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UNDERSTAND

Contributed by LadyRose on Thursday, 8th October 2009 @ 08:40:50 AM in AEST
Topic: AngryPoetry

I dont understand
how a mother of 19 can tell me
that she raised her children the same way,
three of them,
a mother of 19 years of age.
All of them from different fathers,
hungry and malnurished...
I dont understand how a child of 16 tells me
"I have Hiv
and yes I do drugs,so what?"
I dont understand how a baby gets raped,
a baby of a few months
Raped.
And the man still walks away free.
I dont understand how girls sell there bodies for money.
How people abuse substances
as though it is nothing.
How children suffer
because of adults stupid mistakes.
How it is so unfair to witness this......
and not being able to do anything.
Our society have no way of showing me
what the point to this cruel world is.
What is becoming of our children?
Why are we not doing something?
I dont understand how self respect have no place in people
no dignity are visable anywhere
no way forward,
just destruction of self.......
young lady,young man
Dont you know your worth?
Dont you know you can do so much better!
I dont understand how you can settle for anything less than the best!
Please explain to me why you dont know that you are worth more than!
More than live itself.......
More than you even know.
I understand life is hard
I understand times gets tough
but be smart,
educate yourself,
dont let your standards fall.
Please wake up from this dead sleep.
Wake up young and old.
Understand what I am saying!!!!!!!!!

Copyright © LadyRose ... [ 2009-10-08 08:40:50]
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Re: UNDERSTAND (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Friday, 9th October 2009 @ 03:37:45 AM AEST
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I've written many poems on this myself in fact. Although you speak of south africa, and I speak of england, the problems are basically the same (apart from the fact that we don't have a big HIV epidemic). We must always bear in mind that young people are also people, and most people appear to be idiots anyway. So young people make those same mistakes, just earlier in life. But good young people lack the confidence to take their talent forward because intelligence and skill and talent are devalued in the wider world anyway. Of course for different classes, genders, races, the problem is exacerbated. The horrible young people should rightly be condemned. However, the talented young people should be praised and allowed to showcase their talent to the world. That's what I think anyway.

-Phil

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