we come after - a poem after Kevin Coval & Gwendolyn Brooks

we nap. we
make music. we
listen to acid rap. we
nap to it. we
tired of political illusion. we
tired of political disillusion. we
engaged. we
babefriends. we
create new. we
pave streets with lucky charms
rose gold iPhones, 
       catcalls, binaries, and trolls 
       like you, we. 
static. we
explosions. we
angry. we
tired. we
nap. we
want to be higher. we
reach for skies 
       with blunts and splifs. we
need to be hired. we
need. we
don't need you. we
settle. we 
need more. we
more. we
so much more
        than statistics and lists. we
miss childhood. we
warm hearted. we
see hearts. we
super smart. we
wear hoods. when we
cold. we
cold. we
cold. we
so cold, we 
freeze. in these dichotomies.