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A Poem On Gun Violence
Red and blue lights, sirens fill the air
Hyde Park St. Louis Missouri is now filled with despair
No one understands, “How could this be fair?”
This is going to be a hard affair.
Its almost 2 am, when the gunshots fill the silence
Aaliayh Gillom lays on the street lifeless
Why would someone not treat her with Kindness?
Her life was priceless
I reread the text multiple times
I feel my heart rate incline
I should have suspected because st.louis is filled with heartless crimes
It's been named the most dangerous city for quite some time
I make a phone call to break the news
I know kirahs going to blow a fuse
I have to tell her that Jay B sadly didn't make a breakthrough
Being shot up is way to Taboo.
I can't help but cry
We've all agreed it's going to be hard to say goodbye.
I've used all my tears and now my eyes are bone-dry
No one will ever be able to convince me that this was justified
The shooters, I hope, will be vilified
All because they decided to light her up, as if it was the fourth of july
I know she will always be by my side, fly high
Just barely past 18 years old
Her story definitely won't go untold
Kids being killed by gun violence is getting real old
People get away with murder just with a simple scold
The threw us all down in the dirt with a blindfold
These people seem to be getting really bold
I know she didn't deserve to be shot
The people that did it probably think they are such a hot-shot
I hope if they go to prison, they will rot
I miss hanging out with her in the parking lot
She had a kind heart
Even from the start she was a sweetheart
I'm so very sad she had to depart
It's breaking me in half that we are now so far apart
I wish she could have gotten out of the hood
She just couldn't detach from her neighborhood
In the end that's probably what killed her for good
If I would have known then what I know now, Then I would have been as kind as I could
And to JayB I'm sorry I couldn't be your Robin Hood
May your heart rest in peace
We will continue to fight for justice, even though you're deceased
I hope you will be a big piece
In this puzzle for guns usage to be ceased
Sunday May 7th, a day for us to remember
The day you sadly went down in surrender
My heart burns like an overly hot ember
I'm sorry those people couldn't control their temper
We all know it was murder
I'm not excited for the morgue to return her
Not waking up, a broken record, or a detached converter
I know Mariah's sad, i'm trying to reassure her
I am so tired of hearing people murmur
I'm sorry you didn't wake to see the sun
But rather saw the barrel of a gun
There wasn't anywhere you could run
I just thought you should know, the death total was not one
But rather multiple teenage girls lives had been undone
I guess our fight for you has just begun
I hope you didn't feel to much hurt
The red blood inside of you, now on your shirt
We all wish you made it through unhurt
Your blood now forever staining the dirt
I know you like Juice world so I hope you enjoy the concert
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My friend was shot and killed and I feel the need to express my emotions and perspective on it. This is my way of grieving/ letting my anger out for her and her shooters.