Ok, I was just going to read and comment later but I truly like this Scott, I have to nominate...You have a gift with rhyme and the flow is beautiful. The message took me back in time when I was a kid....Just beautiful

Great write and beautifully written! I love those last few lines! Well done!

Other than the use of "outta" in the first stanza I feel like your diction in this piece really creates a fantastic tone and that the voice in this piece hilights both you and your writing style. Interesting piece.