THIRD WARD

A culture all its own

Defined only by the people

Who have lived and worked and sacrificed

There, for the people who dream of life outside it

And people who want to improve

The culture of Third Ward

Gentrification is not improving a culture

It is removing it

Living together

Is not ignoring the people

Who lived there

Worked for their homes

Fought for their businesses

And strived only for excellence

It is accepting them and building off them

But since people won’t listen

 Since they won’t change

The world will never change

And neither will the lives of millions

Of people of color