Someone asked why would I take a photo of such a ghastly sight? I said I took this photo because it is an image of a society I lived in. I try to preserve it in my memory so I wouldn't take for granted the fact that every night of my childhood I lie snug in bed, story book in hand, feeling safe and loved.
It may look like any other street urchin but see the water bottle in his arm? Inside is rugby, just an ordinary household adhesive used to glue together a shoe or the torn side of a leather sofa. In a T.V. documentary made by a Karen Davila, rugby was shown as one cheap inhalant popular among teenagers, alarmingly a rampant choice for substance abuse.
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