These Eyes

by Johnny Bodley

Through the eyes of a child many negatives as well as positives are seen. The negatives often outweigh the positives. As a child, Johnny Bodley’s eyes saw and his lips tasted the dregs from life’s bitter cup many times. Through the peepholes of his eyes he saw the negatives daring him to stare at the positives, or even think that life could be good. This book contains some of the ABC’s he learned about while being a troubled youth growing up on the streets of segregated Selma, Alabama. It also shows his triumphant rise from street corner beggar and notorious thug child to a respectful man after being on an extremely dangerous journey. Many of the letters of this alphabet weren’t good for him but he had to endure; his life depended on some of Abuse/Bigotry, Corruption/Desertion, Evil/Exclusion, Fright/Good, Hate/Hunger/Happiness, Injustice/Justice, Kindness/Love, Murder/Need, Oppression/Poverty/Racism/Rejection, Sadness/Togetherness, Ugliness/Victory, and Waste.

184 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002