Glorious Owens takes us straight into South Central.
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I Come from Gospel Music Blasting at 4 a.m.
by Glorious Owens
I come from gospel music blasting at 4 a.m.
from my mom speaking in tongues praying for a better life for her kids
I come from snitches get stitches
and I was the main one beaten
I come from hearing gunshots on Century and Hoover
right outside my house
and pressing my face against the tiles
to hold my little sisters to keep them from crying
I come from never letting anybody take my lunch money
and beating down the bullies
to always being in the principal’s office
for slapping a kid in class
I come from sports being my only outlet
for the anger I feel for my enemies
I come from staying at my friend’s house after volleyball games
because it’s too dark to catch the train alone in the hood
I come from feeling like a burden
for being too loud at school and too quiet at home
I come from acting tough in front of other people,
But being scared and childish in front of my family
I come from South Central
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