GANG SIGNS

Hands are tied up
in the streets or
in hand cuffs,
in the hood you
got to play tough
or get eaten up
when they call your bluff,
its deep,
killer cops play for keeps,

ain't nothing to build
so they destroy, playing
the man out here but
they're only boys with
hand guns for toys,
that familiar noise,
spilling blood for your boys,

one step could be
the your last move for
your colors or your shoes
gang signs, red or blues,
name on the news,
life without a win
but its easy to lose,

the hood, where everyone
has a voice but very little choice.

Reviews

[BBP]

Hard truth written beautifully.

[Nisreen]

so true
maybe if they had choices
they wouldn't belong to a gang

[Rene Velez]

I agree...thanks for reading

[Nisreen]

i like your work Rene

[Rene Velez]

Much appreciated