Why Bother? and excerpt from Kiss the Breath of Sunset
Posted By ron on May 1, 2006
I was a little surprised the first time I saw the ‘Young Adult’ or YA label on my book Kiss the Breath of Sunset (1411665082); but there it was. It didn’t take me long to realize that the booksellers who applied that tag were right on the money. Many of the pieces in the book speak directly to the angst and trepidation of the teen and early adult years; including the challenges and difficulties that litter the road to maturity. Here’s one of those pieces, that has been received rather favorably; and was featured on William F. DeVault’s internet radio program “From the City.”
Why BotherÂ
Frankie, Tom, and Leroy thought they knew it all
Like the three musketeers, they were always walkin’ tall
They made it through a rite of manhood
By petty theft and kickin’ butt
They said they were never understood
They just couldn’t make the cutÂ
Why bother, there are too many rules
Why bother, play along and be a fool
Why bother, ‘cos there ain’t no goddamn jobs
Why bother, that’s why you’re bein’ robbedÂ
Frankie started dealin’ so Leroy took up smack
And Tom he went his own way, shot a cabbie in the back
Leroy’s sleepin’ in the street
Like a little puppy stray
In prison Tommy was just new meat
So he blew himself awayÂ
Three guys never intended to be bad
Three guys never learned the dance
‘Cos three guys never opened their eyes
Three guys thought they never had a chanceÂ
Frank’s the only one livin’ now, one night Leroy died
Where these guys could have gone, if only they had tried
It’s always easiest to blame
Everyone else who’s livin’ pretty
Growin’ up you hide your shame
In the gutters of the cityÂ
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