Daddys land where his soul be fromwas being bought out by somehed make some kinda peace bout his new situation Bein a kicker an all he figured he had a fair ta middlin shot Maybe better than most Wher ID: 873796
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1 plump ripe tomatoes. Cole Blue, his sist
plump ripe tomatoes. Cole Blue, his sister Zuri, their Mama and Papa
2 tooWe even got us a pear tree back there
tooWe even got us a pear tree back there DaddyÕs land, where his sou
3 l be fromÑwas being bought out by some h
l be fromÑwas being bought out by some heÕd make some kinda peace Ôb
4 out his new situation. BeinÕ a kicker an
out his new situation. BeinÕ a kicker anÕ all, he figured he had a fa
5 ir ta middlinÕ shot. Maybe better than m
ir ta middlinÕ shot. Maybe better than most. Where others would trip,
6 tread, skip, or sidestep, Cole Blue too
tread, skip, or sidestep, Cole Blue took his time, fixed his aim, an
7 d kicked any impediment in his path a mi
d kicked any impediment in his path a mighty height, high away. Where
8 others saw cracks, concrete and general
others saw cracks, concrete and general despair, Cole Blue saw oppor
9 tunity ta see da overlooked, da trampled
tunity ta see da overlooked, da trampled upon. He focused on da mispl
10 aced, dat which came a . Only some would
aced, dat which came a . Only some would write back. But nobody would
11 change nothinÕ. Summertime found crook
change nothinÕ. Summertime found crooked soda bottle caps strewn ca
12 relessly Ôround da way him kick da bott
relessly Ôround da way him kick da bottle caps into makeshift waste
13 receptacles. Turns out, they were happy
receptacles. Turns out, they were happy ta help. . streets? HowÕd
14 these once delightfully hued mates turn
these once delightfully hued mates turn into sallow, smileless statu
15 es on street corners, with hands deep in
es on street corners, with hands deep in da recesses of their pockets
16 ? Maybe they needed more vegetables? Not
? Maybe they needed more vegetables? Not just dat. Did they need safe
17 r spaces ta run and play? Not just "#!Ò
r spaces ta run and play? Not just "#!ÒWhy is my school so crowded a
18 nd without all the resources I need?Ó
nd without all the resources I need?Ó on his kicker legs toward me.