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Living in the Bronx

June 2, 2016
By Kyana26 BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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Kids on the block having fun.
Elderlys playing dominos.
Latinos outside drinking beer.
Fireworks or gunshots?
You will never know.
Trash in the streets.
But that's what makes it home.
Death has no time or place.
Your life can be taken at any age.
Straight out of the bronx.
Maybe it's for the best.

© Michelle W., Ada, MI

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