Damon Munchez
Ray School, Chicago

Boys on the Corner

Well, have you seen the boys on the corner?
With their shapeless pants, their tattered coats,
And their threadbare dignity.
Young ladies avoid them,
Young boys annoy them,
And mothers chase them away.
With their brown bags of ambition
And eyes that have seen much.
It’s a kind of fellowship.
And even though they may be tired
And missed a few meals,
Did you ever wonder what it would be like
To be one of the boys on the corner?