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My Life in a Poem
Nicolle, , Poems and Stories, Showcase, Fall 2022, Poetry, Where I'm From, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Creating, imagining, and innovating, My life, homework, identity, Park Slope Collegiate, Boring, 3. I am made of staying in my room all day, doing my homework, and listening to music, while...
Running Up A Mountain
Douglas, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, Where I'm from, 1. I am from Acer, from Bounty and Logitech. I am from the jungle gym in the park a few...
A Neighborhood by the George Washington Bridge
Mario, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Where I'm from, Harvest Collegiate High School, 4I am from xboxes, Axe shampoo, and black fans that stand on the floor. I am from the parks,...
Where I’m From
AlexR, , Poetry, Where I'm From, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, Where I'm from, 0I’m from New York, from the park next to the deli on the corner where almost everybody knows each...
Where I’m From
Anderson, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Where I'm from, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from tiny tetras swimming in their tank. I am from the swings and shooting baskets at the...
Where I’m From
AlexR, , Poetry, Where I'm From, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, Where I'm from, 0I’m from New York where almost everybody knows each other I’m from a Dominican family Where we love to...
Here are some things about me
Angie, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, Haiti, 0I am from eyeglasses, old cassette tapes and Febreeze. I am from the red monkey bars that were once...
I am from Brooklyn
issy, , Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, brooklyn, 0I am from diapers, from pampers and huggies I’m from sidewalks and swings I am from the trees and...
The experience of who I am
Emmanuel, , Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, Washington Heights, 0I am from my shirts in my drawer from the Dior Sauvage cologne I have on my desk. I...
This is me
Alex, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Mexico, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from ajax, from clorox and febreze I am from riverside park, cold and windy i am from...
I am from
Heather, , Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, New York City, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from Morning to Night the city that never sleeps I am from the MTA 6 line I...
Origin of Home
Jaylene, , Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, Puerto Rico, New York, 0I am from candles that make every corner of the apartment smell like cinnamon and photos of family members...
Where I’m from
Genesis, , Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, bronx, Greensboro, 0I’m from space heaters and tiny teddy bears, and giant ones, too.I’m from a down-South spacious backyard with a...
Where I’m from
Amra, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Islam, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from Land O Lakes butter.I am from a small playground with backyard sprinklers.I’m from rice and hotdogs and...
Where I’m From
Lexie, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, Where Im From, 0. I am from adobo and cans of red beans, and from Mistolin, Dawn and Windex . I am...
My story
Luisa, , Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, el salvador, Dominican Republic, 1I am from the locket my mother gave me.From mirrors and white tulips and a guitar.I am from the...
I’m Not Where I Am From
Nicolle, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Discrimination, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from music and laughterWhere I am from we get discriminated and killedwhere I am from we work...
where I’m from…
Kaimea, , Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Harlem, Harvest Collegiate High School, Fujian, 0I’m from dove ice cream, from Nong shim ramenI am from snow in the backyard and the swing set...
A Journey Through
Drew, , Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Harlem, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from alarm clocks blaring, chargers hanging and water spraying.I am from the garden and both sides of...
I Am From Brooklyn and Haiti
Alexis, , Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2I am from two-sided sinks, from Roku Tv’s and domestic eventual, endless sickening, I am from the dirty playground with...
Where I’m From
Ian, , Where I'm From, Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Writing, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, brooklyn, Taiwan, 0I am from TI-30XS Multiview Calculator, from Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, and Tv-RemoteI am from the backyard, basketball courts, and...
Where I’m From
Ocean, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, poetry, Where I'm from, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I am from Ticonderoga Pencils, from Downy and Coat-Hangers I am From Battery Park, and the Blacktops in Central...
I Am From
Noemi, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, American Creed, Fall 2019, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 0I am from poetry books From the sweet smell of pumpkin pie, lifting throughout the house. I am from...
I am made of Saint Placid, With a white School Uniform More than 100 students standing in a courtyard...
Hope After the Chaos
America, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 1I am from the West CoastI am from the sandy warm beaches in CaliforniaFrom the beautiful sunsetsI am from...
