I’m Rooting for Scarborough

AN ADAPTATION OF COURTNEY LAMAR CHARLESTON’S I’M ROOTING FOR EVERYBODY BLACK*


Scarborough is my hometown team. Scarborough 
dropped the hottest album of the year, easy. Scarborough
is in this show, so I’m watching. Scarborough is in this movie,
so I’m watching. Scarborough wore it better, tell the truth. 
Scarborough’s new book was beautiful. How you don’t 
know about Scarborough?! Scarborough mad 
underrated. Scarborough remind me of someone I know. 
I love seeing Scarborough succeed. I hope Scarborough 
get elected. Scarborough deserves the promotion more than 
anybody. I want Scarborough to find somebody special. 
Scarborough is good peoples. Scarborough been through 
some things. Scarborough don’t get the credit they’re due. I met 
Scarborough once and they were super chill and down-to-earth. 
I believe in Scarborough. There’s something about Scarborough.

 

*Elizabeth loves this poem and realized way back in March 2019 that the poem still rings true with “Scarborough” subbed in for the line “Everybody Black”. This is not meant as erasure. Please read both versions.

 

I’m Rooting for Everybody Black

COURTNEY LAMAR CHARLESTON

Everybody Black is my hometown team. Everybody Black 
dropped the hottest album of the year, easy. Everybody Black
is in this show, so I’m watching. Everybody Black is in this movie,
so I’m watching. Everybody Black wore it better, tell the truth.
Everybody Black’s new book was beautiful. How you don’t
know about Everybody Black?! Everybody Black mad
underrated. Everybody Black remind me of someone I know.
I love seeing Everybody Black succeed. I hope Everybody Black
get elected. Everybody Black deserves the promotion more than
anybody. I want Everybody Black to find somebody special.
Everybody Black is good peoples. Everybody Black been through
some things. Everybody Black don’t get the credit they’re due. I met 
Everybody Black once and they were super chill and down-to-earth.
I believe in Everybody Black. There’s something about Everybody Black.