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Stop The Violence

Say It Plainly Challenge

By Rain DayzePublished 15 days ago 1 min read
Stop The Violence
Photo by Jeff Kingma on Unsplash

~~~

Stop the violence.

I don't care if you're right or wrong,

What side of the fence you sit on,

Tall, thin, straight, queer, or anything in between.

If the fighting continues, we lose everything!

Stop the violence.

~~~

Stop the violence.

Children are crying and screaming for help,

The water is undrinkable,

Allowing crimes that are unspeakable,

Come down from your ivory towers, stop thinking about yourself.

Stop the violence.

~~~

Stop the violence.

Families are torn apart,

The ground is ablaze with the weapons of war,

Displaying bodies like works of art,

Our world will always have a scar.

Stop the violence.

~~~

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Rain Dayze

Aspiring writer with a passion for spice, pets, and coffee. I've published through here before under a different name, but it's still me! I've got an alternative site for content: https://www.inkitt.com/angela5347

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  • Julie Lacksonenabout 14 hours ago

    So poignant and well written! Love this. 💜

  • Andrea Corwin 8 days ago

    Amen to that. Why do humans never learn? #bekind

  • Cryptic Edwards9 days ago

    This is outstanding what a read, and what a voice to share this on vocal. Outstanding all the way 💜💜💜

  • Excellent impactful form.

  • Yes!! Great entry!!💜🩵💜

  • I have to echo your sentiment. It's way past time this should end.

  • Tiffany Gordon15 days ago

    Amen! Nicely-written!

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