Holding onto Dreams
Julissa, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I am from a quiet but also crazy community.I am from a nosy community, where anyone would...
A Girl Named Zariya
Zariya, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2I am from #2 pencils and Junie B. Jones books. I am from the corner of the living room,...
The Bronx where everything goes down we call it the jungle where in the day time the train is the loudest thing on...
Chicken with Rice and Beans
Octavio, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from Fabuloso, from Bounty and Tide I am from the smell of weed roaming through the buildingwhere...
Where I’m From
Malcolm, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Where I'm from, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from the noise filled Broadway Where car horns laughter and sorrow fill the air Im from the...
Where I’m FromI am from chairs paperAnd desksfrom the localPlaygroundfrom chocolate milkand ice creamI’m from the everlasting star thatIs...
This is Where I’m From (or so I think)
Stephen, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Where I'm from, Harvest Collegiate High School, 3If I said I was from a place that no longer exists,a place that gave existence to so manywho...
I am originally from Brooklyn, where houses and apartments are near each otherThere’s local stores are on every cornerI...
Everything You Can and Cannot See
Abi, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Okemos High School, 4I am from the soil underneath the groundAnd the light from the skyI am from the people you see...
I am From
Paxton, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Showcase, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, #KMS, #What'sPoppin, education, family, 3I am from my dads scrambled eggs in the morningFrom Nike and Louisville SluggerI am from a big house...
I am From
Zane, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Writing & Communication, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, @zane_liebert, #IAmFromPoem, 4I am From Basketball,From Spalding and Nike,I am from the old house covered in bushes, red big with a...
I am
Mady, , Where I'm From, Creative Writing, Writing & Communication, Spring 2019, Showcase, Poetry, Fall 2016, Okemos High School, poems, creative writing, 0I am from sneakers on soft grass on a dewy morning,from the steady rhythm of breathing and fresh air.I...
Moments
Naveen, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Writing & Communication, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0I am from waterFrom Fiji and AquafinaI am from the chair overlooking the ocean, sparkling, and cool...
Where My Family and I Live
Angelina, , Spring 2019, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I am from a bedfrom Mattress Firm.I am from my bedroomWhere i used to played for hours.I am from...
Please Don’t Read This
Oliver, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1If I said I was from a New York boroughwhere there’s light in the day and night,would you know...
“Of Course Not”
Omar, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from Baby Wipes and BroomsFrom a baby who endlessly tears them out of their proper placingI am...
40.7128° N, 74.0060° W NYC
Jillian, , Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0They said they liked my “personality” that I am a characterthey always wanted to know where I was fromIf...
From Kickball and Tire Swings
Kiran, , Where I'm From, Spring 2019, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, poetry, Where I'm from, 1I am from mud pies, old stone walls and leaf-buried granite boulders, kickball and the tire swing and skates...
Where We’re From
Janet, , Arts & Entertainment, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Media, Photography, Fall 2018, Health Sciences High and Middle College, whereimfrom, 0Here is some of the highlights from our poetry. We hope you enjoy it. Fondly, The HSHMC Independent Surgeon...
I am from green and red I am from the land of rice I am from the Roar of...
I’m From a Dominican Mother
Crismeylin, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Fall 2018, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1I am from Dominican Republic where in the morning you wake up with El escandalo de la guaguita announcing...
Where I’m From
Maria, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Powtoon, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 4I am from a pink hijab and pink sneakers, from colorful fabric from Telco and praying at home...
Historias de Aventuras
Maria, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Fall 2018, Orange Cove High School, 0I am from Levantarme temprano y escuchar los gallos de mis vecinos cantando y al levantarme de mi cama...
Un Poco De Mi Vida
Jenifer, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Fall 2018, Orange Cove High School, 0I am from… Cuando entras a mi casa puedes encontrar cuadros de fotos de mi familia, también puedes encontrar...
Un Perro Que Parece Un Trapeador
Eduardo, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Fall 2018, Orange Cove High School, 0I am from My PS4 que me quita el aburrimiento Y los juguetes tirados de mi sobrino Aiden También...
