Violence In Video Games

There was a loud explosion, followed by shouts of glee The rat-a-tat-tat of gunshot, was suddenly surrounding me It was much to my horror that my husband bought the game And to watch my boys playing it, nearly drove me insane. They blew things up, they shot at them, and they loved every shot “But it will warp their minds” I said, my husband said “It will not.” He promised he would sit with them, but that’s cos he wanted to play And he said he could drum into them that it is just a game that day. I peered round the doorway, I watched him guide them through They cheered, and laughed at gruesome bits, my husband cringed a bit too But as they grew they learned, but I know this is not true of all Mine are both big wimps, and even husband on seeing blood will fall. They cannot stand needles, a paper cut makes them cry They cannot watch the news, when there is death and destruction awry So in all honesty I don’t agree with violence in video games at all But I think it’s up to the parents to make the final call. Children in days of old, shot each other with a home made stick gun They made swords out of anything, and always fought to the death in fun. Play has changed they are safer inside, the trouble now I think this is it Is when they are left to their own devices and the videos are used just to baby-sit. ©3/01/2013 ~GG~ Contest Entry