young, lean,
string bean;
but that bully's just too mean.
green card
school yard
what's that new phrase, "you fat lard?"
young girl's tears
and darkness fears
will only grow throughout the years.
south street bum
is overcome
by seeing what he's now become
so, my son,
uncock the gun
and then comes lesson number one:
there's always something left to learn
or some new kind of book to burn
and yet another page to turn
when learning is for what you yearn.