Public Housing (short version)

by derek garner - Virgo

momma's callin' me
don't let that street light hit you
battling my fear
dogs barking and
gunshots in the distance
the smell of seasoned beans is
calling me
it's dusk
i'm 13
my Huffy skretches to a halt near
the porch
littered front yard
transformers and Joe
Patrick Glenn is engrossed in t.v.
"KnightRider" no doubt
he get's things his way
being the baby and all
spoiled baby and all
i still love him
but............
me thinks his dinner will be visited
by friends (roaches)
Cedric Pharon and I plot
enormous humor awaits
enormous consequences await
an enormous ass-whippin' awaits
Vietta's favorite belt.
Hey, this cornbread is aiight!
Cedric got my LA Dream Team tape
I'ma fix him
but after he gets back from the doctor on Tuesday
Asthma
Patrick, here eat this.
I can't wait til the 1st, cause
then I'ma get Cookie Crisp and Lucky Charms
and when my daddy sends momma
the other check.....
No momma, I didn't put that in
Patrick's food................

Reason for writing:

    Those of us who grew up poor faced
similar problems of those who did'nt
the thing is we all grew up
and we all remember when    

Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 2000-10-05 14:15:26
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:50
Poem ID: 57837

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