life balanced on the corner

At first, he was content with the book we wrote about his world.  By the time “The Corner” was published it was something of an epitaph for people who were already casualties.  Not just DeAndre’s father, but Boo, Bread, Fat Curt, his cousin Dinky, Miss Ella from the rec center.  The book was an argument that these lives were not without meaning, that they, too, were complete human beings in the balance.  He liked that someone — anyone — thought the people of Fayette Street mattered

just reading about one of the guys from `the wire one of my favourite progs

now from me

lives are not without meaning
human beings in the balance
how beautifully put
simple
life's that are hard are still life's perhaps better lived
because life is hard
and tough
and lived in the Uk in 2014
life for some is tough
hard
balanced
still beautiful
sleep well tonight
if your life a wee bit out of kilter
unbalanced at present
hang tough
still worth the living
live to its potential