FLASHBACKS

This church was once the Lowe's Gates movie theater. As a child I saw Clint Eastwood here in "Hang'em High."

This was the entrance to the movies.

This building was once the Lowe's Pitkin theater. One of the many films I saw here as a teenager, was the cult film "Night of the Living Dead."

This building once housed the RKO Bushwick movie theater. Here was where I saw Sidney Potier do his thing in "In the Heat of the Night."

This was the entrance to the movies, one of the most incredible buildings I've ever seen.

The poet stands at the entrance to the "J" train, on Broadway in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.

PROMPT FOR TODAY: It is often said that everything happens for a reason. Look back on your life. Write a poem that describes an incident that happened to you, and why you think it was important in your growth as a person.