The street lights dimmer

And the sidewalks begin to mumble

It’s a safari out here

Folks don’t be knowing we in the jungle

Corner boys and corner girls lean against walls

With their necks tilted back

Their moms yelling from the window so “matter of fact”

Folks say it’s so dangerous

But we don’t hear em tho

Because whenever we laugh “it’s something criminal”

 

Jamir Connelly