Vicarious Joy

Even though it's not mine, even though it's not my family's, the news of the birth of a child to a good friend of mine brings me great joy and excitement. Cheers to the little fallah, his ma and his papa, who i've known since he was a quiet, thoughtful year eighter with a penchant for creative writing in English Class, one foot in the world of his Grecian familial relations, one in the street-walkin', arcade game-clickin', gadang smokin' marrickville youth community, one in the brainy, handball playin', up and coming world of selective high schools.