Bridgeport, Connecticut
I’ve heard stories of what it used to be
but there all myths. It was a clean and happy time
something unlike this
Downtown was not abandoned or filled with ghost,
in fact it was very beautiful better than most
we had the very best thing a royal palace and old-time buildings,
but then people lost money and we took a downfall.
the depression caused a lost we were all in poverty
the way we’re living right now is so unproperly.
Gangs in the 80s took over the streets
it was an over powered war that took over the east.
Fires and killings have touched us all
still spiraling downward
to our downfall.
it was an over powered war that took over the east.
Fires and killings have touched us all
still spiraling downward
to our downfall.
My city in the 90s wasn’t much better
spending money on clothes
just look at the latest trend setter.
spending money on clothes
just look at the latest trend setter.
The early 2000s makes us all want to toast
because it’s getting better now
we’re much better host
But the generation now is jumping back into the mist
the streets is all the kids are dealing with
all you see is violence and guns
tomorrows never promised when you’re the next one.
There’s no remorse for our little ones
If education is the key then school is the lock
promote education by staring at the clock
I won't be happy, won't be ok ,
until I'm Attorney Wright one day
to me this matter is something great
it only takes one person
to replicate change.
So why are we so afraid?
Where I’m from the people need change.
because it’s getting better now
we’re much better host
But the generation now is jumping back into the mist
the streets is all the kids are dealing with
all you see is violence and guns
tomorrows never promised when you’re the next one.
There’s no remorse for our little ones
who are drawn into society’s prospect
and slaved into the glitz of fame
and slaved into the glitz of fame
all we’re good for is talk
but no one’s brave enough to walk.
The cycle is a never ending chain.
If education is the key then school is the lock
promote education by staring at the clock
I won't be happy, won't be ok ,
until I'm Attorney Wright one day
to me this matter is something great
it only takes one person
to replicate change.
So why are we so afraid?
Where I’m from the people need change.
So that one day the sky won’t be gray
and aspiration will be a new thing.
and aspiration will be a new thing.
I really liked this!! I find it funny i heard the same things from my mom who lived in Bridgeport for many years of her life, and she said a lot of people she knew could only focus on how you mentioned the "glitz of fame". The"glitz of fame" is a really good topic of discussion, it seems to travel through every generation and the goal is always the same: to be famous, to have the money, and the status.
ReplyDeleteI loved you poem. I like how in the beginning you talked about how it used to be or the myths about how it used to be. But most people who live in Bridgeport don't think of it as a good place anymore, and they try to leave. Most parents who have high expectations for their kids, don't want them in Bridgeport schools and will put them anywhere else but there. Also, grown ups or older people, think it's our generations fault for the downfall of Bridgeport, but it wasn't only our generation, it was a little bit of all.
ReplyDeleteWith that's being said, I love the structure of your poem and how you were specific.