Where I'M From

i come from the jungle of despair with its vines and thorns full of emptiness i come from the nothingness of space without stars born of a black hole a vacuum of longing i come from a man and a woman but not a mother and a father not husband and wife nor even lovers i come from potential unrealized and opportunity missed slashing away in the rain forest of frustration clearing the way for the seed of hope i come from the society that killed malcolm x and left me for dead that promoted slavery longer than liberty i come from here wishing i was there