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The Street Play


The Scene: Our streets The Actors: Played by humans Laced head to toe in guns Their Voices: The sound of bullets Trying to win a battle, the outcome The Songs: Sung by faint cries The Music: Are the whispers The Mood: Red For anger and bloodshed The Motive: Revenge The Result: Pain By the end no one is left, they're all gone Left behind Just the gun and the bullets To remain in time But In what scene will we see crime die?
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