Two Voice Poem: Arthur & Mr. Hampton
Arthur
Mr. Hampton
I just thought he was the “junk Man”
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An unexpected friendship
He bailed me out of juvie and handed me a list
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The list had seven items,
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What seemed like plain junk
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More than meets the eye
Lightbulbs, Foil, Mirrors, Pieces of wood…
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Together
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The Throne of the Third Heaven
He didn’t give up on me.
He called me Saint Arthur.
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We grew together
He encouraged
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Valuable lessons
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We
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Better Together
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I saw him as the boy who tried to hit me with a brick
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An unexpected friendship
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I needed his help and knew he had potential
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Important items that is.
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Held lessons of beauty
More than meets the eye
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Glass bottles, coffee cans & cardboard
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We built
The Throne of the Third Heaven
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The boy who threw a brick at me
He was the one who saved me.
We grew together
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He was persistent
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Were Learned
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Are
Better Together