Intro: A poem by StreetWise Vendor Lady David Tillman

People I Try Not To Use/

Drugs I Try Not To Abuse/

A lot Of Times I Failed/

And It Is Hell/

That In My Mind/

It's In A Bind/

That's Why I Write/

To Make Right/

All The Stuff I Did/

When I Was A Kid/

Mom Said: You Black/

Wasn't Trying To Hear That/

I Covered My Eyes/

I Told Myself Lies/

But Racism Was Always In My Face/

Always Been All Over The Place/

Sly And The Family Stone Said: There Is A Riot Going On/

And I Think It Will Be Long/

I Hope I'm Wrong

- StreetWise Vendor Lady David Tillman

June 3, 2020