‘Welcome to North’ by Daniella Koranteng

where it never sleeps
where it’s our responsibility to make it out
where it’s all about ruling and running from our head
where it’s shouting touch touch
where homes stay cold
untouched

welcome to north
where u buck nitties sleeping dangerously 
where you say no to opportunities because 
                                                  of responsibilities
where people talk bad and you should take
                                                                            it
where you take the 279 and end up on another
                                                              side of life
where it’s hard to know where you want to
                                                                           go
                                    but you are going