Ghetto Poems - DU Poetry
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Written by starz_n_peaches
I’m walking down this street With its ghetto democracy and high-rise hypocrisy.
And I’m hearing what they’re sayin’
Sayin’ I’m strayin’
Society’s frayin’
From these hoodlum games I’ve been playin’
I’ve been taking bets
Paying debts with my life
Sellin’ elephants to your sister’s wife.
And after all my wrong doing
I get down on my knees and
I’m prayin’
Praying for the Lord’s sweet mercy
On the body and soul of my late bro Percy
Yes, he took a shot
A shot
In the left side
Through that rubbery, far from sugary heart;
Valves...
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Hell's Kitchen
Written by Keith
I come from sanitation strikes, cockroaches,
gutters overflowing with oil-water,
and crack viles.
I lived in an 6 story garbage can,
just west of the Hudson river,
17th street housing projects,
lower west side,
N.Y.C.
things were rough in those days,
sandpaper underwear 2 sizes too small.
I used to wear them,
while curb shopping and being careful not to touch anything icky.
We got my sister's whole bedroom set from one of those sales.
GARBAGEPICKERRRR!
I remember that name like a lie I’ve forgotten I told.
It still hurts...
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South Central REPRESENTOR
Written by ashleyjoseph
Growing up as a child I aspired everything
Moms always told me
If anything,
After I got my license
She would cop me a whip
Yeah, I’m rolling now
My license plates read
"Stop Requested...
Please Use Rear Exit”
If you come from the hood
You know nothing comes easy
Unless its one of those fast,
Quick to give you some ass breezies
They’d do anything for a little gwap
Keep pumpin and ridin
Until that nigga say stop
Where I’m from
Hair weaves and tattoos are the shit
Where people would break off their...
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G.A.M.E
Written by Amber
You caught me on the rebound that was no good
You took me from the suburbs
and you showed me the hood
Getting in your head was never part of the plan
you gassed me up with lies and claimed to be my man
When your boys came around it was on from there
you didn't want them to see that it was for me that you cared
You pushed me away with your nasty ass ways
matter of fact I ain’t spoken to your ass in days
I must admit at first you had my heart
but let me in your ear playa.. you ain't that smart
Now, you got some phat tims, a new ride, some rims...
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N.I.G.G.A
Written by lashawnscott92
-Born into the color of my skin I was destined to fail -A lifetime full of trials and tribulations hitting me like hail
-Growing up in the hood, I would have never made it out alive
-Just another nigga deprived, fighting to live and strive
-The monster in me contained, waiting to be unleashed
-Devouring the lies and feeding the beast
-Just another nigga in a white mans world
-Getting dirty looks because the color of my girl
-Jobs turned down, interviews never given
-I'm just a black man trying to make a living
-In a world where color still matters and...
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Ghetto talk
Written by Gg78
(let it be)
Speaking in ghetto ways I was born As an unwanted child
Handed to the streets
My family was crazy
I mean a scitzo mom a Dad that women beats
Brother selling drugs sister having babies
Repeating there cycle no way that would be crazy
I embraced the streets And everything it taught
Hustling and selling
Just for food for thought
Crack houses and feens was all that I knew
I talked that ghetto talk you know what I mean boo
Yo yo yo it's like this and like that
Watch me flow
I'll get up with you next time ight no doubt
But...
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