Angie.

Lightened candle in the dark

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Oh yeah, Shawty 
You talking about a ma
This was her
She was just as fine as her fur 
She was a Dappa’ Dan dresser  

I wish she was my real mother 
I would have stayed in your dresser 
But because me and Matthew Burns knew you 
It was a blessing 
Our first real ma who kept Pwezzy and Sequan together  

When you told me you had your place by the zoo 
I should have checked on you 
A tattoo tear for my boo 


This poem was written in memory of Angela Pounds, a Street Sense Media artist and vendor who died on Jan. 1, 2020, at age 54. Her funeral was held Monday, Jan. 13. She is sorely missed.


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