1995. after the streetlights drink whatever darkness is left
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1995. after the streetlights drink whatever darkness is left by Hanif Abdurraqib
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This poem has been published by Winter Tangerine. In it, the narrator speaks of how he and his Black friends have learned to get home before dark because it is dangerous for Black boys to stay out too late.
1995. after the streetlights drink whatever darkness is left Annotated
we stop throwin up jump shots cuz the rim seen better days
whole hood seen better days
whole hood bent & cracked & been
held together on a prayer despite the shallow bricks &
the homie says these the hours where black boys vanish
says we gotta find shelter before teeth grow through all this twilight
says one time I looked up at the moon and I haven’t seen my big brother since
says I guess this skin we wear expires with the sun
says we were born into curfew & I think
what a way to be young & alive
but then we hear the vibrant song of sirens cutting through the night
& even as boys our legs know to carry us to someone’s grandma’s crib
& we don’t yet know why & we don’t yet understand the way
a grandmother’s arms linger around our fragile limbs for a few seconds
longer when we finally make it home breathing & in the winter
danny lost track of time shooting free throws
& we had to bury his body, still brimming with bullets & then
none of the black boys
got new basketballs for
christmas.
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1995. after the streetlights drink whatever darkness is left was written by Hanif Abdurraqib.