I am from East NY
Where every day you
See a hungry animal
Roaming the streets
You can’t give him
food because he
will come back
for some more
and you will not
be able to give
it to him because
you are looking for
some yourself
That’s where I am from.

Where I am From #2

I am from east NY
Where every day you
See people getting popped
Because of a bandana color
Red or blue. I
Sit and wonder
Why? Why can't
We just mix
the colors and
get violet?
Why can’t we just
Get along and
Let the east NY
Wind open our
Eyes and let us realize
That we are alive.