You wonder why Oakland teenagers drink, smoke, and get high?
I wonder why we grew up with liquor stores in every corner all our life.
You wonder why teenagers in Oakland drop out of school?
I wonder why we received the worst education, and the system wants to keep minorities as fools.
You wonder why teenagers in Oakland kill one another?
I wonder why the system tries to keep minorities from coming together.
You wonder why minorities in Oakland have so much rage?
I wonder why for centuries we have had to deal with so much pain.
You wonder why teenagers in Oakland join gangs?
I wonder why the system tries to keep us from taking any positive path.
You wonder why sometimes we give up and don’t try?
I wonder why Malcom X had to be shot and died.
So stop wondering…
And start realizing
6 comments:
heii female!! i didn't know you wrote poems.... it's really good and true!
Hey....... i like how NICE you wrote this poem you really now how to express in words how the area is.
Hey,
i really like how you expressed yourself. i like how you put all those questions into a poem i really like it
:)beatriz
Hey Chore!!!
This is a very nice poem, looks like you spent a lot of time in this ;] I really like how to place questions in the poem because you are asking to reader to think deeply about oakland
Dam thaz hella true
i be wondering those things
all the time and you
made me look at things in a better
way so thanx
-LaUrA=]
wow i really like the poem. i like how you expressed how you felt!!!
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