Little Black Riding ‘Hood
He was stylin’
Struttin’ down Florissante
with his guys
in his woods
so fulla himself
he mighta busted.
And then he did.
Busted his head wide open.
That damn hunter
with his bigass gun
and his bigass attitude
shot my man
big wolf of a dawg
six times.
Until the black ‘hood
ran red with blood.
And no knife
going to cut him free…
Such a good poem. I had to read it out loud at least twice. So much happens. The tension between play and seriousness is terrific.