somewhere, we were told that the promise land could be found above 137th st. somewhere.
jazzed snapbacks and fast words a renaissance and that swoosh a new wave and those jordans corner pick ups and stoop drop offs the sweats managed by sidewalk shade, a game of straight dominos, and some bumpin merengue
somewhere. dominican ices and too many ambulances mexican sopas and forgotten cemeteries sometimes i'm a mami but other times i'm that white bitch with a tan a police raid jams up the school buses the projects wave over to the brownstones the brownstones raise a hand and offer a good day in return
somewhere. maybe the promise land we were told about is in that abandoned P.S. on 145th the one with shoes hanging from it's telephone wires yeah...maybe or what if it's being sold and bought by that taco truck... the one parked outside those vacant classrooms, the one that services our faded nights somewhere.
lotto liquor west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
a gold van west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
the promise land west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
mister softee's cones west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
elvira's beauty salon west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
man crossing west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
a construction cone west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
a bag of trash west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
the botanica west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
man sleeping on stoop west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
tagged trailer west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
grocery's icebox west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
girl in pink sneakers west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
toy cars west harlem, new york, new york 35mm
fatman truck west harlem, new york, new york 120mm
