Overcome

We are strong, wise and have the capabilities to rise. Countries have risen above communism. Women have risen above sexism. But when will we rise above the killings, rise above the deaths? We rise above the school systems and teenage troubles; but what about the rest? It’s time to stop littering these streets with grief, time to give our families relief. How much more pain do you think the inner city can take? All these fallen tears are from the heartache that some of us chose to make. Live life instead of taking it, refuse death instead of creating it. Our ancestors rose above slavery, we’re rising above hate; don’t let these headlines (“inner city streets of boston hit 48th homicide of 2006")- become the inner cities fate. We rose above so much. We’ll rise above it all; but it’s time for our youth to rise before the next generation falls.