How does it make you feel?

Violent crime.
How does it make you feel?
When I watch the news on the TV
With my brothers and my parents
I feel a strange dread grow in my stomach
Getting bigger and bigger
Until it might explode out like a butterfly from a cocoon.
When I read a newspaper
Scanning the columns for any shred of positivity
I feel hopelessness sweeping through my body
Images and words of upset and hurt covering every page
Until there’s noting else in there
When I listen to the radio
And the song stops and people start talking
I just feel disappointment press against my chest
Crushing my heart
Until I can’t handle it any more
When I walk down the street
And I glance over my shoulder
I feel shivers run down my spine and to the tips of my toes
Making my muscles tremble
Until I want to run away and hide
When I hear people talk about violence
And the way it affects my local area
I feel ashamed and lost
Because people should have more thought for others
And I just want to change the way things are
When I pass a gang in the street
And I hear them shouting and swearing at others
I feel fear rush through my veins
Taking over everything else
Until it is the only emotion left in my body.
But
When I think about my future
And the things that need to change
I realise that things can be different
And that violence doesn’t have to be a part of my life
If people will only listen.
When I think about my future
And the future of those around me
I feel motivated to make a difference,
To fight against the things I believe are wrong
And I know things can be ok.
Comments (3)
15 Feb 2019
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thanks a bunch.
18 Feb 2019
In my opinion violent crime makes me feel uncomfortable as people do negative things without thinking and it destroys lives everyday. It also makes me feel sad for the people who have lost there lives when others decide to take the cruel advice from people who have been confused into living a negative life and it makes me feel ashamed for the people who think that committing violent crime is good. Sometimes I think that different types of violent crime make you feel different.
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