The New Boy
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The New Boy
David J Walker
The boys playing in the alley
Turned into a prehistoric combat team
As soon as they learned
That a New Kid was in town and
Had stepped on their turf
The Rock Fight was four on one
When it begun and could not
be avoided even though
Most rocks flew through the air
Hitting inanimate objects everywhere
untargeted
I drew the only blood spilt
In the killing zone when the lilt
in one little boy's voice cracked in pain
and went crying home with a
Bloodied Lower Lip
There was a truce for the night and the
Next day the leader of their gang fight
Became
My new best friend
When Dad heard
He just said
You could have put his eye out
You know
And that’s when the threat
of another rock fight
Came to an end
Until another new boy moved in
Copyright © David Walker | Year Posted 2022
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