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Street Gangs of Today

Street gangs are growing like ears of corn Money, greed , and hatred are now being born. They find it so much easier to be bad than to be good Values are no longer held as they should. Many blame it on the society that is around When it is them that tore it to the ground. They prefer to roam the streets and not have to work And to extort money from the illegal that are here Because of deportation that they fear. Brandishing tattoos to show that they belong And if you’re not in their click Then you are scorned. Society will say that as parents we are wrong That we are too weak, when we should be strong. Most times it is the environment in which we live That to survive, in turn we must give. Even the good at times can be swayed If they don’t want to go to an early grave. There are gangs in every state in this nation And for them it is their salvation Until the time that they can walk away Raise a family , and with their children play. And tell their children what they went through And let them know “ I don’t want this to happen to you”. We must deal with choices every day Whether we choose the right one. Who is to say. So to GOD we must pray And follow his words, day by day.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 5/7/2011 4:09:00 PM
Very well-written piece, Louis. I enjoyed reading this very much. :)
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