twas the night before christmas and all through the hood
no one was set tripping so it was all good
the stockings were hung on the wall with some nails
dads back on heroin cause mom hit the trails
the kids were asleep all warm in their beds
with visions of murder invading their heads
the dogs kept on barking because of the noise
the kids were all hoping it was st. nick with toys
they looked out the window and what did they see
the neighborhood crackhead stealing their tv
they ran to the phone to call up the laws
while dad was chasing him down in his draws
the cops took too long and dad was to slow
the thief got away and dad got more blow
the kids have been good and nice all year long
but santa wasn't coming what did they do wrong
that christmas was something but it was not merry
cause santa was sleighjacked somewhere on east berry
as you can tell this is all messed up right
merry christmas to all and to all a hood night
I originally posted this on Facebook and received a comment back from one of my long time friends:
Arun Prabhakaran wrote:
at 9:27am
"the kids have been good and nice all year long but santa wasn't coming what did they do wrong"
satirically on point...i bet some people read your poems and don't know how deeply informed about the underside of america you are. i do. i know what kind of trouble you've seen. please never stop writing and telling your truth. you are one of many mirrors that our nation must face each morning. you are a blessing and keep pointing your finger in the direction we, as a people and a world, should go...
See, there is someone out there that does listen too me...LOL
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