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life 1 min read 642 views Nov 30, 2019

News From The Hood

When livin in the concrete grind of the hood

never do you seem to hear the good

Days of basketball and playground have

seen their day fade away

With technology shooting from the sky

mind control through video games , cameras strung

out through the hood captures all that is not good

in the hood its our spy in the sky

Radio waves of politicians spewing their agenda, songs

propheysysing bout being a gangasta  give our youth

no choice but be propagandinized by materialistic beings

with them dollar bills so that is all our youth is seeing

Violence is the way to go pay me money and I will

put on a show, never mind these are but lyrics, young minds

bassed out to the rhythm that to them is a realistic fact

I need cash so commit this violent act

Nothing to live for but fear I cant escape this hood

There is nothing wrong with dying young be it you or me

this is my reality

 

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2b2b2

The Daily Grind....dust to dust, taken by the currency of prevailing winds....

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Tali

Mrmelody great write! This is indeed true, if you tell someone that they are an animal or savage long enough,they will eventually believe you.

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mrmelody7

Thank you 2b nice quote you got there

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mrmelody7

Thank you Mz always Sweet as can be Things really got out of hand some years ago I believe a lot of it due to the breakdown of the family structure with many homes no father figure just the always lovin mom there

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Tali

I absolutely agree

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Charles2

war ...of the minds... pounded to the beat of the asphalt pavement ...echoes of love's strong grip ...slipped into the cracks in the walls ...long lost love ballads ...all but gone...

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mrmelody7

and the rhythm of the beat of the streets goes on

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mlowe5

Yes Charles2. We still have so much t do. The propagandization has "hooded" the Hood. We must once again get back to "de-brain-washing". Thanks for the News update. Peace and Love, mlowe5

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DOLISHA DEVONNE

This is wonderfully written and accurate as ever! Sadly, this is a reality too real, where hood mentality is a trap that many never escape.

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mrmelody7

Thank you mlowe5 gotta get it back on the good foot

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mrmelody7

Thank you much to show that poetry has no dates nothin is new under the sun I wrote this about 12 yrs ago livin In Hartford Conn

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The Immortal Wize

l don't know how I missed this truthful capture.

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mrmelody7

Love my ole neighborhood lot of good times its really tough place to live say within the last 25 yrs

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mlowe5

One!

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love_supreme

I like this poem.

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