Vamos Brincando Con Las Piedras Que Había
Claudia, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Fall 2018, Orange Cove High School, 1I am from ama ya me voy A dónde vas tan peinada? A quien le pediste permiso? I am from...
Siempre Conmigo En Todo Momento
Samantha, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Orange Cove High School, 1I am from Legos y juguetes tirados de mis hermanos, por toda la casa y los cuartos de mis...
I am from mi Flat Screen TV donde veo Acabatelo mi programa favorito de las tardes. I am from...
Mas Que Satisfecho
Rolando, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Fall 2018, Orange Cove High School, 0I am from mi familia tan honrrada por eso siempre la sonaba y luego me despierta mi misma familia...
Empty Candy Jar
Huiwen Li, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Powtoon, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1I am from building blocks and candy jar with no candy in it, from baby dolls and...
I am from a home of love, from beautiful gardens that we have I am from the warmth...
The powerful, painful and unpleasant streets of Philly Is what many call me I watched your mother grow up...
I’m from Germantown where you get killed just for looking at somebody Where you sell drugs for your hustle…...
I am from my native country the Dominican Republic, the United States, the Bronx. I am from Jose (my...
Who I Am and Where I’m From
Paul, , Where I'm From, Summer 2018, Poetry, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1I am from the United states, from NEW YORK in a city called the Bronx. I am from Willy,...
My Favorite Places , People and Things
Jai, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 3I am from mobile, from technology and battery, electricity. I am from the Garden that smells always fresh. I am...
You want to know about me?
Eliezer, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1I am from Guerrero,México between Puebla,Mexico city and Oaxaca. I am from Macario(Father),leonarda(Mother), Gustavo(Brother), Esmeralda(Sister), Elvis(Brother), and Kael(Brother). I...
Arancha’s Where I’m from
Arancha, , Summer 2018, Showcase, Where I'm From, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1I’m from Spain , the country I left when I was 9 years old. I am a New Yorker...
My sweet inside origin
Tania, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 2I am from pictures, from Adidas and Bachata I am from the the smell of cupcakes…sweet and buttery I...
Learn more about who I am and where I from
Oswaldo, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1I am from Washington Heights my home I am from Reynaldo(dad), Hermelinda(mom), Alexis(brother), Jazlyn(sister). I am from celebrating Christmas,...
My experiences, my treasure.
Mame, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1I am from the pink lake and slaves’ house, from sabar and thiebou djeun. From the 200m2 straw hut...
Sacrifice, Hunger, Excitement, and Gratitude
Madjiguene, , Showcase, Where I'm From, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 2I’m from Dakar, Thiebou dieune and Yassa au poulet I am from Manhattan, loud, crowded, always moving fast. I...
I am from Nicetown from broken doors and black pots and pans. I am from trips to the park...
I am from a city of love A city where success is what all dream of I’m from a...
I am from from beautiful tapestries and sarongs I am from warm positive auras and a hardworking, ambitious atmosphere...
I am from baby doll from my toy box inside a tote I am from the smell of fried...
I am from speakers that played the oldies music all day from instruments laying on the floor when we...
I am from crayons, from canvas and ink. I am from nights and moonlight and open windows. I am...
I am from Philadelphia from my mother and my father South Philly born and raised I am from “I...
I am from hurt from hate and love I am from carelessness and judgement I am from...
I am from old memories from the Nintendo DSi to a Windows 10 Desktop I am from a cold...
I am from the untouched chandelier hanging in the dining room from the black wooden coffee table and the...
I am from my old Mickey Mouse T.V. from lost yellow Kool-Aid straws and abandoned McDonald’s toys I am...
I am from fine china from knitted dolls and Barbies I am from the brick house across from the...
I am from a busted toy chest, and a shared bed and a broken Dell desktop. I am from...
Where I’m From
Zoe, , Stories, Creative Writing, Memoir, Spring 2018, Showcase, Read/Write Poems, Poetry, Writing, History, Happiness, Where I'm From, Okemos High School, poetry, 1I am from Nestle Crunch bars, from Airstream and Herman Miller. I am from the crystal-clear panels that let...
