BUT HE DIDN’T START THAT WAY.
At first Buck was
a small-time hustler, dime bags on the corner.
Same old story
until my pop got popped at the pay phone that night.
Then he became a big brother
to Shawn
and a robber to a bunch of
suburban neighborhoods
every morning
(he knew better than to jack people around here)
and come back with
money (the most) sneakers (the best) and jewelry (which he loved to show off).