8/1/2023 Poetry by Whitney DrakeGerry Dincher CC
i am not a block. i was not made to spin. i am not some child’s learning toy or game. nor was i poured and shaped out of concrete Fated to be imprisoned to the foundation of some gentrifying developers unfulfilling journey on the road to “financial freedom” i am not flat on any side. much like the pavement, however i am filled with laughter, whispers, secrets. tears, trash, grass that grows. Scorched. Drenched. Stained Scorned. bearing the weight of others at the cost of my own condition. i may feel familiar but if i were a block you would no longer be welcome on mine. I’d boast resilience the residents would protect me To preserve and ensure that my future wouldn’t contain any more destruction past the point of what I’ve previously endured. children would be safe to play and run each day come nightfall I’d be lined with the brightest of street lights beckoning young souls back into the peace of their family’s arms A place of celebration, to be celebrated. my purpose would serve as a haven to those who recognize my importance in this community not as the afterthought of the littering passerby wandering around with absolutely no aim or disdain for the stories that take place within. generations would kill to see me taken care of. come as a stranger, leave as the same. you’re careless to us. we know you don’t live or love here. fuck is you doin on my block? it’s obvious we mean nothing to you. ain’t no space to spin around a one way. Whitney is a byproduct of the rapper by the same (drake) even though she started writing before their culmination. She only writes when it feels right A younger version of her used to have stage fright winning spelling bees. She's Philadelphia based but conflicted over her location. On the scale of fixed signs, she does not believe in the sentiment of old dogs not learning new tricks. West Virginia native, lover of all kinds. an informal accountant. Power forward. @hartbreakdrake on elon musk version of twitter.
Whit
8/5/2023 03:01:12 pm
Bea
KP
8/7/2023 09:00:03 pm
It’s KP. Really enjoyed reading this! Digging it. Nice bio too.
LP aka Swendz
10/5/2023 04:25:23 am
litty.
M.s.
10/16/2023 09:02:25 am
Nice work mwa 😘 Comments are closed.
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