lost & found?

another youth lost to gang violence... it was said he wanted out.... one sad story with a tragic ending....

Run

jump

skip

a beat

get a beat down

if you’re not down

run around the block

kids come up missing

he was never found

 

found helpless

helping himself out

beat out of his mind

they

shot his mind out of himself

 

did you hear him cry?

Did he pray?

Was it quick?

Was he afraid?

 

Never found the same

 

Running

Skipping

Playing

Childhood long over

Youth a phase covered

Reaching for a future

 

Denied

 

“These kids should leave these gangs alone”

“Gangbanging ain’t the way to go”

 

but alone he did leave it

followed, stalked, then overthrown

And now he’s gone

So what now?

 

So what NOW?

 

Yeah,

So what?

 

Another statistic

Another mark on the chart

Not my problem

Right?

 

Wrong

 

Run

Skip

Jump

Fall

We must carry them all

 

It’s not his or hers

No  man,

It’s all YOUR fault!

Reviews

[Tomi]

hmm... am liking this one