The Truth...

Preamble: This is a story is the long awaited follow up to The Hood. That story was about me stopping to talk to a young man on the train, about youth knife crime and youth gun crime that is currently on the streets. The following is what I said to him  in response:

Bro, listen, as I sat, over there, in my chair,

I was thinking about suicide, and ending my life, 

But, Bro, when I saw, and heard, what you and your guy

what you and your guy were saying, my Guy, I knew, 

I knew, I had to talk to you, and walk over to you, 

to, tell you the truth, Bro to tell you the truth, 

Bro to tell you the truth, Bro you know, 

Whatever your going through, right now, 

in your life, right now you need to realise, 

Bro, a end of a knife, man, can end a life, 

Bro, a knife man, can end a life, or, get you, 

sent inside, for, life, on the inside, 

Bro, I know Bro, what I said to you, is nothing, 

is nothing new, you know, Bro, I mean you knew, 

Bro, I mean you knew, as you know that you, 

have heard that many times, before, but, before, 

you say something my Guy, to tell you the truth, 

I ain't going to lie, my Guy, that's fine, 

That's fine, my Guy, you don't need to say, nothing,

Bro, as see all I need to know, is that your looking, at me, 

Bro, that your looking, at me, and that's fine, 

that's fine, as it lets me know that your not, deaf, and your, 

not blind, Bro I hear you, and I can see too, that

Bro you feel that ,your ,life's on the line, and, Bro, you feel that it is do or die,

but Bro, to tell you the truth, and to keep it real with you, 

Bro, I know that your hurting on the inside, about something, 

that someone has did to you, or something that someone didn't do, 

or hurting about, someone's that's ill or, hurting about someone's that's died

Bro, or in the end, your hurting about something, your hurting, 

about something you just cant comprehend, Bro, 

Bro, to tell you the truth, and be real with you, that's fine, 

that's fine, Bro, I have heard and can hear you, but i'm, 

here to say that i'm here for you, as Bro, I know, what, 

it feels like, to take your fears, and make your fears, 

eat away at you, on the inside, my Guy, but, Bro before, 

I go on, Bro, let me ask you a question,

Bro do you know how many times on this train ride, 

on this train ride. I have thought about suicide, and ending my life?,

Bro, by the look in your eye, that question took you by surprise, 

Bro, to tell you the truth, and to keep it real with you, 

Bro, that shit maybe, too deep, for you, but for you
I'm looking, deep inside, deep inside,

to find, to find, the right words to say to you, my Guy, as I know, 

What feels like to feel like your life is on the line, and, 

and to be real with you, I know what feels like to live a life, that's do or die,

Bro, on my life, in my life, I have been low, stressed, depressed, Bro, 

Bro, so low, so stressed, so depressed that I have been on meds, Bro 

Bro, to tell you the truth, there's been times I have tried to cry, Bro 

Bro, to tell you the truth, there's been times, it has felt like 

It has felt like, that I have died, on the inside, Bro, 

Bro, there's been times, the feelings that I have felt, 

The feelings that I have felt, I can't even describe, Bro, 

Bro, you know the feelings, that you hide, behind, a smile, 

Bro, you know the feelings that you hide behind, when someone says, 

"How are you?" and you reply, that your fine, 

Bro, to tell you the truth, and be real with you, 

Bro, you know, I have dealt with, and, felt shit, shit that, Bro, 

Bro, that no one should have to deal with and no one should have to feel, 

Bro, see, Ill be real with you, I see where your coming from, as to tell you the truth, and

to be real with you, Bro, I have seen shit, that  no one, should have to see, 

Bro, to tell you the truth, and to be real with you, 

Bro, I hear you, I hear what your saying, as to tell you the truth, and be real with you, 

Bro, I have heard shit, that no one should have to hear, but, 

Bro, I need you to tell me the truth, man knows, as I know Bro, you can, hear,

 hear and see what I am saying, but you know what, it smells, 

smells like to me, that you just needed, or, need someone around you, that 

that can help you, deal with, the feelings, and the things Bro, that you,

Bro, that you been through, and to tell you the truth, and Bro, to be real with you, 

Bro to be real with you, Bro, If you need me, right now,
right now, I will be here for you,