When Showing Off My Hometown

Let's workshop this poem about the memories kicked up when a man brings his son to the home where he grew up

Apr 02, 2023

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When Showing Off My Hometown 

Wandering the dirt yard 
of my home before 
foster care at five,

my son kicks up ninjas,
trucks, and other signs
of my presence

strewn by the storm.

This poem is unpublished

When Showing Off My Hometown

Let's workshop this poem about the memories kicked up when a man brings his son to the home where he grew up

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