08: Indigenous Creators - Aug 2021

0.2%

Gangster boy
we followed different tracks
but really, I just fell
through the cracks
of this system
we can’t seem to beat

I see through that bandana
a bottle in one hand
mace in the other
stepping out of sync
like you don’t belong

and it’s true,
this reserve
was never meant 
for you and me

our generation 
was never supposed to be
according to policies
to keep this land
so glorious and free

you can relax with me
while our moms are somewhere
getting high
convince each other
our dads are just busy guys

we’ll cry 
because we don’t know 
what to do
but we’ll figure it out
gangster boy, 
let me love you.


-Autumn McDonald

1 thought on “0.2%”

  1. this poem puts a lump in my throat it is so real and sad. keep up the good work Autumn, i hope to see more of these.

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