My Street

By Terrance

Last house on the street

On a hill that is so steep

My street

dim like the night moon

cars parked on the side

kids everywhere

Abandoned house

Nobody sees them

HEAT

By Carl

It's kinda hot

Little boy down the street gets shot

He lays there breathless

Death in the neighborhood is endless

Shootings almost every day

No one knows just what to say

Think about how things are spoken

Now all of those mothers out there heartbroken. 

Untitled

By Shi

My street is a living caution sign

Keep focused at all times.

Cause people drop like unwanted dimes. 

Walking around is risking your life

Unless you got steel,

And I aint talking my city,

I'm talking the one that's risky

and you can't be picky

Drug deals left to right,

so that all the kids learn

you either going up or down

aint making no turns.

Make a decision: 

move out or fall.

Victim to the game,

but its not really a game,

its struggle and pain.

Be smart,

some do and get out,

some do it for clout.

Those same people are talking

and running it out.

Can't handle his own

so he points it at the man on the throne.

When you come from nothin'

you try to grind,

and make it to somethin'

But that turns back to nothin' 

when your boys start rushin' 

on the same street you runnin'

turn hot as an oven. 

Its baking now and

you faking now 

like you aint did nothing. 

It gets worse.

in an interview they label you fist.

as you walk in,

I'm really trying to be all in.

But they label me...

a dealer

a stealer

and a family killer.

There is really no option.

this state got me boxed in.

Tattoos on my skin

now i'm a disgrace

in their case.

I can't get hired.

What else is there to do? 

Sit and watch mama struggle

with our family of a few.

I just can't 

Imma hold my ground

cause I'm the man of the house.

So Imma go hard.

Do whatever it takes to make it out. 

My world aint equal

It will never be equal

Evil faces all around.

acting like I'm the evil. 

They judge a book by its cover

looking just like I'm see through.  

Addiction

By Liam

This addiction is a disease

Pills to ease the pain

Only to realize it's still gonna rain

Pills not enough,

more high to gain

move to heroin,

switching up the game,

mind is so blown,

can't be tamed,

It's not your fault,

but your still getting blamed

Take your steps

Day by day

And one day...

You'll be watching the sun rise over the bay.

Why Hate?

by Maurice 

Would you hate a tree? 

For having blue leaves instead of green? 

Would a dog be more dangerous? 

If it had black fur instead of white? 

Why would you hate a human?

For having dark skin instead of light? 

Would a person be more dangerous? 

If there skin is brown or dark as night? 

If they were from the Middle East? 

If they were from Mexico?

As if their appearance makes them dangerous.

or less than another...

Everyone has a potential to do good...

As well as evil..

Everyone...

So why would you hate? 

Emptiness   

By Ben

I am that dark empty alleyway,

Quiet, never a sound made,

Car speed through like a highway,

Like the thoughts in my brain.

The broken fences fixed with a little paint,

But still feel the pain,

The gangster walks in the alleyway,

shining bright with a gold chain.

Selling yay to get paid,

he gets shot, leaves a stain,

that even paint can't terminate,

The garbage can stays in place.

Filth clogs the sunny day,

Always dark in the alleyway.

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