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[sid] => 121271
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => STREET SCHOLAR
[time] => 2006-06-04 15:33:06
[hometext] => THIS POEM IS ABOUT A YOUNG KID BECOMING A PRODUCT OF THE STREETS
[bodytext] => KINDERGARTEN {A} GRADE SCHOOL{A} HIGH SCHOOL SON DIDN'T FINISH THE FAST LIFE SON FAVORED SOON AFTER HIS NEED FOR SCHOOL SLOWLY DIMINISHED BASKETBALL COURTS FOOTBALL FIELDS THE DAILY PURSUANCE OF TEENAGE GIRLS ONCE THESE THINGS WAS SON'S FAVORITE PAST-TIME NOW HE'S BEEN OPEN TO A DIFFERENT WORLD SON'S FATHER WAS ABSENT FROM HIS LIFE HIS MOTHER WAS RAISING HIM ON HER OWN SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE THE PERFECT ROLE MODEL PROVIDING SON A SAFE AND HAPPY HOME SON WOULD SIT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BARBERSHOP ON THE WEEKENDS LISTENING TO THE OLD-HEADS TALK ABOUT THEIR LUXURIES AND THE MONEY THEY SPEND AS USUAL SON'S HEAD BURIED IN A NOVEL OR A READING OF CURRENT EVENTS SOON SOMEONE WOULD WALK UP TO SON A MAN WITHOUT NO RECOMPENSE HE ASKED SON IF NEEDED A JOB HE COULD SEE SON HAD MUCH LOYALTY THE MAN SAYS HE'S BEEN WATCHING SON'S COMINGS AND GOINGS AND SON SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ROUTINE SON YOU'RE NEVER DRIFTING OFF TO DO SOMETHING NEW AND MAINTAINING A QUIET DEMEANOR I'LL TAKE YOU TO A GAME OR MAYBE WE COULD DRIVE TO ATLANTIC CITY TO SEE MY FAVORITE BOXER SON IT'S MY WAY OF SHOWING YOU THE WONDERS THAT YOUR YOUNG LIFE NEED TO ENJOY YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY MONEY BEING A LOUSY LITTLE NEWSPAPER BOY SON I HAVE SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU TO EXPLORE IT'LL PUT LOTS OF MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS AND EARN YOU LOTS OF RESPECT DRUGS IS THE GAME AND A WEAPON I'LL SUPPLY AND TEACH YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW I'M THE TOP MAN AND THE VERY BEST SON SAID YES TO THIS THE STREET IS NOT STINGY WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING DOLLARS YOU'LL RULE THESE CORNERS WITH YOUR ABILITIES AND HAVE TO QUIT SCHOOL TO BECOME A STREET SCHOLAR SON AGREED TO THE OFFER AND LATER AROSE ABOVE HIS EMPLOYER HE FELT SON WAS BECOMING TOO BIG-HEADED AND A BIT TOO COARSER HE SOON PUT A CONTRACT ON SON'S LIFE BUT SON ENTOURAGE WAS TOO FORCEFUL SON DID SUSTAIN AT ONE POINT MINOR BULLET WOUNDS AND THAT ONLY MADE HIM MORE COASTAL NOW WITH THE AUTHORITIES ON SON'S HEELS SON WAS TRYING TO PLAY IT LOW SON WENT INTO HIDING TRYING TO ESCAPE TIME FROM BEING GHETTO HERO SOON AFTER THE CLOCK STOPPED TICKING ON SON'S FREEDOM AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS THE BAILIFFS WOULD BE CARRYING SON AWAY TO MEET HIS FELLOW JAILERS SON WOULD ENDURE FIFTEEN YEARS OF MENTAL ANQUISH AND STRIFE THE STREETS TAUGHT HIM A LOT BUT NOT THE OTHER SIDE OF WILDLIFE BARBED WIRES AND THICK COLD BARS WILL BE SON'S UNSAFE HAVEN LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS MOTHER'S VISITS HER HEART GREATLY HURTING SON WATCHES HOW HIS MOTHER WEEPS HE'S OVERCOMED WITH SHAME HE DIDN'T REALIZED HOW MUCH HE HURT HIS LOVED ONES AND ON HIS ABSENT FATHER HE PLACED THE BLAME SON WILL HAVE A LOT OF PAST-TIME TO THINK AND COLLECT THE THOUGHTS IN HIS MIND BECAUSE AFTER ALL HIS MOTHER'S LOVE AND DISCIPLINE CANNOT COMPARE TO SON'S DOING HARD TIME SON IS PAYING THE PRICE OF BEING RELENTLESS AND NOT STAYING A SCHOOL SCHOLAR INSTEAD SON WANTED THE TASTE OF THE FAST LIFE AND BECAME A STREET SCHOLAR [comments] => 3 [counter] => 198 [topic] => 21 [informant] => BRONZEN [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 2 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )
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