Playing stick ball with a broom stick and a rubber ball.
Making go-carts out of milk crates and roller skates
Taking the subway to the beach or to the city.
We had it all.
Running to the ice cream truck and riding the fenders.
Playing in an empty lot where old cars were stored
Pretending like we were driving like the big kids do
Spending all day at the amusement park
Going out to Central Park or the Bronx Zoo.
Life in the projects of New York City was OK
We steered clear from drug gangs in the street
We made the best of it, we found our way
Living to that New York City beat!
John Michael Domino, 6/11/18
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Jane
Sandie
Between 7 and 12 I lived in the slum district of a large industrial city and had similar experiences as a result. Also avoided hanging out with the gangs and bullies that seemed to populate the place. But it was easy to know who the good kids were and hang out with them. I always looked out for and protected kids who were bullied.
Ron