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What About Us?

Why here? Amongst the lot, why here? Gangy streets, Vulgar tongues, Bloody knuckles, The only artworks places like these hold.. Besides the graffiti on the police quarters that reads  Just Smile Chale Terror☠️ finds comfort Drugs💊 intoxicate the air, Mums 👩 juggle toilet babies👶, Skeletons💀 play golf, The closets were too boring.. But guess what? The clouds ☁️ emptied themselves. A rainbow 🌈 flashed its ROYGBIV from the top of the old basketball courts To Friddie's diner. She was such a beauty. Had the innocence of a baby; She cared less about the gangy streets Nor the vulgar tongues, Nor the bloody knuckles Neither did she criticize the mothers who flashed down their babies; Who fed off of the street's crumps and the pockets of vagabonds. Donkomi Donkomi  2 cedi, 1 round!! The sex call went Daddy left home early Without providing a roof over her head. Mum says You are old enough to make a living for yourself Uncle says Come ...