Where I'm from

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I am from the sweets of funnel cake 
The silence of Woodlawn 
During a rainy day
The lights of Chinatown 
How bright and alluring 
I’m from the cream of elotes 
Subsidies the spice of the pain and grief 
Schools that break me down, force me into my seat
NO! 
I don't want to be forced 
I am as slick as a noodle 
Slip and slide through the bad 
I am from Rogers Park 
3- times the house has been broken in
2-birthdays that ended in misery
1- the chance to change it all 
And I did 

That's where I'm from

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