Ghetto Girl
...Little ghetto girl so sassy and sanguine
Afro puffs, old shaggy dress, and a big grin
Rushing home from school to lend mama a hand
The little shadow, learning womanhood firsthand
An excursion...
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Categories:
dutching, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Do Unto Others...
...Bastards in my ears again, screaming
Yelling at children on the playground
They were only “double-dutching”
Who are They, Where, How?
His voice is that of a seaman, or captain
Has to be loud, ...
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Categories:
dutching, childhood, depression, loss, recovery
Form: Free verse