The ghetto
Where most children are born out of wedlock
Where most children grow without a father

The ghetto
Where my 13 year old niece is now a mother
Abandoning her daughter and adopting the “catwalk”

The ghetto
Where most girls don’t sleep at home anymore
Bunking school , they don’t care about their grades

The ghetto
Where your best friend is now a whore
Not being intimidated by HIV/AIDS

The ghetto
Where our beautiful mothers cry day in and day out
Trying to escape from the hands of poverty

The ghetto
They are emotionally tired without a doubt
But still , they are victims of robbery.

The ghetto
Where our children sleep on empty stomachs
Eating out of trash heaps if they are lucky sometimes

The ghetto
Where our mothers get cash out of the cans they ‘ve collected during the storm
Trying to put food on the table for their children and spouses

When all they need is a cup of coffee to keep warm
While the rich sit upon their beautiful houses.
The ghetto