I am from flowers, from MiracleGro and gardens. I am from the yellow and bricked house with the blazing...
I am from a land of harvesting hands, from a land where the greens of the lushes grass are...
I am from a home of love from books and funny faces I am from warmth and comfort and understanding...
Where I’m From I am from family albums from instruments and sports I am from a warm, comfort and...
I am from butterflies roaming the air, from broken bikes and flooded streets. I am from rice that sticks...
I am from my silver necklace From soccer balls and cartoons I am from “poor and broken-down houses” From...
I’m from a small Muslim household. I am from a household where we treasure our Quran and Prayer rugs....
I’m from bleak winters and sizzling summers I’m from clouds of pollution dusting the valley and billows of snow...
I am from that place when I drive bicycle first time and I fall down so badly. I left...
I am from photo albums of my family. I am from family mementos from weddings. I am from pictures...
I am from sports
Raymond, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Summer 2017, Where am from, Summer 2017, 5I am from Books I read sometimes Papers that are important to me are all over the place Electronics...
Future Thinking
Ishak, , Summer 2017, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, yemen, Where I'm from, Summer 2017, 1I come from Yemen It’s my love, the heart Like when the blood...
I am from honey, From Sheffield and Kings, I am from the water leaking from the mouth of the...
I am from the basketball court, from roaring crowds and the swooshing sound when the ball hits the net....
I am from the different designer cups stolen from a variety of places from the coconut oil used in...
Where I’m From by Jimmy Budd I am from football gloves, from Nike and polyester. I am from cold...
I am from lightbulbs, from Pepsi and sunshine. I am from the rambunctious, comfortable, blue house with the large...
I am from ripped old blue jeans, from dirt and hard work. I am from the big red barn....
I am from lightning bugs in mason jars, and wet feet from the dewy night time grass. I am...
The Reader’s Opinion
Itzel, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Point of View, Call to Action, Creative Writing, 0In my opinion… i feel like we should always stay true to ourselves … We shouldn’t change for anybody...
I am from Mysoline and jugs of water I am from the driveway made of black tar, hard as...
I am from New York, Manhattan, not from the city where you see all the city lights. I am...
A Story to Be Told
Ajonea, , Showcase, Poetry, Fall 2016, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2I once had a friend, That friend...
I am from the wood table, from the living room furniture. I am from the nerf guns and skateboards...
I’m from family reunions every Christmas, From playing with my cousins every afternoon. Water guns and pillow fights, A...
I am from Shrek DVD’s and bleach I am from the swamp with the weeping willow whose branches sagged...
I’m from touch screen laptops I’m from the iPhone 6S and touch screens I’m from my father’s garden on...
Welcomed
Hailey, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Family, Poetry, Fall 2016, Happiness, Friendship, 4I am from documents and lawyers. From genes I do not know. As a newborn introduced to a family,...
I am from thanksgiving and Christmas eve, From whenever you go to grandma’s house you eat From he’s my...
I am from Oakland A place where everyone wants to do drugs and be thugs A place where gunshots...
Im from oakland yea Dimond and Mcarthur across the street where they shot a lil girl I’m from a...
I am from a poor country that’s thrown down the floor where gangsta say they rule but they look...
A young black man in Oakland Where people can mess up and go to jail People don’t believe they...
Where I’m from
Jacqueline, , Poetry, Fall 2016, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Where I'm from, 3I’m from Oakland. Where lil’ gamers claim stuff they ain’t about Where they wanna run games on lanes But...
I’m from Oakland. Where lil’ niggas claim stuff they ain’t about Where they wanna run games on lanes But...
I am from Oakland, CA where people get shot and killed. I am from “who cares” and selfish. When...
I am from Oakland The place I have lived all my life A city unlike any other Where everyone...
Where I’m From
Patrisha, , Psychology, Happiness, Where I'm From, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Violence, Rape Culture, Family, Drugs, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Stress, 0I am from a used to be drug-abused, so now she needs the drug use From an older brother...
