HAND IN THE MIRROR

I am so sick of the Violence and hate,

The children lose their faith everday,

The reason there violent is kept silent,

The kids and the bullies,

No wonder the students can't wait to get there revenge,

While there turning there back's on of all there friends,

It's society 100% It's our reality so you better listen to me.



It's the hand in the mirror that can save us from terror,

A shot from a gun a car speading away,

It's not what my friends like to hear about.



I'm so sic of society,

Blaming this violence and hate,

Because of the movies we watch.

It's not what we watch on tv but the young ones ,

Growing up and hearing there parents fight constantly,

Over who is cheating on who,

And what they can do to keep the family together,



My sister is sitting with the phone on her lap,

Waiting to dail 911 as soon as she hears the vicious slap,

My brother feels the need to flee away from this voilence,

Now he is living on the streets because he joined a gang,

My fathers in jail my mothers in pain,

My brothers getting close to death everyday.



It's the help we need for our children who lie cheat and steal,

Just to get enought money to by a happy meal,

It's a sign of help and plead to get them off the streets.



So before you adjust and try not to interfere

There might be some kid who is ready to slip,

He pulls out a gun and before he can think,

He regrets what he did,

It's not his fault he tried not to fear the streets,

And his prison when this kid dies people will say good ridence,



I am so sick of the voilence and hate,

The children lose their faith everyday,

So just help and make a change,

The hand in the mirror will be out way to show,

Our children and Future is safe.




Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote this back when i was in eighth grade,Enjoy

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Josh Ibarra's picture

This is really true
I found ur poem while looking for my friends poem he jus posted
i really like it
ur a good poet