I AM FROM NORTH PHILLY
FROM SMALL STREETS, VACANT LOTS
AND PEOPLE WHO AREN'T THAT FRIENDLY.
I AM FROM THE WISE FAMILY
WHERE THANKSGIVING IS ALWAYS AT GRANDMAS
AND WATCH OUT FOR MOM ON YOUR BIRTHDAY
I'M FROM MOVIE NIGHTS
THE SCARY ONES THAT MADE YOU JUMP
AND THE SENTIMENTAL ONES THAT MADE YOU CRY
FROM SPANISH FOOD ONE NIGHT AND JAMAICAN THE OTHERS
I'M FROM LOUD MUSIC
AND "CLEAN YOUR ROOM!" SUNDAYS
I AM FROM WRESTLING WITH MOM
AND TRIPPING LITTLE BRO IN THE LIVING ROOM
I AM FROM RELIGIOUS ELDERS
AND GRANDPA BEING IN BED ALL DAY
I AM FROM MAGAZINES ON THE WALL, SHARED BEDS AND DARK CURTAINS
I AM FROM NORTH PHILLY

Summer Is Wet

Like a water balloon fight with little bro

and pieces of rubber all over the street

With the fire hydrants going rampant

and kids in bathing suits and swim trunks.

Water-parks with the family

Standing in line for that water-slide you've been waiting all winter for

The Beaches in New Jersey

Going back and forth to the ocean to wash off your sea shells

And at the end of the trip when you have to rinse the sand off your skin

Man is it cold!

Those few nights you got to stay in a hotel

You couldn't wait to get into the pool late at night

because of how blue the water looked

Beach ***** and Marco polo

Trying to keep your hair dry

but it never worked because mom always splashed you

Summer is wet