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There’s a war goin’ on…

I’m not referring to

Wars overseas,

Or in third world countries,

I mean right here,

On our streets where

Folks are on their knees,

There’s a war goin’ on…

See, kids get exposed to crack and dope

Everyday at school,

We got 12 year olds transporting,

Becoming some thug’s mule

Because they look up and see guidance,

Find a role model

And think it’s cool,

But maybe it has to do

With them going home

To a father who’s playing the fool,

Not

Dropping those jewels and tools used

To show the world can be less cruel…

See over 50% of fathers,

Jump ship early,

Forcing young boys

To be “the man”,

Our little princesses

To cook before they can stand,

We’re starting families with no plan,

Feeding the devil’s appetite soul by soul,

Until another neighborhood

Becomes a village of the damned…

Now I watch the news,

The horror stories

And one sided opinions,

Right there in prime time

Aimed right at your children,

Like they really need to see all the

Bloodshed and killing,

Fearful and mourning civilians,

Scandalous villains,

Extortion and laundering of millions,

Isn’t it possible these young minds

Absorb like sponges,

To become criminally brilliant…

In this “beloved country”,

The CIA has already trained foreign terrorists,

Now our own media filters negativity,

Yet they’re classified

As specialists,

Well where’s an interventionist,

I don’t think our government is getting this,

We’re letting this

Get out of control,

Because the next generation

Will have to maintain this globe,

Put inevitable wars on hold,

Refrain from letting nuclear warheads explode,

But how can one succeed,

If they’re destined for life on parole?

The sleeper hold

We put them in

Is submissive,

It damages the part of the brain that's

Used to make a choice,

So now they grow up with guns

Never realizing they had a voice,

Gangs,

Are like magnets,

Protection,

Acceptance,

Brainless and senseless

Yet rendered relentless,

And where else does a kid turn

When he feels defenseless and,

There seems no other answer,

Issues keep piling on issues

Forming the root

Of society’s cancer…

And every generation needs to take

Some responsibility,

That way kids don’t have to say

“mom, did you know your cigarettes killing me”,

Are ya feeling me?

‘cuz I’m showing how

                        things run downhill,

Don’t let pressure get ya,

We all have our own free will,

And passing poison through the gene pool,

Is just as easy as flipping a bill,

Might as well just feed your kid

That first pill…

We’re running in a circular path,

There’s no break in the circuit,

But we do it blindly

‘Cuz we can’t look in the eyes

Of our grandchildren’s children,

And say it was worth it,

Truth of the matter is

Humanity doesn’t deserve it,

We’re all blessed with life on this planet

So ask yourself,

“What can I do to preserve it?”

‘Cuz there’s a war going on out there for real,

People are struggling,

Fighting for a meal,

Forced to rob and steal,

Using drugs not to feel,

Like life is so surreal

They can’t reveal what hurts

Just conceal the worst

And the picture painted on the outside,

Looks ideal

We’re dealing with life here,

We’re dealing with destiny and fate,

Every day we face and feel hate

When reality hits

And another child is

Behind yellow caution tape,

Oh, now we’re irate,

Now this causes debates

Over how we degrade

And desecrate,

But when do we pull together,

To save what we create?

Cuz that war out there is real,

And it’s burning like the sun,

Casting shadows

Of a dismal one,

So let’s slow our role,

Count our blessings,

And never forget where we came from,

Cuz there’s a war going on…

But I’m not gonna end my piece like this,

I’m not gonna stand here

And pump my fist

While you reminisce

In a mist

Of sadness,

And horror…

I wanna let you know

Solutions are within all of us,

Hiding in community centers

And after school enrichment programs,

They’re embedded in positive music

As well as

Sharing a joke and a smile,

Filtering down

How to be versatile

When communicating to others,

Appreciating mothers brothers and lovers,

And how about turning off the you tube,

Sharing a hand in hand walk

And heart to heart talk

With someone you care about…

Peace in our communities,

Can be achieved when we recognize

Our own demise

Please, I beg

Just open your eyes…

Cuz there’s a war going on…