Deep in the Boogie Down—
the bassinet of the boom bap
where the trinity is The Treacherous Three,
English is the third language
behind Bronx and Puerto Rican,
and I was nervous
because I only speak Catholic school
and I'm a Red Sox fan.
I'm just a student of KRS-1, not a son,
on a train fourteen stops beyond my comfort
zone hiding behind headphones coughing
bass, and a backpack full of lyrics:
Notorious B.I.G., Rakim, Perdomo,
Run DMC, Brooks, wanting to be real cool,
wanting to be their "dawg"—
but feeling like a mailman,
another Elvis
to the students I will lead
through a workshop in a language
I itch to get my rusted cavities around.
from: Vacations on the Black Star Line.
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