At the beginning of the poem , two boys from different races are on opposite sides of a car. One self symbolizes seperation among races and color. Simile is being used to describe the little boys aperal, for example,"black sneakers with complex pattern like a self invented scars". Then he refers the color red to the color inside, which is being intended to mean something dangerous.
However the poem , in line 19 has a change in mood. At first it had a very negative vibe, unitl line 19 that it sets the