#experimentalprose

1st draft

edits

in defense of an ain't sh*t f'boy

wont call u tre

or ricky

nor trade down-

low

or bruh

but sup wif erybody tossin u

into trash

like yo mama dont look at u

& see a journey from her body

like yo daddy dunno

him nose on yo face

like yo sister ain't gonna tell

erybody

u handle(d) dude

who thought her face was catcher-mitt

as if all u do is fight

as if u were hashtag(d)

de street(s) wuddnt buckle

under de weight of cryin cousin(s)

as if de sun aint dont need a nap

from being all it be to erybody

as if u were taught to count

crack(s) in concrete

instead of sheep

cause god makes beautiful things.

- Bryer Davis to Dez Cloutier about Monk Reeves

[ fictional characters ]