Lamppost flicker.

Shadows grow.

Boy gets reckless.

The Status quo.

Seventeen years.

Armor of pride.

Big boy ego.

Kept inside.

dead of night.

pocket knife.

gang related.

way of life.

Sudden clash.

Blinded rage.

Tragic script.

Flipped the page.

Flash of silver.

Desperate hand.

Fatal choice.

Never planned.

One deep thrust.

Bloody stain.

Nothing left.

But the pain.

Flashing blues

Pierce the dark.

On his soul.

Endless mark.

Sirens wail.

Future gone.

Boy in cuffs.

Missed the dawn.

Cell door.

Heavy slam.

Lost the boy.

Won’t see his mam.

Two lives wrecked.

One cold blade.

One in dirt.

One in chains.