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The Dirty Mitten
The Dirty Glove
I come from
A city where moms
Stay praying for
Their sons.
I come from
A city where people
Rob for fun.
I come from
A city where people
Kill for fun.
I come from
A city where you
Gotta keep a gun.
I come from
A city where Dads
Just gotta hustle.
I come from
A city where moms
Just trynna feed
Their kids .
I come from
A city where families
just trynna do
It big.
I come from
A city where dads
Cant even see
Their kids .
I come from
A city where kids
Dont even know
Their dads.
I come from
A city where cops
Learn to shoot
And kill.
I come from
A city where cops
Kill kids.
I come from
A city thats full
Of black and white
Crime.
I come from
A city that’s full
Of crime in
General.
I come from
A city that’s been
Known as the
MURDER MITTEN……………………………..
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I based this poem on the city of detroit,I would like you all to know just how hard growing up in detroit really is for the average person. I took my time with every line i wrote in this poem, and I hope that someday all the madness will stop.