Teens Life In Oakland

*A assignment was due in class. * Every time a gun shoots A tree looses its roots Every time there is bloodshed Along with it millions of tears are shed Every time a heart is stabbed Someone else’s life gets barren As violence grows Many more mothers moan The sounds of destruction Overpowers the voice of those Who are innocent Who suffer with no reason Who beg for life Who have heart full of innocence Why do so much violence? That the child’s cry cannot be heard When his father is killed Why do so much violence? That a mother moans Over her child’s dead remains Why do so much violence For winning any stupid battle Which is taking lives Of people who have wives And mothers and children When you can keep calm Talk things out Do whatever you can To keep violence out Because there is no sin as big as VIOLENCE