Tupac Shakur, by Courtney Jones

Tupac embodied everything men strive to be.
His bright smile caught your attention when you saw him on the TV screen
When I first saw him in Juice, his character caught me by surprise
He came across the screen as this lost boy with a depleted drive
His dark eyes held so many destructive lies.
But then in Poetic Justice, when he played Lucky,
His and Janet’s love scene
Their connection made it seem as if they were one being
He held Janet so tenderly and sweet
Like a couple who stares at each other until the other blinks.  
Tupac was not only an actor; he was an activist, too
He stood up for the sisters in the back who needed child support
Because a supportive father for their child they lacked.
Tupac preached that in order to survive in this world
You have to know how to smile
It keeps you from seeing the world as hateful bile.
We go through so many trials and tribulations in this thing called life.
But if we keep our head up, we will be able to keep our joyful strut  
Tupac was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip
And it’s like all the spectators disappeared into thin air
Because they still haven’t found his murderer
But I know Tupac’s up in heaven and he’s smiling down
Because people will always respect him for uplifting spirits that were so torn down.