“I’m On My Way,” Poem By Ceric Dean at FCI Fairton (Clemency Recipient 2017 By: Barack Obama)
I’ve been gone since ’95
For mom and me it’s been a long ride
I went to trial and represented myself
Didn’t feel I could trust anyone else
Crack to powder was 100 to 1
Countless black moms lost their sons
I got sentenced to LIFE PLUS 5
Left for dead and buried alive
In the ’90s it was a different game
The government felt blacks couldn’t be tamed
They said I deserved to die in jail
All because I refused to tell
I never knew how to be a man
Or how to understand…
What it meant to give a hand…
Or live by God’s plan
My LIFE sentence been reduced 3 times
I can finally say I’m NEXT IN LINE
Although it took a lot of trying
I got a date without crying or lying
I had to learn the hard way
Over two decades the price I paid
But it’s been okay
Cause I’m stronger, wiser, and better today
JUST KNOW – I’M ON MY WAY
