There once was a boy who lost his way
He didn’t know why he did what he did
A battle in the mind being lost
He fell through the cracks when nobody cared
Oh, does anyone know where all the love has gone to
When iron and lead turn the seconds to decades
He wished he was dead but then…
The magistrate slammed down the gavel
Five score ten and one
Hurt and death and chaos of mind
He regretted his wrong but then…
He can’t undo the past
Five score ten and one
all we need do is watch the nightly news to see the unbelievably huge number of 'lost boys' and the inevitable rise of that count.
this was a heart wrenchingly accurate description of the fate of so many of our boys falling through unforgiving cracks for lack of care. thanks for this really good piece
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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this was a heart wrenchingly accurate description of the fate of so many of our boys falling through unforgiving cracks for lack of care. thanks for this really good piece