The Regret of Violence
By Shamiya Conley
Generation to Generation
Youth-gang violence
Roams the monstrous streets
For many young lives.
Who are trapped,
Who are beaten,
and who are enslaved
By their demons.
Not only by their demons,
Who are torturing these young, prisoned souls,
But also their influencers,
Their families,
And the people they choose to entertain.
Choosing a weapon
To predict an innocent humans life.
Choosing to play “god”
Just to feed their starving demons.
Leaving that innocent human
Dull, Lost, Confused, Gone.
Leaving their families and friends
Broken, stunned, and betrayed.
Leaving society
Angry.
Leaving that one soul,
who was enslaved by their demons,
Depressed, Stressed, and Heartless.
leaving that one soul,
Who was once tortured, beaten, and trapped
by their inner demons,
Wishing it never happened.