Shaakir Abdul

Street Chronicles Shaakir Abdul

Most people don't understand what goes through the young mind of a child growing up in poverty. They read newspaper articles, see news reports, etc. to gain their insight on them. Prejudging them according to the medias relay, and placing a discriminatory outlook on who these young people are and that they are all the same. This book of poems are a first hand insight of the heart and mind of what goes on inside and out of a young man growing up in a poverty stricken, drug infested, crime ridden environment. Inside this 17 year old mind, you may understand some of the struggles and trials that young children growing up in poverty go through. And once inside, you may not be able to get out... **WARNING** - For mature audiences only. The content in this book are controversial and graphic.