Where Iām from is a place you really donāt want to be. Where Iām from you donāt walk the streets alone especially at nights. And if you must you walk with protection and hope itās never 3 on 1. Where Iām from the drunks are always out on the same spot each day. The older guys hit on the young ones that walk their way. Where Iām from drugs are pretty common with the people walking around half high out of their minds and the dealers donāt hide.
Where Iām from gangs are all around and kids in even middle school throw up there signs and show there colors. Where Iām from if youāre not in a gang you at least know someone who is and most likely more than one. The high school kids get scanned on their way in the building but it never does any good. Where Iām from men and women fight on the streets. But where Iām from no one lets a man beat a woman not even the elderly they all join in to fight the man.
Where Iām from teens are stopped often by cops just based on their looks. Searched in front of everyone to see.Ā Where Iām from you get followed home by creeps and if you donāt pay attention than youāre out of luck. Youāll hear on the news of a child that had been raped, or killed on the street.
Where Iām from there are certain areas you just canāt be if you donāt know the ārightā people. And the ārightā people are the ones you really shouldnāt be around. Knowing people is a big thing here because who you know can also mean who youāre protected by and who youāre not supposed to be around.
Where Iām from is still my home, the neighbors know each other very well. You donāt go unseen anywhere you go. Help is usually around when its needed and smiling faces arenāt hard to be found. People help each other even if they donāt know each other and this is Jamaica ave the weirdest and interesting place to be from.
