of a flag. i ask that you open every cops heart and let them know life is more than just a badge. i ask that you send your son back to help man get back on their path of being who they are. i ask that every one in every religion understand that the lessons in each and every book tells the same story of you and what you want from your children and that no child of your is better than the next no matter the color of their skin or their religion. i ask that you open the skies so that man can see that you truly exists. i ask that you help people see that we are all only human and its how you treat your neighbor and that to hate is to be apart of death. i ask that you show them how good it feels to love instead of hate. i ask that you let my peoples know not to put the blame on anyone because we all have to answer for everything we have done. i can't answer for what my brother did. i can't answer for what my mother did. i can only answer for what i did. God i ask that you show them that the world is only here to house us and that our true home is in your kingdom and we are your subjects. they have lost their way lord and need your help. i ask that you take my brothers that was sent to you too early and love them. i ask that you protect my son and show him that his father is only human but he loves him more than life. i ask that you God help me fix my community and don't allow me to be killed in the process of helping. i ask that you love me no matter what because God i love you and i ask that they don't put the blame on me. God i am your son and I'm only human! God please give me the strength to deal with man because they have no idea of what they do. i love you God. i love you God and please don't put the blame on me! your son Al-Tariq Sankofa Gumbs. I know my past and I see my future and its has to be better than my past! With the grace of god. i love u!!! R.I.P. to Kwan, Herman, Monty, Fu, my brother baby haywire's baby mother. and any one who has lost a loved one. lets start finding ways to love each other and not hate each other. I forgive everyone and I'm praying you forgive me because at the end of the day we are all ONLY HUMAN!!!! PEACE KING SANKOFA!!!