In My Neighborhhood

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In my neighborhood
 
its hard 2 care for an educashun
 
thier arent meny outlets 4 inteligent mynds
 
y, 4 every 1 student that gradates,
 
1 gets shot, nd 1 becums a tenage parent
 
 
In my neighborhood
 
It'S not Hard tO find a grOup of Teenagers
 
standing in a corner
 
waiTing for tHE next Minor to shoot
 
or recruit
 
 
In my neighborhood
 
Parents want the best for their children
 
But how can you give your child the best
 
When graduating from high school 
 
Is the most you can expect from them?
 
 
In my neighborhood
 
An office job is a dream, not a goal
 
College is a fantasy, not an expectation
 
Teenage pregnancy is the norm, not a problem
 
Death is omniscient, not to be contained nor stopped
 
 
In my neighborhood
Things could be better
 But they aren't 
Nor will they be anytime soon
And that angers me 
And everyone else in my neighborhood.
 

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