CRIME IN SAN IGNACIO by Seleny Jimenez (6th Grader)

There is too much violence in my district. I am tired of men killing young girls like me. I get mad when I hear that girls are kidnapped on their way home. How can girls just disappear? Then parents get worried when night comes and their daughters haven’t come home.

Parents would then go and report that their child is missing. Then our police would start their investigation. They usually spend a lot of days looking for girls. The police will eventually find a dead body of a young girl. Then they’ll inform parents about their discovery.

After hearing the bad news, the parents will start crying with broken hearts. They raised their child from the day she was born and now she’s gone. Someone please stop the crime in San Ignacio. Please help young girls like me.

Break the Silence by Ramon Medina (7th Grader)

Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid to talk
Don’t be afraid to walk

Break the silence

Don’t be part of the problem
Be a part of the solution

There’s a place for all the criminals
And I don’t want you to go there
So turn your life around

Don’t you remember,
Seeing life through our eyes?
Weren’t you afraid?
Make a change and serve your time.

Crime in San Ignacio by Veronica Peresedova (7th Grader)

We demand-
no more killing,
We demand-
no more stealing,
We demand-
no more raping.

Stop the crime
in San Ignacio and Belize City,
Police officers-
Do your jobs,
Protect the innocent-
Not the guilty.
We need our government to help,
If you won`t...
we`ll do something `bout it.
`Cause we won`t stand here
and do nothing
While our friends
and neighbors
and family members
die and suffer.

We want PEACE!
We want HOPE!
We want JOY and LOVE
to flow about us.

Criminals, stop what you`re doing.
Get an education, get a job.
PLEASE, STOP THE CRIME,
I`m begging you to please stop crime.
If you change,
Life will be better for you
and for everyone else.
PLEASE!!!

Crimes Are Happening in Belize by Catherine Guerra (7th Grader)

Belize is our land,
We should be glad to be Belizean,
Many crimes are happening...
When they should be stopping.
A lot of people are dying
because of bad minds.

When we don't pay enough
attention to criminals,
They get away to rape again,
And we don't bother...
Fathers raping their daughters.

Now we shouldn't be here,
No, we won't have fear,
We should be heard clear,
Don't let them get away,
Lock them up in jail; in there-
Let them stay.

Stop the Violence by Unconfirmed (6th Grader)

Stop the violence
in Belize,
We want to live a life
of peace please,
As a child-
I don’t think this is the way
things should be,
We are yet kids;
We have a right to live,
But some who are smart
have used their intelligence wrongly,
Tricking kids
and making everyone sorry,
Some adults
just ignore their child’s wrongs,
Keeping secret
their child’s crimes,
Not reporting them in on time,
Preferring that they continue
crossing the line.

Crime is continuing to happen
Crime is killing our future,
Did you know?
Criminals use guns and knifes
to damage our lives.

So stop the violence and crime,
Our lives are worth the time.

Violence by Gabrielle Matus (5th Grader)

Violence is killing people
and it needs to be stopped,
But it won’t
be stopped on its own, 
We need to take a stand
at school and at home,
We need to help-
stop the crime
by speaking against the violence
in our time,
Women and children
are being raped
but no one seems to care,
People who need to be in jail
are not there…

So let’s get up
and help to break the silence,
and finally put in jail-
The people guilty of violence.

Violence in the Streets by Amy Pelayo (7th Grader)

Stop the killing-
if you are willing.

let there be
a new generation…
for our nation,

We are people…
not animals,
So care for everyone
both big and small.

Stop the murder- I say
because some day…
you won’t go any further.

And if you do murder someone,
You should go to jail
and never get bail
until God’s kingdom come.

The Crime in the City by Nelianne Rancharan (6th Grader)

The crime...
in the city...
is really bad,
but no one knows
or can remember
how it all started,
Belize use to be
a peaceful haven,
Were the children use to play
with nothing bad happening,
Parents use to say,
“Go and buy something to cook.”
The children use to come back
safe and sound,
But now in Belize
some children...
can’t be found,

If you live in Belize
and you buy at the store,
Please do not go by yourself,
I am giving you advice-
if you want to be safe,
Please be with someone older
who could look over your shoulder.

Crime and Violence by Zandra Gentle (7th Grader)

Crime and violence
are bad things to do,
Can’t you see?
We are trying
to make our community free,
Free from all the evil things
that are happening,
We can make a change
by uniting.

When we look left-
we see violence,
We look right we see-
violence there too,
Come together and join me
as I join you.

Since people started committing crimes,
this community hasn’t been safe for kids
We can’t even go outside,
If we do...
They’ll kill us.
We are not safe in this community,
For a long time
people have been saying,
“Stop the violence!”
Now its time to make it happen,
Join a hand in the world
and help change its direction.

