a poem for english class...(to my city)
To you, Los Angeles, I owe my fear
The fear that makes me nervous for tomorrow
But keeps me living for today.
That forces my nerves to rattle about my appearance
Because of your skinny models
That walk their runway through my life
And influence how I perceive my looks.
Los Angeles, you provide me with a future
And let the fear run lose in my body
When I see your homeless men
And your rich.
Knowing someday you will make my dreams
Or murder them.
You grant me with places to pursue my interests
Yet frighten me with failure.
When you polute my lungs
You threaten me with illness
The traffic that produces the chemicals I breathe
The congested air that seeps through my chest
It is all your fault, Los Angeles
Yet, I am complete with your excitement
The light you shine through my windows
The astonishing adventures, I journey through your nights
You give me dreams, dreams for me to cruise
And experience as a person in your city
Yes, Los Angeles
You may distinguish yourself as a paradise
You may pretend you are the greatest
But I contain the secrets that lay beneath
The city lights, and the Hollywood stars
..what do you think? honestly.
The fear that makes me nervous for tomorrow
But keeps me living for today.
That forces my nerves to rattle about my appearance
Because of your skinny models
That walk their runway through my life
And influence how I perceive my looks.
Los Angeles, you provide me with a future
And let the fear run lose in my body
When I see your homeless men
And your rich.
Knowing someday you will make my dreams
Or murder them.
You grant me with places to pursue my interests
Yet frighten me with failure.
When you polute my lungs
You threaten me with illness
The traffic that produces the chemicals I breathe
The congested air that seeps through my chest
It is all your fault, Los Angeles
Yet, I am complete with your excitement
The light you shine through my windows
The astonishing adventures, I journey through your nights
You give me dreams, dreams for me to cruise
And experience as a person in your city
Yes, Los Angeles
You may distinguish yourself as a paradise
You may pretend you are the greatest
But I contain the secrets that lay beneath
The city lights, and the Hollywood stars
..what do you think? honestly.