Nothing about him is loud.
Still, he looks forward
as if he already knows
the world will test him
and he鈥檚 agreed to show up anyway.
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The drawing stops at his neck,
but the story doesn鈥檛.
It keeps moving,
somewhere beyond the page,
where a boy grows
without asking for permission.
Boy with NewsboyHat
materials
Charcoal on paper
Duration
1 and half hours