Wahgwan



Why you killing your brothers?
Violating your sisters?
In a world like today,
Where you can get paid
For shit like, watching video games.
You’d rather be on the block,
Licking shots;
Carrying that shank, buning’ that dank,
To look and act like your bad
Or to shield from those that do.
Wahgwan for yous?

Getting vex & wanna flex,
Coz next man’s got better crep
Or you're just doing it for the rep;
So dem man, don’t think you're wet.
Meanwhile, these motherfuckers are out here,
kneeling on OUR fucking necks!
Treating us with, no respect.
But you'd rather be in the trap,
Practising to back-strap,
hyping with a bottle of yack.
Wahgwan for yous?

About this poem

A poem dedicated to the youth of today who are blinded by there egos instead of opening their eyes to the bigger issues in society.

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Written on September 11, 2021

Submitted by Sinea.alvis on July 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aaxxxxxxxxB cddxxcxddxB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 657
Words 136
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 11

Sinea Alvis

Sinea JL Alvis began writing poetry as a way to express her emotions, this was suggested by her teacher Mrs Reid, who she had great respect for. Sinea enjoys writing about subjects that affect her or those around her whether that be personal or societal issues. Race and poverty are among her favourite subjects to speak on. Being of mixed heritage and coming from a working-class family, Sinea explores both its advantages and disadvantages as well as allows her to articulate her concerns and experiences of her reality. more…

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