A young lad covered in sod walked by me this evening.
Skinny and frail as if he hadn't eaten anything.
Covered in dirt,
tears upon his shirt,
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I like the story line of this, the boys struggles against the elements and his desire to rise above it. Its a major contrast to your other poem about given up hope which seemed like a ying yang scenario, but I like this one more.
We must always continue in hope. Without it there is no tomorrow. An enlightening poem