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Open Poetry #42

Angelo's Miserable Life

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2008-06-28 07:32 PM

It’s way hot and muggy in the hood.

Young Angelo feels like
just throwing in the towel.

Felix is always beating on him
for no good reason,
and Sally never feeds him enough.

He’s running around half starved,
with his stomach growling away.

It’s a miserable life.

The only thing that keeps him going
is his broom-stick,
and a good game of stick ball
out on the play ground.

Felix tells him
he should be playing half ball.

Oh yeah, sure,
but just try and find
a pimple ball,
they don’t make them
anymore Dad.

How are you supposed
to play half ball
if you don’t have a pimple ball
to cut in half?

Angelo is good at stick ball.

He’s hit loads of home runs
out past the second fence
around the playground.

Then when it gets
too dark for stick ball,
there’s always
“babies in the air”.

He’s good at that too.

Bobby

XGarapanX
Senior Member

since 2008-06-19

Posts 1435
Antarctica

1 posted 2008-06-28 11:55 PM

Bravo, poet. I love your perspective of life in the hood.

·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`·

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

2 posted 2008-06-29 01:48 AM

I wish he will make a home run...

thanks

yann

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 posted 2008-06-29 12:43 PM

Thanks XGarapanX,

Do you mean there my be life outside the hood?

Ive tried some of the other places, the hood is home, and always will be.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 posted 2008-06-29 12:45 PM

Thanks Yann,

For the kind words, and good wishes for Angelo's stick ball career.

Bobby

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