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Stop The Violence This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.

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   Drugs all over under the ground.
Guns, people crying, putting each otherdown.
People every day do crazy things.
Buying fancy cars and a lot ofrings.
You have nothing to show for yourself.
You're dying on the inside,and you have bad health.
I wonder what the community can do.
I have noidea, not even a clue.
I look in the paper and I see someone dead.
They layon the stretcher like it was a bed.
The mothers stand in silence.
Peopleshould think TO STOP THE VIOLENCE!!!


This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.





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Gage1121 said...
today at 12:58 am:
great poem i really like it. if you guys cud please check out mine :)
 
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GilliamLINA said...
Mar. 8 at 8:21 pm:
Houses are expensive and not every person can buy it. Nevertheless, credit loans was created to help different people in such hard situations.
 
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EmoScreamerThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 8 at 12:03 pm:
 omg i love tjis. i think the same thing but i dont see aanyone tryna do anythign to stop it.
 
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the ogee said...
Feb. 26 at 12:25 pm:
i loved it
 
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SapphireLamourThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 14 at 4:13 pm:
Was it meant to have no spaces in between some words or was that a grammar mistake?
 
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Ace007This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 26 at 4:36 pm:
Nice poem. A couple of grammar mistakes need to be corrected, though, and I think the poem's rhyme sceme is a little off (last two lines are different in syllable length). Otherwise, it's alright.
 
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CTS207This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 1 at 1:54 pm:
Great poem, a thumb up for the topic, but I pray the editors fixed the grammar.
 
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theatregirlThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 10, 2012 at 5:22 pm:
good idea, but it was very un expressive. Plus, I feel like it an like you did the usauly over use, voilence is not answer poetry trope. It was unorginal, however not the bigest problem. most writing aren't. but on top of being unorginal, it was poorly exucate and boring. Over all this is a first draft, not really a finish product. Reach beyong the norm, and try to do a different spend. But, keep writing.
 
writingriver05 replied...
today at 1:27 pm :
Wow there Theatergirl these comments are supposed to be positive. (By the way this poem was beautiful keep on writing!)
 
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sadesddThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:33 am:
I like this poem because it is something they have seen or lived with their whole life. Sometimes you need a simple poem once in a while to show innocence, and to help others understand. Love it.
 
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NG123 said...
Jul. 31, 2012 at 11:45 am:

I don't understand why this poem was published in the magazine. I'm not a good writer, but even I could have thought up something better.

1. The rhyming was cliched. I've heard "ground" and "down" rhymed together many times. It wasn't even used in an imaginative way. Nothing was particularly interesting about the poem, but at least it was short. I've also heard fancy cars and mentions of jewelry to describe wealth too often, as if that's the only thing the rich buy.

2. How are w... (more »)

 
theatregirlThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Dec. 10, 2012 at 5:23 pm :
agreed  
 
writingriver05 replied...
today at 1:30 pm :
once again this poem is truthful and beautiful dont make it sound like its not
 
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BerryKATHERINE said...
Jun. 30, 2012 at 7:16 am:
If you are in not good state and have got no cash to get out from that point, you will need to receive the business loans. Just because it would aid you unquestionably. I take financial loan every time I need and feel myself good just because of this.
 
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Maya M. said...
Jun. 17, 2012 at 3:47 pm:

i like this,great idea

 

 
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Meashka_baby said...
Jun. 7, 2012 at 9:41 am:
Oh my God this is an AMAZING poem, I've been writing poetry ever sience I could hold a pencle and you can go far with this poetry trust me, I should know :)
 
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thewriter19 said...
May 26, 2012 at 9:07 am:
In order to become a better writer...you have to give very constructive critism and point out both negitives and positives. Poetry within itself is self expression. But the best poets became the inspiration to future thinkers. By giving dishonost critism it just limits potental
 
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thewriter19 said...
May 26, 2012 at 9:04 am:
Well. I wasn't a big fan of this one because the words are so simple and uneducated. The rhymes are forced and lack realism. However, it is direct and clear...and you work the simple rhyme sceme to your benifit annoymous. But I am quite supprized that this poem was picked to be number one. It doesn't really make me think about anything. The message is one sided and lacks deeper meaning. What I think that you can make this better is to change the words to a more natural rhyme pattern and use meta... (more »)
 
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writer5 said...
May 4, 2012 at 4:04 pm:
to the author of this poem: when i said that about opinoins i didn't mean you! i pressed "new comment" accidently instead of reply, so i was addressing someone with a negative comment. you poem sends a good message!
 
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ArexYouxReady said...
Apr. 12, 2012 at 1:14 pm:
This is wonderful.  I think that the concept is an everyday topic that everyone can relate to.  You presented your topic in a clear and concise way that left me thinking.  It also left me feeling as if I need to do something, which is good as that's what work should do: inspire people.
 
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