I AM

     I am from the monotonous gray                                                           where a burst of sunshine only comes                                 from the green tone of disheveled yards.

                                       I’m from street lights

    emanating light 

                                    upon a dark beginning.

    I am from neighborhood watches

                  and where communities suffer 

from insecurities of robberies and theft.

          I’m from busy streets

  with cars hustling

          to different destinations.

    I am from not knowing if I will

      have the best schooling,

                                                                             surrounded by low quality education..

         NOW I 

       Now I know flourishing green

             from roadside foliage.

                                                                         Where city life is transfigured into rural fields.

      Now I know secure mindsets

where communities trust one another

to keep eachother safe.

  Now I know a foreseeable future 

    of success in a good school

        and the best colleges.

    Now I know bright sunrises

        bringing each new day

                    and a better tomorrow.