Leighton Rees Poet Dramatic Verse

Murder of the Innocent

Murder of the innocent............. 

One door opens, as another door shuts, 
Drugs, knives, coppers, over dressed sluts. 
Colours worn, weapons in hand, 
Children dying in a blood tainted land. 

No more hatred, no weapons to yield, 
No more coffins in a mud sodden field. 
Hatred now gone, no more youngsters to die, 
No need for anger at the places they lie. 

When the door opens, the door opens wide, 
No more denying, no places to hide. 
No time for distance, no walking away, 
No children dying, no murders today......... 

In memory of the victims of the British culture of knife crime.

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Justcallme Britt June 16, 2012 at 12:03 PM This is a very eye opening tribute to these victims. All victims of the world stories should NEVER be forgotten and I respect you for bringing light to such a tragedy, Leighton <3 Leighton Rees June 16, 2012 at 12:05 PM Brittany, thank you for your words. This is especially in tribute to a young lad of 15 years who was stabbed outside my flat/apartment in London. My next poem is the one I wrote and placed at the place where he fell.