Gangland Killing
28 March, 2003
Author: Justus Isaiah Richardson
I can still remember his face,
I can’t forget his name.
Fourteen years have passed,
But it still feels the same.
It was my initiation,
To be part of the pack.
I just had to pull the trigger,
And there’d be no turning back.
So without a second thought,
I blew his brains out of his head.
But his body kept on twitchin’
Even after he was dead.
There was blood and brains everywhere,
I wasn’t sure what I should do.
I wiped brain matter from my clothes,
And picked skull fragments from my shoe.
At first I didn’t feel a thing,
God, how could I be so dumb?
I guess I must have been in shock,
Because I just went numb.
I didn’t even know the kid,
He’d never done a thing to me.
But he was in a rival gang,
And the pack made their decree.
Now I go back to that alley,
Every time I shut my eyes.
To relive in sharp detail,
That moment when he dies.
I don’t expect forgiveness,
From this I just can’t hide.
I know I’ll see his face again,
When I reach the other side.
Until then I will be haunted,
By the victim of my hate,
Until the end of my life,
When I go to meet my fate.
And then the tables will be turned,
As before him I will stand.
Waiting for the judgment of our Lord,
My life in my victim’s hands.
And if he shows me mercy,
Will we leave it all behind?
Or will I be forever haunted,
By the memories in my mind?
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| Mark Spencer (152.163.188.231) -- Tuesday, May 6 2003, 11:26 am Please tell me this is just fiction. Rev. Mark Spencer |
| Justus Isaiah Richardson (198.81.26.112) -- Tuesday, May 6 2003, 10:19 pm Life is not always pretty Rev. But you already know that. Didn't you also grow up on the streets? Justus |
| Mark Spencer (205.188.209.6) -- Tuesday, May 6 2003, 10:52 pm Yes I did Justus, but not like you. I had a home. It was in one of the worst neighborhoods in the country, but it was a home. To survive in Lennox, I had to avoid the gangs. I'm sorry you had to go through the things you did. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Good writing Justus. Mark |
| luc (68.74.149.30) -- Wednesday, May 7 2003, 12:04 am oddly sometimes what can kill you can also make you stronger.. ex. faith. (no offence to any one out there ) it was a good poem justus, and i loved how you worded it.. nice choice of words.. keep on writing |
| Justus Isaiah Richardson (172.144.121.118) -- Monday, May 12 2003, 01:15 pm If a subject means something to you and sparks emotions, it can make for good poetry. Justus |
| foxy (10.30.48.103) -- Thursday, October 9 2003, 12:19 pm i have been there myself,bringing punks down with a 9 |
| jesus (203.169.87.183) -- Tuesday, October 14 2003, 03:50 pm at least u learned ur mistake......u are already forgived....or if u didnt u are the bez poet i met.....good job |
| Allye (152.163.252.167) -- Sunday, November 9 2003, 11:39 pm I thought that it was a good poem. If you ask for forgivnes you will be forgiven i think that your poemas r good |
| jenny (76.171.51.135) -- Tuesday, August 28 2007, 06:44 am well mira i live where theres a gang. i hate where i live cause u cant even go outside 2 play, por la balasera que siempre hay en mi neighborhood!!!......take care....but 1st.think what youre going 2 do...!!!c u -i d a t e!!....pls...pls.. |
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