Back in the hometown

Stomping ground

The land of my recent ancestors

Where my great grandfather was killed in a

Brewery heist

And my grandfather by a drunk driver

This time

I see the land that brought me up

In a gentle respect and reverence

Even though from this land comes

Grief and tears

But I learn to love what has made

Me the man that I am

Stand in my masculinity

Regardless of the in between

So here is to my hometown

A lovely land

And a hollowed ground