Shattering Slash

Not good …

Shattering Slash

A trembling tattooed adolescent

Gestured a frantic follow him request

To where his blood soaked friend

Laid stab wounded in his t-shirt chest

Aware of his laboured breathing

Noting this young man’s dire condition

I applied pressure to a vicious slash

Mobile phoning for hospital admission

It took over twenty agonising minutes

Before the paramedical team arrived

But tragically too much loss of fluids

Meant the victim failed to be revived

I was just an ordinary passing stranger

Involved in issues not before affected

Suddenly safe life viewed perspectives

Seemed heart-grindingly disconnected

In my daily safe sheltered urban bubble

Not taking notice to teenager struggle

Knife crime was furthest from my mind

Until first hand witnessing today’s trouble

Authority must now address this anxiety

Compassionately tackling these concerns

Educating to make conscious the coercion

And not weak laws of diminishing returns

Copyright @ Phillozofee 2018

Reviews

[Abraham Kureshi]

Sad, many people had suffered because of this heartless act. Well expressed!
-GS

[Ardra]

That's heart breaking ... kids at such young age..... Mmm :((

[Relic]

I see stabbings like this on the news almost every night. Some survive, others don't. It's an insanity that is persistent, aggressive, and uncontrollable. 20 minutes!!! That's abominable and unheard of.

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Thanks for your comments - it is a sad day when 12 to 14 year olds think they need to arm themselves - :-)

[Relic]

Video games and rap music help them decide IMHO.