Timeout

what is the boogie man

to a child who... has a demon

 

what is bedtime to a child

who's... not afraid of the dark

 

what is pain to a child 

whose... feelings are numb

 

what is gunshots to a child

who's... a shot caller

 

 

what is fear to a child

who… sleeps with a glock

 

 

what is time to a child

who... stops clocks 

 

what is school house rock

to a child who... has 90 G's

tucked away in a shoebox

 

what is death to a child

whose... been shot umpteen times

 

what is Jesus to a child

who... has been crucified

 

what is lack to a child 

whose… mama is on crack

 

what is lockout to a child

whose... holding keys

to a traphouse

 

what is solitary confinement

to a child who... has commissary

 

what is love to a child 

whose... fathers not there

 

what is a dream to a child

who... has nightmares 

 

what is life to a child

when nobody cares

 

who cares?