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This poem is not for contest. My cousin was murdered shot in the face this month and thankfully the killer was caught. He was in his fourties' while the victim my cousin was 29. He was buried this week.

Bullets Have No Eyes

Bullets have no eyes
In the mourning a son won’t rise
No plan in life for demise
Black men hear our cries

Stop shooting killing each other 
We need love not hate brother 
Time unwinds while you slang
Dealing in death please change

One mother and father miss
The hope denied by this
Feud so rude and senseless 
That dude who killed their kid

You think you had reason to
End a life will bring misery blue
For you have to face the truth 
Humanity is lacking in you

You can never undo evil deed
No matter what you plead
At night your closed eyes see
His eyes as life leaves he bleeds

Now your family members know
Who you really are in your soul
A killer despite reasons why
In a cell of a jail you will reside

When you choose to kill a man
You turn from God’s holy hand
You do the devil’s work indeed
You become a slave never free

So we lost you too you see
No longer an asset to be
No longer in the community 
Not free to thrive and dream

Can you at least give back
By deterring youth from your path
Can you tell truth and testify
Reasons bullets have no eyes
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 5/27/2025 1:51:00 PM
Sorry to hear this, Karem i thought of the lyrics to Marvin Gaye’s song.What’s Going On? Remember? His own Father killed him! OMG! Laws are made now to favor criminals. I have thought in Chicago in the hood for years. Breath and death were common. Even I was beaten! My frind teachers were, I was shot at school in Cabrin Green.. There are so many gang in Chicago.. and so many kids and nobody cares. My love to you,Pangie. FAV on this.
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/27/2025 2:57:00 PM
Sorry to hear you were beaten and omg shot???? You are such a sweet soul and didn’t deserve that. Thanks for the fav. I don’t know much about gangs but suspect I will be learning sadly if this was gang related. Stay safe dear Pangie!
Date: 5/25/2025 9:37:00 PM
Utterly senseless, this killing. Maddening. Infuriating. Why? Why? Why? And we accept it as part of 'the American scene,' don't we? I know many do in Chicago... Can I stop crying now?... I don't know... Every one hits me in the gut... There is a great man in Chicago. His name is Corey Brooks. He runs 'Project Hood.' He yanks at-risk teens off of the mean streets and teaches 'em discipline, proper societal behavior, and the 'three R's, plus more. Very successful. Google him. I $$ support him.
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 9:50:00 PM
I’m familiar with Brooks. I don’t know why these killings happen and I will never accept them.
Date: 5/25/2025 4:48:00 PM
I'm sorry to hear about your loss Karen - so senseless
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 5:13:00 PM
Thank you David
Date: 5/25/2025 2:24:00 PM
I share your grief Karen, my brother wuz killed by two serial killers in 1985...time, time hon...I'm crying for you dear fellow....much love
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 2:56:00 PM
Omg that is terrible and I can’t imagine. I am sorry for your loss! Love returned and thank you!
Date: 5/25/2025 9:36:00 AM
I am so very sorry. I will put you/your family/his girlfriend on my Soup prayer list. What a powerful write you have here. Murder is evil. God please bless this hurting family..........
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 10:57:00 AM
Thank you Paula.
Date: 5/25/2025 7:09:00 AM
That is a disaster. Did the killer confess the real reason behind the killing. My heart aches for you.
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 7:33:00 AM
So far not that I’ve heard. The family is still mourning and I suppose in court he may confess. That’s all we can hope for.
Date: 5/25/2025 6:22:00 AM
something for all of us to pondered about sad write indeed
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 6:28:00 AM
Agreed. My father too was murdered many years ago. Gun violence is so senseless. Thanks for sharing.
Date: 5/25/2025 6:17:00 AM
- So sorry for your loss ... unbelievable how much violence there is in our world ...and you are right in your words in this poem, Karen - hugs
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Karen Jones
Date: 5/25/2025 6:22:00 AM
Thank you Anne-Lise. The killer shot my cousin in front of his girlfriend and thankfully didn’t kill her.
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