Guns Down
Violence isn't the key to
great peace or great freedom.
Young men dieing,mothers crying ,
Lectures wringing .
But come on we're in the
21st century not the late 19th century.
We need to keep talking to our young men instead of bringing up our past
because it's not the best entry .
Make them put the guns down
and pick up a useful skill. We need electricians,mechanics,
plumbers, truck driver and contractors.
Not pistols,rifles,AK-47s and machine guns.
STOP THE KILLING.
START THE POSITIVE THINKING. Remember it could be your brother ,sister,mother,child.
Stop running wild like fire
because you're not that big gangster from Compton.
About this poem
It's based on youth getting killed by gangsters or wannabes.
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Written on September 23, 2022
Submitted by Lean.justin.99 on September 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDEFEGHHHCAIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 647 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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