Who will cry for the little boy

Who Will Cry for the Little Boy

by Antwone Fischer

"Who will cry for the little boy, lost and all alone?

Who will cry for the little boy, abandoned without his own?

Who will cry for the little boy? He cried himself to sleep.

Who will cry for the little boy? He never had for keeps.

Who will cry for the little boy? He walked the burning sand.

Who will cry for the little boy? The boy inside the man.

Who will cry for the little boy? Who knows well hurt and pain.

Who will cry for the little boy? He died and died again.

Who will cry for the little boy? A good boy he tried to be.

Who will cry for the little boy, who cries inside of me?"

........ A short poem that speaks volumes for how far too many of our young men grow up - no one caring enough to show them how to be real men.

I AM My Brother's Keeper

More often than not we hear the opposite - "I am NOT my brother's keeper." Why is that? Why have we gotten to the point where we feel no responsiblity for those around us? Should I just feel responsible for my own children? For my immediate family? For my team? For just myself?



A lack of responsibility is one of the main reasons why our youth struggle today. Now there is a whole list of others but I feel as if we could teach them to start taking pride in looking out for the next man rather than tearing him down, we would get a lot further a lot faster. Our young men have been conditioned to think that society looks down upon them and their options are limited unless they have reached the superstar status as an athlete or entertainer.



The problem is that we don't have enough "regular" men stepping up and taking responsibility for their own and those around them. We're leaving it up to the athletes and entertainers who, for the most part, don't want the job. I'm not asking every man to start a program dedicated to the cause but what I am suggesting is that we take just a little time to drop a little knowledge on our young brothers whenever we get an opportunity. You never know how what you say to that young man might change his life. And lets not just talk the talk. It is proven that our young men learn best through doing and observing. We have to BE the men we need them to be for those they will one day lead.



The bottom line is, their failures are our failures. Think about how it would feel to stop talking about how bad this generation is and actually take action to do something about it. Lets turn their successes into our successes.



"I AM my brother's keeper" - how about you?