Drive-By
Shooting
Laughing, joking,
just standing around,
A few seconds
later bodies on the ground.
Shots rang out,
there were many,
Another drive-by
shooting reason there isnt any.
Three young men
lay dead in the street.
Their dreams and
potential they will never meet.
As the crowd
gathers around and voices fill the air,
Why does this
continue doesnt anybody care?
Then there are
screams, overpowering they seem,
As the mothers of
these boys start to live their worst dream.
They try to wake
up, hoping they are still asleep,
Then reality
strikes, this time their boys death will keep.
A tragic end, no
doubt for sure,
But at this point
for death there is no cure.
Look around,
surely someone is to blame,
For all of this
violence it is such a shame.
It is all of us
who must bear the blame.
We cant sit back
and innocence claim.
Discipline has
failed, weve taken GOD out of school.
Many now ignore or
are ignorant of the Golden Rule.
What can we
expect, allowing what we do?
Our society is
starting to lose its glue.
Gangs in the
street are doing what they want.
We dont seem to
care, unless its your neighborhood they haunt.
So what must we do
to impact this mess?
Discipline and
citizenship is what we must stress.
Living in a world
one must be accountable.
If we fail to
demand it the problem is insurmountable.
ŠKent Fletcher
October 6, 2007
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kent Fletcher retired as Deputy Chief of the Durham NC
Police Dept. He served with that department for 301/2 years. He is a graduate
of the 162nd session of the FBI National Academy and has an AA and BS degree in
Justice Administration from Guilford College. Writing short stories and poetry
has become a part-time hobby. He ca be reached at
hkfletcher@nc.rr.com
