Working in a government office, you see a lot of people coming in and out of the building. A lot are just doing fine while some are well off, but majority who go there are those who barely make ends meet. You see them in the welfare office asking for a little extra just to make it through the day. A lot of these come from places where none would dare go and many have succumbed to the lure of the streets. Some try to get out as best as they can or simply become another statistic on some sheets. When I think about the plight of teens on the means streets, I think of the song "Dirty Boulevard" by Lou Reed.
A lot of these people grow up in a place where the reality of life is about how to make it through the day. Many of them want to find a way of that place in the fastest way possible. Due to the tough hand that life has dealt them many of these guys often get into crime at an early age. As a result, some of them wind up in prison or worse in the graveyard. Life around is the hard getting harder.
Fortunately though, not everyone goes down that road. Through their own efforts or with the help of others, there are some who make it out. Even better, they are able to become something good and break the mold. Right now, I'm glad that the place that I am working in has achieved a lot getting kids out of the "dirty boulevard" because it's proof that we can make a difference on the meanest of streets. Hopefully, the day will come when they can all fly away to a better place.
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