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some of my favorite coming of age films

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Boom, Then Crash The shattering of the glass I dive to the floor Busting my ass What the hell was that That was all that i said Then I seen a pool of blood Then I see my moms was dead No emotion in the commotion I wasn’t even sad Even when I learned That the bullet was meant for my dad Vietnam made pops half crazy He was already half-dead So, why couldn’t that have been him That they shot in the head? All the news that fits the print Mama’s death went unreported Not a whiff, word or a hint “they don’t care about us niggas” Is how my pops explained it But I didn’t know I was a nigga Until my dad proclaimed it Six months later,  My pop was dead, too Drug related shots fired His skinned turned cold blue On the news that night The president’s wife got a new hairdo The news guy said “I like it. How about you?” No news about my pops In the post or CBS Why was that, you ask? Take a fucking guess And yeah, why is that? Is what the politicians should be asking But who’s got time for that When y’all skiing up on Aspen? Bronx gets gunshots to the head And all y’all swerving us is aspirin My momma was so lovely She would have had made your head spin Level the playing field And y’all would see who would really win And, yeah, I got anger But I don’t let it take me down Because my momma taught me better And she holds me up when I fall down Rest in peace, moms Don’t worry about your son Someday i’ll make you proud Because, yeah, I am the one