FREEDOM ACROSS THE TRACKS

She is bored of being at home 
Her punishment for those late night roams 
She lives in an affluent neighborhood 
From the outside everything looks good

She's only thirteen years old
But you could not tell by the way she looks 
Piercings and tattoos covers her body 
Like a black satin dress engraved with lace
Her choice of lipstick is ruby red 
Complimenting the perfect makeup on her face 

She is chauffeured to the finest places in town 
Like a queen she is protected 
By her assigned security to her beck and call 

Sloane is her name which means "warrior" or "fighter"
And nothing gets in her way 
Determination is the strength of her character 

But she loves going to the poor side of town 
It is there she can let her hair down
The children living there are very cool 
A stark contrast between her affluent neighborhood 
Where she lives
And those high society children at her school 

Tonight is the night she will make her move 
Through the window and down the stoop 
Her real family is on the poor side of town 
A place where she can be herself "Sloane"
And not that rich little girl from the east side of town.

Wilford Barker.