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Will Our Neighbourhoods Ever Be Safe Again

The day will come soon As our safety ceases to exist Mans determination In his killing persists Street crime is rising To feed the life of drugs Many people are afraid Of these sick cowardly thugs Society needs to change Addressed by the powers that be The ones that have been elected In trust, by you and me We need to change the rules Prison sentences need to be revised If your prepared to deal in drugs Twenty years looks good in my eyes Then it comes to murder Where many citizens, they fall But their killers are alive in prison Their breathing, their living through it all The world has so much compassion It's time to channel it's feelings No forgiveness for these scum Execution, watch their feelings reeling Compassion has to have passion For the right to get rid of the wrong And just maybe one day it will happen As the whole world sings the same song The chances of this happening As they are sworn into government places They stand proud to ask for our votes Once elected, they appear to have two faces http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/life-2.php

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 11/25/2009 4:10:00 PM
you have soup mail
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Date: 11/25/2009 10:27:00 AM
This is oh so true.very nicely written
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Date: 11/24/2009 6:41:00 AM
Repellent reminder of life without God Mr. Fraser ! A reminder too my friend,..those in "Office" are not of his "Kingdom",...if they were,...they would do as He would do !!!! Fantastic write Sir !! james
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Date: 11/24/2009 5:39:00 AM
How true, how true......Well done....TAH
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Date: 11/24/2009 4:41:00 AM
Hi James, thanks for your comment on my Haiku poem "Dawn" I tend to have difficulty writing this form, but I am happy with my results. This rhyme poem of yours is very powerful and thought provoking. Good job. I was happy to place your magical poem in my contest, for you truly took me on a beautiful journey to another world with those magic rocks!
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Date: 11/23/2009 4:29:00 PM
By the looks of the brilliant poems I am reading it looks like you all have new ink pens. I wish you all a wonderful week filled with love and inspiration. Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate. I wish I could hand you a big plate of Thanksgiving happiness my dear far away friend. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/23/2009 1:14:00 PM
Excellent poem indeed..Where did Grandma s days gone?where everything was much more calm and streets were safer,,drug is one of the main problem everywhere,politicians must do much more indeed..Charma
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Date: 11/23/2009 12:26:00 PM
The powers that be have 1 face in ALL nations SELF INTEREST. Those you have power will never help those who don't advance SO you have a permanant under class, call it what you will, there will always be slaves and the children of slaves. Where HUGE discrepencies exsist there will always be "crime". The word is a lable to stop the lower levels from rising. Justice will never be achieved by the law as long as inequity abides in and hides behind the law (in any country).
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Date: 11/23/2009 3:47:00 AM
There is compassion in my heart for those who want to change and live an honest life. Those that get caught up in something and feel trapped but really want out. I also feel that those who don't want to change need to be removed from society so that they can't harm the innocent. Nicely done write on this topic. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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Date: 11/23/2009 12:38:00 AM
Not until a few things change at home James.Thanks for your welcome comments today.Rgds Brian
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Date: 11/22/2009 8:28:00 PM
Ah, James, two faces indeed! Shakespeare wrote in his play Julius Caesar, "The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones." But today it seems more like the evil men are living longer as the good are too early interred as victims of violent crimes. This is outstanding, Highlander! Much love, Carolyn (And you know I can relate to this message right now!)
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Date: 11/22/2009 3:49:00 PM
Two faces indeed but we must have hope that someone somewhere will have the passion to change it all back to the "good ole days" when u never had to lock your front door... great message and excellent write, James.. something for us all to ponder ... luv... Linda-Marie, P.E.P.S."Sweetheart"
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Date: 11/22/2009 2:20:00 PM
good poem, great ideas, murderers should be eliminated.
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Date: 11/22/2009 1:40:00 PM
You know, my Father, RIP, used to say this often, 'You can't trust or rely on a politician'. Now that I'm older I believe he was right. I also believe that sooner or later we as a community will have to create a Neighborhood Watch for our communities. The politicians live in another world, it seems! Majority are only interested in the "Power" and position.
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