Gwendolyn Brooks

The poem "The Boy Died in My Alley" seemed like a way of saying that if someone knows about a murder then they should speak up. I don't know if the author went through something like this or witnessed it happen. Many times there are murders and people know things but do not speak up. The part that says "I joined the Wild and killed him with knowledgeable unknowing." That seems like the author is saying that they heard something and may have been able to do something but just ignored it. Even though they did not actually do the killing. I think if you see a person heading in a direction that may hurt them or kill them you should say something.