THE URBAN CORNER

THE CORNER IS WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED,
A 2 MILE STRECH WHERE I WAS MADE A MAN,
THE CORNER IS WHERE I LEARNED ENGLISH, MATH, READING, AND THE PURE PLEASURES OF
JUST BREATHING.
THE CORNER WAS MY PRISON, MY WAR ZONE, AND MY PEACE AND QUIET, STEPPING OUT UNTO
THE CORNER BROUGHT ME GREAT FEAR, BUT FEAR WAS FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDNT SERVIVE,
AND ENDED UP WITH CLOSED EYES LOOKING TOWARDS THE SKY,
THE CORNER WAS MADE OF FALSE GLITTER AND GOLD,
SLINGING THEM DRUGS THAT DESTROYED MANY HAPPY HOMES,
THE CORNER IS WHERE MTV DREAMS WHERE LIVED, NICE WHIPS, PRETTY WOMEN, AND TO DIE
FOR CRIBS,
THE CORNER IS WHERE ALL TYPES OF ANINMALS PATROLLED THE STREETS,
WOLVES, LIONS, APES ALL RAN AROUND FREE, LOOKING FOR THE MEEK,
BUT I BE DAME IF THEY LOOKED AT ME AND SAW A SHEEP,
THE CORNER IS WHERE TRANSFERMATION WAS A WAY TO SURVIVE,
BECAUSE WHEN U LOOKED INTO MY EYES U DIDNT SEE NO SHEEP AND U DEFINTLY DIDNT
THINK I WAS MEEK,
THE CORNER IS WHERE I LEARNED TO TELL LIES WHILE LOOKING U STRAIGHT IN UR EYES,
THE CORNER IS WHERE THE LAWS PATROLLED THE STREETS,
BUT PROTECT AND SERVE WASNT WHAT THEY PREACHED
THE CORNER IS SOMETHING U CANT TEACH,
SO I DONT KNOW WHY ALL THESE LYING ASS POLTICANS BE TRYING TO PREACH
THE CORNER IS WHERE U LEARN ABOUT DEATH,
BECAUSE MANY OF UR CLOSE FRIENDS DIDNT MAKE IT IN THESE STREETS
THE CORNER IS SOMETHING THAT STAYS WITH U,
BECAUSE EVEN WHEN U LEAVE THOSE STREETS THE LESSON U LEARNED R BURNED WITH IN UR
MEMORY
THE CORNER IS FULL OF STRUGGLE AND SIN, THAT WON’T GO AWAY WITH A SIMPLE SIP OF GIN,
THE CORNER IS OUR MAGIC OUR POLITICS, AND OUR DREAMS,
GETTING OFF THE CORNER IS SOMETIMES ANOTHER REALITY, BUT FOR ME
THE CORNER IS LIFE!!!!!!!!!!