On a Knife Edge
Crimes involving knives
Affecting peoples lives
Senseless reasons why
young people sometimes die
At the hand with icy blade
Too late the price is paid
A tragedy avoidable?
An issue or conundrum?
Is knife education working
from Edinburgh to London?
Is this a sign of the times?
Statistics, rising crime?
A social problem?
A youth rebellion?
To reasons we can’t be blind
Young people facing pressure
More than we can measure
Do we need to listen?
Encourage them to think?
before carrying a weapon
Their future’s on the brink
Make decisions on behaviour
It could be your saviour
Staying away from knives
Will prevent more ruined lives
The Urban Poet 2019
M.C. Newberry
Wed 2nd Jan 2019 16:26
Back in the 50s there was the "flick knife" and the idiot "Teds" who
used to think they were handy; and don't forget the Rockers who took
to wielding bike chains. The current bad is born out of something on
an ascending alien level. Check out those involved and wonder what
is to be done with their own idiocy.