The Beholder
Messily spray-painted eyesores full of hate and vulgarity
Cover the decrepit buildings
Tiny, rundown houses are full of the poor
With never enough food on the table
And parents who are never home
Children play on fields now overrun with weeds and tall grass
Schools with barely any books and students who do not care enough to notice
Pathetic teachers who never really wanted this job, teach the few
Students who are naive enough to think they have a shot at an escape
The stench of all of the garbage on the streets
The worst part of town
Colorful depicitons of social injustice displayed across large brick canvases
Small homes with big families with just enough of love to go around
And parents who work extra hard around the clock
Children play on
Dedicated teachers who make up for a lack of materials with a love of the job
And instills a thirst for knowledge and a belief that anything is possible
In the students who will work at it
The smell of hard work, belief, and hope
The best part of town
The same part of town
