In 2014, Xavier fled from his home community, Matthew’s Lane (Spanglers) in Downtown, Kingston after he was wrongfully accused of killing one of his childhood friends. The versatile poet vividly recalls explaining his innocence to the family of the deceased boy. However, he was met with threats and violence. In one instance, he had to make a mad dash out of the area to escape an angry friend of the deceased who was bent on killing him.
When I sat down with the young, Jamaican poet, he told me that despite that tragic ordeal he still visits Matthew’s Lane every day.
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