Where I Live

the place i grew up,
the place i call home,
the place i dont want to be.
but still i am hear
where theres lots to fear
and people just dont know me.
im 15 years old
and i know to much
about what goes on around me,
theres drug and crime
and young people dieing 
and thing i never dreamt i would see.

you think thing wont happen to you,
that your shelterd from the world
but it all becomes to real 
when some one you loves gets killed!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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Agustin Avatar
May 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Cunningham Avatar
June 15, 2021 at 9:52 AM
It would certainly bring it home Jasmin, sounds a bad place to be. Tom
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January 25, 2016 at 6:39 PM
JASMIN, Excellent written poem, Awesome flow. Luv ** SKAT **
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