La La Land

I dream of hitting the lottery in La La land
and wiping those tears off my mother's face 
for good.

I dream of a better future, a better way. 
In these dreams were out of the hood 
for good. 

In la la land I dream Barack Obama wins
he might be our only chance to save our 
civilization. 

In this la la land of mines I dream of
no longer hurting.

but of course it's just la la land
and reality doesn't quite happen the
way you dream they would.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Johnson Avatar
October 12, 2008 at 8:43 PM
LA LA land is a great poem, I like it alot. I feel it because I live there too. tell me what you think of my work!!!!!
Burton Avatar
July 31, 2008 at 9:20 PM
great poem where are you from?
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