G3ng : L1fe



All my shootaz speak Korean,
you’re gonna need subtitles when we question you.
All my brothers tote gunz,
my nation put ‘em in their hands to kill you.
All my homies feel me when I say
this whole country’s just one big hood,
the border is just one big curb,  
ripe for stomping you.

All my boyz are taught
to run up on our ops,
be it by land, sea, or gat.
Red vs blue,
conflict outta the gate,
check it,
it’s on our flag.
 
My leader is a Blood,
no wonder
he refuses to live in a Blue House.
No cap.
No worry.
He’ll probably be out.
Either as a dead president,
or sentenced to life
like the last four alive.

All my killaz salute!
Crip walk everywhere- but spell it with a KR next time.
Flaunt your gang signs!
And don’t you ever forget
when they tried to take it the last time.

All my patriots know,
from my parents to my neighbors,
to my enemies and my friends.
To be Korean is to be at war with everyone.

Even against your own gang.

About this poem

A poem I wrote for Korean Independence Day 2023.

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Written on March 01, 2023

Submitted by Jewoo525 on March 02, 2023

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Scheme ABCBCXXB XCXBXXX XXCXXXXXX XDCXD XCCA X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 971
Words 223
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 8, 7, 9, 5, 4, 1

Je Woo Han

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3 Comments
  • ritchiechelle
    Truthful and heartbreaking at the same time. Well done
    LikeReply9 months ago
  • jeremyt.40101
    Heartbreaking and startlinge, my friend. One can feel the truth, This is an importantant message. Selfishly for you, I just hope too much of this did not have to come from personal experience. Keep fighting or keep peacing! 
    LikeReply10 months ago
  • lovingempath
    I'll admit that I'm not really 'up' on the latest 'gang-rap', but I think you captured it very well, and wrapped it up with a very potent message of ethnic strife. Great job!
    LikeReply11 months ago

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