Hindsight 20 20
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This is actually a true story of me and my very first friend way back in 1st grade. Ken's name was actually Harold Malone, Harold and I instantly became best friends after I saw him getting beat up by two or three kids. I was young and really don't remember too much about the incident but my mother and my older brother Joe told me they saw me run, do a flip and jump on the bullies and chased them away. I was crazy and not afraid but it worked and believe it or not 55 years later Ken and I are sill friends. :)
Way, way back in grammar school
When I was young, I played the fool
I didn't always follow rule
I thought that I was somewhat cool
I've had a lot of friends back then
And quite a few I'd grade a ten
But I remember my friend named Ken
Was beaten bad, way back when
When white was white, and black was black
My colored friend thrown on his back
By prejudice kids out of whack
They wouldn't even cut him slack
He was the only black kid in our town
No wonder he walked with his head down
His face wound often wear a frown
He'd thought that he was the town clown
But he was my friend none-the-less
And for that I'd get in quite a mess
The reasons why, well...can't you guess?
I wasn't Ken, I must confess
It was the other kids I've learned to know
Who were the creeps and tried to show
The odd-ball kid who wore a fro
Their places were no places for him to go
Until one day when I brought Ken to a party
I brought Ken along for those creeps to see
That Ken was just like you and me
And by nights end they'd most agree
We laughed and joked and had our fun
And they got to know Ken one-on-one
No more did Ken have to run
For being chased when school was done
After a while when years gone by
I'd often think and wonder why
All those creepy kids would try
Their best to make my friend, Ken, cry
Then just like that, the moment came
I realized who was the blame
It wasn't the creepy kid's faults game
It was their creepy parents- what a shame
Copyright © Charles Messina | Year Posted 2024
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