The Hood

The hood is a state of mind
The hood is a state of mine
The hood is a state....

Of being

Being conflicted
Being torn
Being split into two

The hood is ying and yang
It's your grandmama's crib and the corner liquor store
It's the OGs in the alley ways and cops on the freeways 

The hood is a state... of being

The hood is family, the hood is enemies
The hood is laughs, the hood is tears
The hood is pleasure, the hood is pain

The hood is any place that seeks to keep you down 
even though you love it 
and know nothing but it 
yet can't wait to rise above it

The hood is any place that you call home but eventually want to leave

The hood, you see, is America



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