Society's Lament
Was once a time when all around
our children's laughter was the sound
that echoed in the streets
Played hide n seek and kick the can
Football in the empty lot next door
Didn't bother even keeping score
Now neighbors cooking meth
young kids out there dealing death and families all around declare defeat
The prisons filled to overflowing
the criminal element ever growing
jail houses teach our children crime
A vicious cycle born of fear
cloaked in justice, a thin veneer
vengeance which is sought through time
Keven Dustin
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