In the morning, it’s always silence At night there’s too much violence Kids are dying or being killed Wondering when they’re going to eat their last meal Or how can your mother afford their last bill But people are really getting ridiculed because of their shoes Kids are wondering if they’re getting their last hug Many people are on the corners with drugs, Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, are what you need to learn But if you’re being bad, sometimes it burns Some family members are being killed with a knife Others want to be like them when they need to get a life, These days people are simply haters, But very intelligent people say they can’t fade us Now they really want to test, ’Cause they want to be infused with the best So now they want to get up there so they can be the greatest. —Ammari J. Why do we have so much violence? Nowadays you can’t even sleep in silence, without hearing a police car or siren. When we turn on the news, somebody’s been raped or killed. This is supposed to be our time to shine, instead of committing crime. We have the potential and knowledge to succeed, But in order to proceed, We need to create a dream; we thought we’d never dream. We need to come together and forget the negatives and think about the pros, Because who knows when it’s our time to go? Let’s pick up a book instead of a knife. Think about plans in life. Why would a person rather be in prison? Why wouldn’t they want to work in an office running their own business? It’s like this world is coming to an end. Some people are scared to leave their homes. We need to start showing consideration and love for our neighbor, as a sister or brother. Life is too short to be afraid of it. It’s time to come as one because, We don’t know when our time will come. So let’s stop the violence to make it a better place for YOU and ME! —Deonna B.
I’ve been told, “You could be at the wrong place at the wrong time” But violence has gotten so bad there’s no right or wrong place I hate to see the expressions on mothers’ faces When their child has been gunned down in the streets We have grown men trying to look young and cool But in reality they look like old fools The youth are continuing to copy what they see Some knowing and some not knowing what they are copying is not the right thing Life is a game that only has one chance You can’t keep dying and coming back This is not Pac-Man Boys think being on the streets is attractive and cute But when they walk up to me I simply put them on mute Throwing up gang signs and being on the so called “Block” is nonsense Some people just need to stop they make no sense You can’t always blame it on being in a bad home Or no father figure You have a choice, you choose your future Maybe I should stop before I get too deep There are more things that will knock you off you feet I’m going to keep going because there are more things that I need to get off my chest All this violence needs to be put to rest. I’m going to try to lead my family and friends down the right path Because when they get caught, their friends are going to sit back and laugh Violence is something that needs to be stopped It’s not going to be up to some of the cops I’m speaking about how I feel Some of the cops are involved in the violence and Have no reason to kill There’s no need to see me differently because of my opinion. I see us blacks at the bottom of a deep hole It is something like the Grand Canyon Maybe and hopefully in the near future the violence will become extinct Blacks fought for over a 100 years to be free and Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of peace! —Bria H.
Violence, violence is not the key for you to get your degree. Violence, violence is a crime and you really don’t have the time. Violence, violence is making our precious world come to an end. Violence, violence, life is too short for violence, so live your life to the fullest. Violence, violence, little kids are disappearing everyday because of violence. Violence is very bad, violence makes people mad.
—Alexis H.
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Fall 2012