"Dese Kids," A Poetry Post

Dese kids ain interested in yo fairytales.

You ain gone tell dese kids dat
college gone make dim
any betta off dan
goin home an
helpin raise dey
momma's kids.

Ain nobody gone
tell dem dat
time heals
all wouns.

Ain nobody got
enough time to
make dese kids believe dat
books an frienships gone
make some kina difference
in dey lives.

If you want dey attention,
you tell dese kids dat
dey can truss you,
dat dey can truss you wit the worl
dey carry on dey shouldas.

Let dem put dey
burden down on yo
mahogoney des.

Show em how to
shift dat weight.

Demonstrate,
cuz dese kids ain tryin to hear
NOTHIN
from NOBODY
who AIN HAT TA CARRY
SOMETHING HEAVIER
DAN DEMSELVES!

-T.D. James-Moss