Poetic Thoughts

Lives Matter

I turned on the television 

All I would see

Is a bunch of petty killings 

And a couple robberies

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I turn it off and I sit down

I think how people are sick

While the stray dogs are barking 

Kids just hit them with bricks

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Sirens circling the blocks

Someone just got shot

I pray for their safety

This seems to happen alot

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Our minds need to be stronger

We need to be ready to think

Our lives ain't getting much longer

We need to float and not sink

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Children dying of hunger

Foreclosure on many corners

Friends murdering friends

We're living life not pretend

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Stop the envy and hatred

Let us all come together

Our lives should be sacred

The world should get better