2022 PeacePlayers Impact Report FINAL - Flipbook - Page 54
PEACEPLAYERS POEM
UNITED STATES
From Edgar Allan Poe to shouting out “Let’s go Os!”
Baltimore is home,
From bridging divides, east to west
To the best national Crab Fest, Baltimore is home
And although the presence of redlining affects
Black and Brown communities
We find ways to rise, despite the demise, because
Baltimore is home
The inner harbor, where many people come
together,
Live lights, and shows,
Dancing from the souls of our feet to the roots of
our soul,
Because Baltimore is home
What makes us unique and maybe even complete
Is our ability to meet at peace,
our ability to join together as one,
Playing basketball, having fun, the seeds of new life
and leaders of unison
Because Baltimore is home.
And in the broke cracks of the city concrete jungle,
new life floods.
Baltimore breeds players of peace,
Ambassadors that bring communities together,
stretching, extending, amplifying peace to reach
and connect youth leaders throughout this city.
Because Baltimore should be home, and a home
should be formed in peace.
And then there’s me, the sum of the most beautiful
pieces of love,
Imperfectly perfect
A rich collection of all that is Black, strong and
resilient,
Because Baltimore is home.
POEM WRITTEN BY DANICA
PeacePlayers Baltimore Participant
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