My city is a reminder,
Of both the good and the pain,
Of both the losses and the gain,
Of both the blessings and the shame,
Of both where you've gone to and from where you came,
My city is a reminder,
Of the things we need to fix,
Of how the hood is segregated even after it mix,
Of how 2 policemen and 8 bullet clicks created news clips,
Of how poor schools and poor kids pay the price for district budget slips,
My city is a reminder,
Of how kid was jumped on the way home from school,
Of how kid parent picked him up from school,
Of how kid got involved with sets on school,
Of how kid got involved with physics club at school,
My city is a reminder,
Of how kid started to ditch classes,
Of how kid started to do math the fastest,
Of how kid started to push things on the schedule one list,
Of how kid started college apps making sure not to miss his,
My city is a reminder,
Of both the good and the pain,
Of both the losses and the gain,
Of both the blessings and the shame,
Of both where you've gone to and from where you came,