Fatherhood6570 What is a Thug ?

A thug is a boy, whose never been hugged by his Dad 365 days in a year. A thug is a boy, who tries to be hard but hasn’t been taught how to shed tears. A thug struggles with momma, He thinks it’s her fault, that his father the thug isn’t there. He can’t understand, his fathers no man and made him a thug, not hip-hop or momma. Thugs wear strictly designer, are iced and bling-blinging while their children are full of resentment. Thugs think Playstations, X-boxes, Iphones and Nikes replace Daddy’s love, time spent and commitment.  Big and Tupac great artist's who  called themselves thugs would've traded fame, fortune for one day of Dads love. Their rhymes would have been real not meant for consumers, spitting lyrics Of Black self improvement. Like Martin and Malcolm, they could have woke millions and started a national movement. A thugs not scared to die, he expects it you see, dying is better than life. Like Tupac and Big who talked big about death, so afraid of their life neither are left.  Without fathers boys are blind, no past and no future, they walk in the dark, lost trying to be men. Their fathers their eyes, without Dad they're blind, they stumble and fall without their Dad’s hand.  Thugs think women are babies mamma's, bitches and Ho’s. They love sex without love, like fifty, they’re confused. They look in the mirror and wonder what’s wrong, alcohol, their children and women they abuse. Thugs remain boys, in spite of their age and a body, that makes them think they’re a man. He lives with his mama, drives his girls car, baby boy’s what we call them, never a man.  He plays Playstation all day and quits every job, as soon as child support finds him. He has several children, by a few different women and supports none, while his Escalade blings with new rims. Thugs sons are angry, confused and are lonely. With no father, his life, has no vision or plan. Independent Black women who make their own money get confused by Beyonce thinking they can raise men. A thug disrespects women, like his father who taught him because he wasn’t there he’ll never take a Black woman and call him his wife. Like himself and his children he just doesn’t care.  Thugs need love from a man, to go boys to men, no diploma or woman can save him. Its why God made man, to raise boys to be men. Without fathers, at forty, he behaves like he’s still seven.  To create a thug, multiply 365 days times 18 years of no bother Imagine; 6,570 day's with no hugs, no love, to a boy from his father

Ray Davis

The writer, Ray Davis is availible for speaking engagements and can be reached at Raydavisgroup@aol.com or his Blog: Fatherhood6570