sunnyside


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__sunnyside__

parallel parked too close to the stop sign my eyes widen at the realization as i'm staring at the brick faces all these years i've lied

i always say i love new jersey i love humidity and turnpike traffic the smell of refineries, airports, and swamps i love ten million immigrants and dreary beaches

where are the muggers? where's the pollution all i see are kids playing in the gardens by the park little lap dogs being walked and ancient graffiti no longer significant

my mother fled for fear of public schools yearning for the best life for her children why can't you see the life this state has given me? full of lost chances and empty promises

i will never get out of new jersey i will go to the state university i will raise my children to raise their children here i will become this person i am terrified of

the ride to poughkeepsie i fall asleep in the backseat, headphones on dreaming of the girl i was supposed to be dreaming of the life i was supposed to have