{"product_id":"the-man-child-chronicles-selected-poems-paperback","title":"The Man-Child Chronicles: Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRasheed Newson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy parents take long walks together in the evenings, \u003cbr\u003e and it is clear that theirs is a good and full life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I'm riding an empty subway car to an engagement with fresh\u003cbr\u003e strangers and pray tonight won't be like the night before...\u003cbr\u003e and the one before and the one before and the one before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e My mother power shops at the supermarket daily.\u003cbr\u003e My father can spend three days with the Sunday paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I envy their satisfaction.\u003cbr\u003e I stand in awe of their pleasure capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They've found all they needed in modern living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I ride a bullet and pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e--The Blue Line\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Poem by poem, \u003ci\u003eThe Man-Child Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e captures this small awakening and all the other tiny revelations that lead from youth to maturity. Family, friendships, sex and individuality take on new dimensions. Careers, ethics and character quit being abstract and become real issues of contention. Meanwhile, there is an ongoing struggle to be simultaneously cool, true and responsible. \u003ci\u003eThe Man-Child Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates that even today growing up is never easy and never impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9.16 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761787044128,"sku":"9780595287680","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c8699d58c6a0d29730237e54c53d780a.webp?v=1780212652","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-child-chronicles-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}