Crime by Nicole Rochester (7th Grader)

Crime is painful,
Crime is sad,
Lots of people are committing crimes,
When seeking the truth
is the only way,
You are breaking up families-
everyday,
Our friends, mothers, sisters,
and brothers know-
Losing a loved one
isn’t any fun

Families are crying,
They want justice, peace, respect, and hope
So put away the gun
and help us in this fight,
You can make a change,
Do what’s right.

Chaos in Belize by Jamie Velasquez (5th Grader)

Chaos in Belize!
I am tired of all the killing and raping,
We should stop the killing,
We should fight for poor people

The people are tired of the crime,
A lot of people have lost their family
and friends to violence,
We need to stop the crime in Belize,
If the police catches a criminal
-straight to jail and no bail,
We need to do something
to stop...

the people from always crying.

Crime in Belize by Daniel Martinez (7th Grader)

Let’s stop all the crime,
Help each other,
Not hurt each other,
We need to make our community
larger and stronger,
We need to realize
that we have hidden potential;
that we can use to set our future
on the right path ,
We need to stop all the crime
before we run out of time
       
Crime is painful,
Crime is sad,
All our people are getting mad,
We are tired of all the violence,
Because our friends are getting killed,
Why do they target us?
We are the ones
that will change the world-
If given a chance
we’ll lead it to peace,
So please help us to save our futures
by making the violence cease
in my little country of Belize

If You Exists by an Anonymous Student

God, if you exist

(and I'm not sure if you do)

and if you can hear this

(and I don't know if you can)

I want to tell you
that I'm seeking the truth,

Show me if Jesus is your son
and the Savior of the world,
And if you tell me this,

I will trust Him as my savior
and follow Him as my lord.

Crime in the City by Elisha Martinez (6th Grader)

Killing, isn’t it enough,
Don`t you want the mothers
to stop crying,
Stealing people lives away,
Breaking into home,
Raping people,
people are afraid
to go out and have fun
We are not free
in are own country

We are a community,
we are a family,
We are brothers
and sisters,
we should live in peace,
But all we do is stay
away from it,
I guess this is happens
to every society,
We should become a better country,

We should become a better country.

Our People Are Dying by Beyonce Villafranco (6th Grader)

Murder every day
and everywhere,
Killing everyday
and what should we say,  
This is our children dying,
And we are crying,
It time to make a change,
and to take a stand.

Someday it could be your brother,
or even your mother.
It may not to be today,
but it could be tomorrow,

I want to be free,
I want to be me,
I want to live without fear
in my community,
Going outside
shouldn’t make me worry,

I don’t now who to trust,
Because……
I am afraid they’ll leave me in dust,

So let’s get together
and make a future,
For our mothers, fathers,
sisters and brothers
and even our enemies.

Come together, forever
and let’s love eternally.

Cayo by Karran Bradley (7th Grader)

The problems in Cayo are so sad
Sometimes it makes me feel
as if I’m going mad
I think we should stop the killing
Stop the gangs,
We should hit them in the head
with a frying pan,
It’s not fair,
It’s not right,
So many people are filled with fright,
Things are rough,
Things are sad ,
So many things are going bad,
We should help the needy,
Help the sick,
We should make a change
and make it quick,
All the people who are killing
should be sent to jail,
No matter how much they scream and wail,
I will be heard,
And that day is today,
I will take a stand
no matter what they say!

Crime is Painful by Alvan Gentle (6th Grader)

Crime is sad,
It’s getting in my head,
Please don’t get me mad,
A family member dies,
All of us cry
and ask ourselves why,
Bert Vasquez rapes the girl,
He should be sent to jail
or taken out of this world,
It’s so sad to see the girl past away,
especially for her parents to see her
lying in that grave,

Criminals please don’t take our lives away
On this earth we were meant to stay.

WHY US? by Andrea Gutierez (7th Grader)

When people hurt others
it feels as if they’re hurting me,
Why would you kill someone
who could potentially be
a leader or teacher or one who will feed
us all of our needs,
In this country of rapists and murderers
all of us must stick together,
All of us must fight,
All of us must not sit down and talk
or just go for a walk,
It would be nice
If we could go and buy rice
and come back home that night,
Let us run free,
Run without worry,
Why would you want to harm me,
My life has just begun
I may help someone you love
in the long run,
No I won’t sit here,
I won’t live in fear,
I WILL BE HEARD
EVEN IF I DIE WHILE I TRY!

If You Close Your Eyes by Ana Segura (7th Grader)

I'm on this earth for a reason,
Maybe I'll grow up to be a leader
changing people's lives

But how would you know
you don't bother to give us a chance
to live fully

I know that you've sinned
and I know that you've cried

You can change your life
If you close your eyes
and confess all your sins inside
and let us live our lives

Let us live up
to what we're to become.