I saw a post on social media, where a very community orientated person, relayed a conversation they heard on a bus between two youths. They were discussing what a busy afternoon they were going to have collecting various parcels, and then delivering them around their local estate, but it would be good as it’s easy money. 

Unbeknown to the youths, the person who had overheard them, attended the same community church as them.

The point being made was, that even though the youths were obviously a part of a very strong moral and faith led community, sometimes centres of influence don’t fully see the pressures and temptations of the lived environment that some young people are growing up in. The person used the experience as an opportunity for a positive call to action to promote meaningful dialogue and change in their community. It prompted me to write this.

You know the difference of right and wrong

You know deep down, in that world you don’t belong

You really need to open your eyes 

Coz where you’re heading, ain’t no surprise

To the dizzy heights you have risen

Where the outcome is usually death or prison

Let me whisper to you sis and bro

Coz there’s something you should know

If you’re in the firing line when someone’s taking aim

You should know, from where the bullets came

Look around you and you’ll start to realise

Some who call you friend, are telling lies

Don’t let those influences corrupt

Their voices negative and so abrupt

It’s true you can see what you want to see

But you can also influence what you want to be

You’re at a crossroads with a lot to lose

So it’s time to decide, which life to choose