A Scrapbook of Thought by a Student of the Street

"A Scrapbook of Thought by a Student of the Street"Is my attempt to honor my father, my brother, and my motherwho live in my heart, even though they have left this earth.It is a book of my words that show where my heart is.I know street life, some would call me poor.I know what I have had to overcome,to see the beautiful life I live now.I spent my youth wandering with no direction,Existing from day to day.My education came when I was locked up.My loss of freedom made me grow up.Losing my father, my brother, and my mothermade me see what I don't like.Made me want to live and stop existing.My brother and my mother left me while they were in Californiaand I was in Chicago.I was not part of the funeral.They are pictures on my wall.This book is important to me because it is how I saygood bye.

by Mark Stephen Jones

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