RAFI 21

in me is an abandoned housing project
in me a million unlived lives
each in their respective cell
wasted trying to escape
taunted by the shoes on telephone wires
a graduation from the hood
without you
my heart is a ghetto
without you
I am a ghetto

RAFI 22

I miss you
a love as strong as an oak tree
I took you for granted
and got lost in your curls
you are so much beauty
you remind me of myself when I was free
you remind me of my life on my own
before I met you