" tιяɛ∂ σғ ℓʏιиɢ ιи тнɛ sʋиsнιиɛ,
sтαʏιиɢ нσмɛ тσ ωαтcн тнɛ яαιи.
yσʋ αяɛ ʏσʋиɢ αи∂ ℓιғɛ ιs ℓσиɢ,
αи∂ тнɛяɛ ιs тιмɛ тσ κιℓℓ тσ∂αʏ.
aи∂ тнɛи σиɛ ∂αʏ, ʏσʋ ғιи∂
тɛи ʏɛαяs нαvɛ ɢσт вɛнιи∂ ʏσʋ;
Иσ σиɛ тσℓ∂ ʏσʋ ωнɛи тσ яʋи,
ʏσʋ мιssɛ∂ тнɛ sтαятιиɢ ɢʋи. "
sтαʏιиɢ нσмɛ тσ ωαтcн тнɛ яαιи.
yσʋ αяɛ ʏσʋиɢ αи∂ ℓιғɛ ιs ℓσиɢ,
αи∂ тнɛяɛ ιs тιмɛ тσ κιℓℓ тσ∂αʏ.
aи∂ тнɛи σиɛ ∂αʏ, ʏσʋ ғιи∂
тɛи ʏɛαяs нαvɛ ɢσт вɛнιи∂ ʏσʋ;
Иσ σиɛ тσℓ∂ ʏσʋ ωнɛи тσ яʋи,
ʏσʋ мιssɛ∂ тнɛ sтαятιиɢ ɢʋи. "
It is present time in New York City. You are unsatisfied with where your life has gone. Maybe you aren't as privileged as some; you feel trapped, you long for freedom. Highschool isn't fair, nor is college. Maybe you didn't get that job you applied for, or didn't get accepted into a certain school. Suddenly, your world is seeming to fall apart. You feel as though nothing ever goes right. You've lost friends, your family members push you to the side. You constantly feel like someone who's nothing more than a stranger on the sidelines. There's no way to escape, you constantly feel trapped. This isn't the way to live; you know deep down inside that life has so much more to offer than sitting around, doing nothing except wallowing in your own self pity everyday. So, one day, you take a stand - you run away, leave everything behind. You are a teen or young adult now stranded in the middle of a big city, longing to find a new life, be granted a new beginning. Will things go as planned? Will you survive on the streets? Maybe you will find someone to assist you, make new friends; or even enemies, maybe. All you know is you are gambling your life away, living out on the streets. Quite frankly, you may or may not even care.
