Black or white

You ask me why I'm so black and white I'd say sit down I'll explain You see it's either..... Night or day Life or death Right or wrong And don't forget the rest Lives end where street corners meet Blood splatters so thick on cement like oil paintings Rivers filled due to tears shed at candle light vegils Brothers, sisters cousins, uncles Dreams hendered b4 they could ever begin You ask me why I'm so black and white See where im from Pressure overwhelming weighting down like a boulder Houses on the block decorated with peircings