New Family

Reports read: ‘Hyperactive… disruptive influence’Describing the boy no one understands.Mother gives her love but works three jobsToo tired for all that trouble with teacherCan’t cope when he gives her lip –Allow it Mum. Lol. Laters

He longs to talk with Dadbut the man got other family now, innit?In Canada. Another man with Mumtaking Dad’s place, and the boyhate him with so much passion

Now he thinks the mall better than schoolHe can hang out with his peepsand hit anyone who don’t show nuff respectHe have new friendswho don’t come to the houseNot like dem old ones of Sunday schooland that Boys Scout nonsense

Yeah, he got a new crewThey hang at the bottom of the streetsmoking, with collars upand trousers half-way downThey say they got no futureBabylon system got no time for them

Now the boy need no Dad nor MumHis new family got his backThey look out for himmight even do time for himNew family with new rules, new allegiancesoaths of silence thicker than blood

Hunger to belong has pushed himinto the noisy war of the ‘hoodHi Bro… Who you looking at?He wears his tribe with prideColours mark out his patch,his little kingdom

Now he hang with folk who feel himBrothers who got his backwill look out for him, go down for himHe got his peeps, got new family nownothing else, nothing left to gain