Proving Them Wrong
Adriana, , Quality Education, Race Relations, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Family, Poetry, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Crime, Where I'm From, Showcase, Repentino., Violence, 0I am from ghetto city Oakland Where it’s a very diverse place Where us Mexicans are a threat to...
I’m from Oakland!
Bladimiro, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Where I'm From, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Oakland, Where I'm from, #ArtfromOakland, Poem, 4I’m from the town, where being yourself isn’t good enough. I’m from the lands where it all goes down,...
Like No Other City
Tamara, , Showcase, Violence, Poetry, Fall 2016, Where I'm From, Repentino., Oakland, 7I’m from east Oakland born and raised where it’s a miracle if you make it out at the age...
Where I’m From Poem
Jose, , Fall 2016, Crime, Police, Where I'm From, Guns, Violence, whereimfrom, #oakland #thetown, 0I am from Oakland Where people do drugs and get robbed at night Where you here gunshots and sirens...
I’m from oakland I Come like my life is picture I Came from my family Were we are all...
Blessings
Maxwell, , Poetry, Fall 2016, Stress, Crime, Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Drugs, 2I’m from Oakland where people do drugs and do not give a rat when they pop yo. I am...
I am from Oakland. Land of the hyphy. Where I play ball and most of the people all like...
I am the youngest out of four kids also known as the black sheep I come from a...
I am from Oakland from a family of 7 who puts God first, If I’m not mistaken I attend...
I am from Oakland Where no one thinks a girl can can make it. but, every opportunity I get...
I am from Oakland . A place that has violence on any street you cross. I used to live...
“I am From”
Jade, , No Poverty (Economy), Happiness, Where I'm From, Black Lives Matter, Family, Poetry, Fall 2016, Beauty, Stress, #Mystory, 0“I Am From” I am from the hood When young ladie walk down the street And the men ask...
Making It
Aunesha, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Quality Education, Family, Poetry, Fall 2016, 4Living life in Oakland where the way we express our anger by killing each other on the streets Blacks...
I’m from Oakland I’m from the “deep east” From gun shots and sideshows From kids dying and mammas...
Not the Same
Semon, , Repentino., Showcase, Race Relations, Poetry, Where I'm From, poetry, Oakland, Conservatism, 5I’m from the city of Oakland, California. A city where your use of freedom of speech can get you...
I’m from Oakland The three and the six On the wires of electricity Always a pair of kicks ...
Trying to find the right path
Alexandra, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Violence, Family, Poetry, Friendship, Oakland, skyline, high school, Poem, poetry, 7I am from a city where people hide their feelings where people don’t believe in self-pity where people...
On the Low
Lorena, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Poetry, poetry, Oakland, skyline, Poem, 4I am from days of happiness and laughter but it all goes away the day after Every time I...
510, 94606
Joselyn, , Poetry, Repentino., Where I'm From, mexican, poems, latina, whereimfrom, spokenword, poetryslam, poetry, emotional, real, Oakland, california, 4I am from two Stuck in between because I don’t fit in any shoe I am from simple rhymes...
I am from Salt Lake City , Utah the state full of Mormon whites I am from big houses...
Happiness before Silence
Mei, , Showcase, Poetry, Fall 2016, Stress, Where I'm From, Repentino., stress, 2I am from a place of darkness and light. I am from a place where everyone seems all right...
I am from Oakland, California but not the one people know the one that is hidden behind a curtain,...
Where I’m From
Sam, , Family, Fall 2016, Stress, Happiness, Where I'm From, Stories, #importance, #selfworth, #confidence, 0I am from Oakland, CA A place of different colors and creatures I am from a city of individuals...
I am from Oakland. Where people ask me how I got to live in the hills, when I’m from...
I am from oakland Where you here gun shots daily I am from a family of six Where there...
I am from a place I can’t call home Waking up in the morning To another day of hate...
Oakland, California is the city, Don’t have to beg no one to be with me, All you got yourself,...
I’m from deep east Oakland,the land of the slide shows. Smelling the rubber tires burn,and where gunshots are considered...