Carleton Elijah LaMar Temple - 网上纪念网站

I rewrote this in honor of my beloved son Carleton...

So play Tupac's "dear mama" and please read. One Luv, Magic

When you were young you and life seemed to have a beef
Twelve years old kickin it out on the streets
Though back at the time, never forget first day I saw your face
Ain't a man alive that could take my Carleton's place
Tryin hard in that school; and scared to fail , you were no fool
even when you and Brandon, were settin all the rules
You shed tears with all your sisters and your twin too...
Over on 29^th you were poor as any other little kids
And even though you had different daddy's, the same drama
When things went wrong Traci was like your mama
I reminice on the stress you sometimes caused, it was hell
Tryin so hard to keep you from a jail cell
And who'd think in high school?
Heeey! You’d see the world aplenty, one day
And runnin from the police, that night
Mama told you, she’ll put a whoopin to your backside
If you ever did it again,  brought drama
We love you with all our hearts even with the drama
You finally understood
talking a young child ain't easy tryin to raise a man
We always were committed
A poor ghetto interracial family, tell me how we did it
There's no way I can get you back
But the plan is to show you that I understand
You are appreciated

Face...
Don't cha know we love ya? True Face
Dear Carleton
Place no one above ya, true face
You are appreciated
Don't cha know we love ya?

Now ain't nobody tell us your loss is fair
I love you like a daddy that’s why I was always there
You passed away and I cried and cried, cause my anger
I lost my son not just any stranger
They say I tried and maybe did some good, but all along
I’m lookin for my son but he is gone
I kept you from becoming a Thug,

proud you never wanted to do or sell drugs...
Family showed a young brother love
You moved out to SC and started really hangin
You needed money of your own so you were always workin

Life for you sometimes was the school of hard knocks
I was proud you earned your own address and mailbox
You didn’t always love payin rent when the rent's due
But I loved our road trip across the country I had with you
Cause when I was low you were there for me
And never left me alone because you cared for me
And I could see you comin to see me even when it was late
Me in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate
Family just workin with the scraps we were given
And God made miracles every Thanksgivin
But now the road got rough, and your gone
I’ll help your kids remember you my son
And there's no way I can pay you back
But my plan is to show you my son that I understand
You are appreciated

Pour out some liquor as I reminsce, cause through the drama
I could always depend on how you treated mama,

your sisters, Brandon and the girls
And when it seems that it was hopeless
You say the words that brought the family back in focus
When the girls were sick as a little kid
To keep them happy there's no limit to the things you did
And all those childhood memories
Are full of all the sweet things you did for our family

Carleton, Carleton, Carleton....

 I still cant believe it's true... I can remember when I first met you, you were just a little boy trying to flirt (lol). I later saw you grow to become a insightful man and father. So insightful that we would get into heated debates about who was right and who was wrong. Of course I was alway right because I was the oldest LMAO.... but you always made your point with a lot of intellegence. In fact I listened to what you had to say and sometimes took your advise. At one point in time we even worked together and that was easy because I already knew you and you knew me.  I looked at you as family because your sister was one of my best friends and you wasnt having that..You often told me time and time again "Im not just Carletta's twin brother"...and I would say "boy gone you are like my little brother". But it was all good because if you werent flirting then you werent being yourself... Carleton you were like family to me and Im going to miss your handsome face, your pretty smile and even your smart mouth. Most of all Im going to miss your out the blue texts checking in on me. You are gone in the flesh but not in the mind body and spirit.. I love you and we will meet again..

PS If you see my two little cousins walking around heaven some where tell them I love them to....

Gone but not forgotten.