I was just a little boy.

I was just a little boy. You took my life from me. I know I made some mistakes. Very seldom did I play it safe but I was just a little boy. You took my life from me.

I acted as if nothing bothered me. I always talked back, but I guess you felt the need to show me, you wouldn’t cut me no slack! I was just a little boy. You took my life from me.

I didn’t want to be this way, but the card life dealt me, I had no choice but to play. I didn’t have much guidance, so I followed the crowd. My behavior was my cry, that sounded so loud. I was just a little boy. You took my life from me.

I was so stubborn, yet afraid. Didn’t really understand my ways, but I was trying to change, so I could see better days. I was just a little boy. You took my life from me. Instead of proving a point by expressing at gun point that I hurt you, maybe talking to me and showing me could have molded me. I was just a little boy. You took my life from me.

I would have given you the money I had, to save myself and keep my mother from being sad. I was just a little boy. You took my life from me!

Now that you took my life from me, I am now so free. Free of fear, free of retaliation, free of judgment, and free of you. Free of the feeling of inadequacy, free of the need to impress my peers, but you’ll never be free of the pain you made my mommy feel. I was just a little boy. You took my life from me.

In loving memory of J.H. 🇭🇹

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