All should have to live the life
That we were forced to do
For just a little while at least
To understand our point of view
No one grows up wanting
To live on some dirty street
And be judged a loser
By the strangers that we meet
We live outside the box
Society’s built for our control
And anger them still further
Fighting for the rights they’ve already stole
Some decided to be here
Others had no choice
But we all demand respect
With one united voice
The system created who we are
Then blames us for our plight
Knowing exactly in the end
They’re going to lose the fight
We’re stronger and we’re smarter
And too dam tough to kill
Everything they do to us
Only makes us stronger still
MAD MAN
(poem from Brad on the Surrey Strip, 24 Sept 2016)