the burbs

Why is the sight of a large man on a small bike hilarious??!!- Just me?

I was in the suburbs yesterday and was thrown into a whirlwind of emotions/thoughts/reflections.

That shit is another world. & it is sold to people of color as the promise land...

I dunno if I'm cut out for suburbia, I was there in the dark campaigning and I almost hyperventilated. This, of course, was after the painful reminder of how damn deprived I was while growing up. Lord Jesus, kinda scary, and it scares me more to know there are youth in worst conditions today. Funny how I be walking the streets of the Heights at all hours of the day completely oblivious to many things that can go wrong and almost let the burbs turn me into a poopoo, then again I am me :).

There was one thing I kept thinking about, however: my children. (I really want kids, marriage-not so sure yet lol). What kind of life do I want to offer them? Do I want them to reap the benefits of my education and hard work? Will I even have benefits to share? Does that mean ending up in the burbs? Does that mean they will be the snotty children of color I met and resented in college?

yep many questions and few answers. some food for thought is all...ur thoughts?