This parade man...I used to step in it when I was like 6
Made it back to the parade for the first time in years and
So I'm walking up, see an older gentleman driving his Model T or whatever so for a second I'm just staring like
My grandma and aunt at the same spot our fam been occupying for decades
Kiss everybody and start watching the kids do their thing
But there's a new development. Look around, got Olivia Pope and Fitz, their moolatte bb and some more yts standing behind us cheering
But whatever, I ignore them....only to then see a bunch of black folks come down the line dressed like Ancient Egyptians on some
fam look at each other like "
nuwaubians" They let everybody in this bish.
Turn to look at my sister, she in the street dancing to nuwaubian float music on some
We chill for a little while longer, cause the Sanitation float look like it's going to be turnt
But guess who they're waaaay behind?
Parole
The Nassau County Sheriff's Department
Corrections
The Port Authority Police
New York State Troopers
Got four white men leading the NYST looking mad, one of them carrying the red/black/green
and a random black woman marching with them
My grandma called me over and asked, "is she in the parade?
" I looked at her like "
she is now."
Anyway, my bb sister started getting
at the heavy show of police and the NOI, talmbout "they killed Malcolm
"
They right in front of us, so I'm just like
time to leave.
So we say our goodbyes and start walking uptown, only to get to 122st and see the biggest gottdamn flag on the route. Can you guess what it was?
My mom looking at this Puerto Rican broad sitting on the side with her giant ass flag like "
those Puerto Ricans don't have any class"
It was a beautiful day regardless, but we gotta do better
at the cops with the RBG flag.
