{"id":1512,"date":"2013-03-18T11:02:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T18:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/americangraduate\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2013-03-18T11:02:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T18:02:42","slug":"oakland-local-martin-luther-king-jr-oratorical-fest-presents-1st-place-winning-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/americangraduate\/2013\/03\/18\/oakland-local-martin-luther-king-jr-oratorical-fest-presents-1st-place-winning-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Local: Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Fest presents 1st place winning poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MLK Oratorical Fest award winning poet D’Angelo Crosby, far right with blue ribbon, and his Castlemont High School classmates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 18, 2013By<\/p>\n

D’Angelo Crosby<\/p>\n

Oakland’s Castlemont High School student D’Angelo Crosby won first place for original poetry with this poem about his life during the Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Fest Regional competition 2013.<\/p>\n

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The Struggle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mommy and daddy died<\/p>\n

When I was young<\/p>\n

Felt a lot like losing one of your two lungs<\/p>\n

And sister was all I had growing up<\/p>\n

She gave me things<\/p>\n

But to some people that was a bit much<\/p>\n

But I can’t complain<\/p>\n

Because things happen for a reason<\/p>\n

All the pain and struggle was the best part of my season<\/p>\n

And even though sometimes I felt like leaving<\/p>\n

It was their love and support that was keeping<\/p>\n

Me away from the edge<\/p>\n

And leaping<\/p>\n

Into darkness<\/p>\n

Seeking something that I couldn’t find that was leading<\/p>\n

Me down the wrong path<\/p>\n

Un-succeeding<\/p>\n

Pleading for healing<\/p>\n

But only getting a worse beating<\/p>\n

Inside it was like not knowing the plays while in the huddle<\/p>\n

Or a drug dealer<\/p>\n

That couldn’t find their bundle<\/p>\n

I tried so hard to understand why<\/p>\n

But I guess it’s just the way it is in the struggle
\n~Copyright 2013 D’Angelo Crosby<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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