Haunting image that tells a story; I wonder how many will get that. A bit on the overprocessed side for me (photomatix?) makes the scene unnatural, but maybe that was your point.
A little heavy handed with the processing in my opinion. The draganize effect just makes him look dirty. I would crop this tighter with just the boy. The top half of the shot, in my mind, is just a distraction as I feel that the boy is the subject and the environment, while somewhat interesting, doesn't add a lot.
The pose is good and he is nicely engaged with the camera.