Mr. Dawe
These kids are
ready, eager
for meaning.
I could see it
in the way
they ran the booth
And sold the treats
to raise money
during the show.
New York won’t
disappoint,
how could it?
It’s got every-
thing, the whole
world in one.
It’ll set them
free, unleash
their young minds.
Experience
is all, nothing
else matters.
Their parents are
scared, I
can see that.
It’s the news
on TV, always
negative.
Focusing on
drugs, shootings
street violence.
What about the
rest—art, music,
poetry?
All the devoted
people, working
for justice?
That’s what I’ll show
these kids, give
them a taste
Of what’s going
on, every day
in New York.
The world needs
hope—these
kids are mine.