Corner Boy
Wonderous creations
Flowing across nations
Filled with positive vibrations
That would lead down a path of negativity
Once Intune with one another
Unified by a dream
Each
Hoping to achieve
What it is resting eyes see
But
The shine of the bright Skylines at night
Not as beautiful as they seem
Down upon the concrete
Traveling speeds that rival sunlight
Adapting to everything
Dreams of an opulent life
High hopes
Palming the globe
Unconsciously
Uncoscoulslbly
Dropping dimes
Upon Encampment homes
That rest 90 degrees
Recklessly
Risking the vessel
Blessed unto thee
Yearning to be free
From such a harsh reality
Instinctively
aware of
The differences in men
When
Riches have been obtained
How briskly the change
Distant the mind strays
As it recognizes invidual survival
The emotion that motivates that change
Learning to trust no man
The hard way
Ten toes in
Wading in the deep
to the neck
Gone are the unified men
who once dreamed such a simple dream
In the beginning
Now scheming for themselves
Turning coats
Loyal only to the
Amassing
passive dividens
Survival of the fittest
But only the shiftiest survive
So it seems
By any means
Willing to do whatever it takes
To escape from poverty
Up all night
Stressed through out the day
Too ashamed to admit
How you wished
to live life such a different way
Try as you may
Unable to visualize any other way
So outside you stay
Trapped in such a deadly game
Unable to truly find joy
Corner boy
Copyright © Richard Wesley | Year Posted 2023
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