You know you poor when you've never lived in a house
You know you poor when the only piece of furniture you have in your entire apt is a $20 walmart futon
You know you poor when you call your neighbor to see what kind of cereal they got.
You know you poor when you have to decide how to make these 2 pair of pants and 3 shirts last all week every week.
You know you poor when back to school shopping means one pair of target pants.
You know you poor when you live in a warzone and the sounds of gunfire at night all night is normal and a quiet night is strange.
You know you poor when your christmas tree was some cut up triangle pieces of newspaper tapped up to the sliding glass window - My homies was like "what's that?" Me: "Nothin nigga..."
You know you poor when eggs and toast is dinner
You know you poor when you don't let anyone in your home, not even your best friend because of the embarrasment of having an empty apartment.
You know you poor when your dinner table is a card/spades table.
You know you poor when your "13 tv with the antenna is sitting on top a crate.
You know you poor when cinnamon and sugar on some toasted bread is your dessert.
You know you poor when you mostly slept on floors and couches of friends and family for the first 18 years of your life. ( I didn't have a bed until I got my own place when I was 18).
You know you poor when the candles in your home aren't decoration but a necessity because the power is probably about to get cut off at any time.
You know you poor when your school got metal detectors and niggaz is hooting dice in the hallway and blowing trees in the bathroom every break.
You know you poor when you never have a stable place to live.
That's enough for now.