Atlantic City Me

Atlantic City eyes, Painted in the sky. The morning sun perched on the edge of the Atlantic City sea, The ocean’s ebb sings an Atlantic City tune. Boom, boom, boom— You dance on my windowpane above the shore. You silhouette the Atlantic City waters’ flow And the sun’s morning glow. Atlantic City Wise Melt myContinue reading “Atlantic City Me”

The City Made of Money and Water

I’m from Atlantic City. A Jersey Shore town and a casino city. The boardwalk stretches 5 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. Casinos line the boardwalk. From ages 7 to 9, I lived uptown in the south inlet on Rhode Island Avenue, a block away from the boardwalk. It was the ’hood. The section of the…Continue reading “The City Made of Money and Water”