Teen murders in London hits a record of thirty killings last year !

Knife crime is accepted by some  as part and parcel of growing up, I fear.

Wielding a knife in cities has reached a new high,

A decline in stop and search is probably why.

A growing confidence amongst carriers that they won't be detected,

And a belief, in a toxic environment ,in carrying a knife they will be protected.

 

There is a greater chance of being knifed the poorer you are,

A symptom of the toxic environment created leaving a serious scar.

A knife crime can be committed by a broken child in need of fixing,

Fearful and provoked to carry a knife in unknown terrotories when mixing.

 

Doctors say the injuries they are treating are more severe,

And the victims were getting much younger every year.

Society feels impotent and fearful of controlling our teens,

More positive activities we need to instil in their genes.

On a bus full of  mixed ages today a teen from an e cigarette blew smoke in the air,

So confident was he,to reprimand him, fearing the consequences,no-one did dare.

 

Boys will go on dying,mothers will go on crying,

We must do something NOW to stop knife crimes multiplying !!