Jamila Woods
Camden
There is beauty in the ashes
Love where the hate lashes
Toward the innocent, each and every citizen
Each a part of the witnessin’
This city I live in is intricate
Because we spread the word of God like an instrument
That is attached to His body like a ligament
The change in the city is very significant
I moved here in two thousand eleven
Sadness and turmoiled people, overwhelmed with depression
But today so many are smiling cuz we have reached the transgression
My dad is a painter, he does art
Break down the word artist, can’t have art without heart
My parents made an extreme change
They opened the book, and revived each page
I am on a journey
God controls my life, I can’t worry
Ever since we moved, I love my city, Camden, New Jersey