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Stealing

In the poem Stealing, a desperate young man attempts to fulfil his craving for company, and capture small moments of other people's happiness. He manages to accomplish these desires by means of stealing and law breaking. To this boy, robbery is not for money but is instead a frantic attempt to fulfil a lonely life. Bad experiences have ridden this boy's existence; explaining his need for a companion and glimpses of other people's joy. However, the method he uses to accomplish his aspirations show no compassion towards the people's lives that have been affected by the damage he has caused.
The whole poem is from the thief's very open perspective; he describes how he steals, and what he thinks at these moments. The poem starts off with the thief repeating the question he was just asked by the person speaking to him- ‘The most unusual thing I ever stole?' From the nature of the question it is clear that the person asking was unlikely to be a police officer, but more......

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