Mama bella,
I know you must be questioning why out of all, was I slayed.
Mother, if it would not have been me the world would still be sleeping.
Tapes of me trying to shield myself, outraged social media.
Mother, please don't cry again.
It must have been hard to tell me goodbye.
Memorials warmed my final destination.
My wounds pained you deeper than they pained me.
Mother, I no longer feel them.
Judas Iscariot amongst the eleven others was seized,
to your relief justice was made.
Cardi B, Ri-Ri heard your plea.
Mother, you have to keep being strong.
One day I'll see you on the other side of this haven,
but definitely not today.
Tell daddy that I will forever be his best friend.
Mother, I love you.
Copyright © 2018 Janine Lobos. All rights reserved.
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Lesandro Guzman-Feliz
PoetryOn June 20, 2018, 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz was killed by members of the Dominican gang Trinitario in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx. The death occurred in a case of mistaken identity. Public outrage arose when a graphic video of the...
