RIOT!

based on the riots from the 6th to the 8th of august. riot police clogged up my alley way, the shopping centre near my house was destroyed and the legendary reeves corner got burnt down...f**k that.

Balaclava, facial cover

Blacked out hoody,

Blacked out mentality.

Baseball bat reigns,

We came to bring the pain.

Now your livelihood

Is the joke of our childhood.

Glass panes? Plasma tvs?

B***h please,

We destroyed the whole of reeves.

Putting gun signs on national t.v

Striking fear in the eyes of other teens.

Why did we do this? We are misunderstood.

we hate the authority, everyone should.

We worked as a team and it felt good.

50 hoodies up, a f*****g brotherhood.

But the saddest thing is we have no f*****g clue,

The stores that we destroyed,

Were the jobs that we pursued.

Author's Note

this was meant to be in spoken word. any pointers?

Reviews

[Wild Willow Blue]

Very intriguing. I like the style very much, there is nothing to be concerned about. I am uneducated about anything happening in London, but the way you wrote this and the words you chose helped me to easily understand and see what was happening. I agree with Charlotte down there, wicked.

[Baby Ricochet]

Great Job. Love the rhyming

[Emrick]

(The stores that we destroyed,
Were the jobs that we pursued).this is very true,most youths act before they think.
i think spoken word will give your points more strength coz i couldnt figure the mood of the writer.
but its a cool poem.

[Fabio_Cassilias]

Thats The Truth Though. Nice i like this one

[That_Girl]

Very entertaining. I actually wrote an 8 page essay on the riots for college last semester. Really enjoyed the point of view that was used. It was emotional enough to be compelling without getting overly dramatic. Good job!

[Charlotte Haran]

Wow. Shows a completely different side to the emotional truth of the riots! I like how you showed two perspectives; the reasons why they acted without thinkin and then the regrets of the situation. A very good symbolism of how we can avoid such destruction and get the same result via the use of poetry. Honestly, it's wicked.