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.