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Comprehend

March 8, 2016
By Nakeya BRONZE, Chicago , Illinois
Nakeya BRONZE, Chicago , Illinois
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There was a young man arrested for selling dope
His og was in the kitchen stomping a roach
His lil sister was arrested for prostitution
Now he sits in a cell and wonders why his family is in so much confusion

 

Is it because he is on a block where mothers
"are becoming younger and younger?"
Or because so many people decide to go buy the new 23s for their feet - rather than help feed people in need?
He never got to finish his education
Maybe it was because he was living on a rocky foundation

Ima be real honest
His father never knew how to keep a promise
Maybe that why he grew up so glum
The only thing he remembers his father Ever teaching him - was how to hold a gun
He knew what he did was wrong
But this was the only way he could keep the money in his house long

Now his sister on the other hand
Usually told him everything
But this- now this wasn’t planned
That was one of the things that he was not going for
He ain’t want his lil sister going around being a hore

It wasn’t much he could do at that point
He just knew he really wanted to smoke a joint
He really felt bad for everything he made his og go through
He knew she was Really blew

Anyways while he was in there, he saw his old homie tony
He asked why he was there
He said because he was the one who killed another one of his dead homies
Damn, Thats all he could think

We are killing ourselves on a regular basis.
Faster than many other races.
3 shot dead
The killers fled
No one on the scene
All the proof Clean
He thought Man Ion care what nobody think
This ain't how it's posed to be
I can't wait till I get free!
our community is coming to an end
And it’s faster than any of us could ever comprehend


The author's comments:

When I walk outside at my dad house or at my cousins house, I see many things and I feel bad for the people that have to go through this. I was at my dad house one day and me and my big sister was watching music videos and Tlc Waterfalls inspired me to actually write this poem.


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