One boy, a child is born,

into a world not chosen , inherited –

Taught and shown, a witness silently.

To all the love and hate.

A broken apartment, an absent dad –

comforted by the outside – the street.

What choice? tempted by acceptance,

list between the headlines.

Responsible, yet to whom –

the option to sink or swim.

Fear or be feared, be adored or alone

one boy, innocence betrayed.