Ashley Alvarado. Poet Warrior. 

Hammond. 

 

Hammond Is dark and blue all around.

Hammond

Has lots of trees with leaves on them

also some are as tall as school buses.

Hammond

Smells like people cooking outside,Fresh grass everywhere.

Hammond

As I walk down my childhood street , I hear kids laughing ,

playing ,

also kids bouncing balls ,

hitting back borders,

kids saying…

“Yay”

“I have buckets”

Hammond

Walking down seeing gangbangers at the corners trying to start trouble ,

Throwing the gang sign down at cars as

they go by ,

shootings,

cops sirens.

Hammond

This is my childhood block.