Youthfront PEEL December 2025

Jacob Mann

Photography and Poem By Joslyn Griffin
Jacob Mann
His laughter is easy,
His smile is bright
Curiosity and wonder
Pull him into delight.

Though entrapped he feels
Confined by thoughts so deep
In a dark jungle
The critters do creep
The birds screech
The monkeys scream
The gorilla shouts his battle cry

But a few steps more
Then the trees he can ignore
Gentle waves, now they call
Beckoning.