The village has been raided
who was on guard when they attacked & invaded
oddly enough it wasn't an invading force
it seems our own offspring were the source / "trojan horse"
no longer is there group effort to raise the child
now there is utter chaos as children born of children run wild
born of parents unwilling to discipline
allowed to do as they desire, dwelling in sin
my view of this world has become morbidly jaded
as the essence of the high council has long since faded
what happened to sentry's posted at windows on guard
mindful and aware of children in street & yard
now on look out it's the crack head & crack whore
looking to rob & steal to make their next crack score
it wasn't like this in the days of before
today it's out of control & all too impossible to ignore
children's blood stains the concrete
because of a drug war that spilled into the street
now it's like the wild wild west win lose or draw
gone is village order gone is village law
the elderly are no longer regarded with respect
now they're robbed, beaten, and host to other forms of neglect
when did we give up on teaching right from wrong
what happened to the harmony what happened to us all getting along
what happened to the weak being protected rather than exploited by the strong
why have these sentiments faded away like the lyrics of an all too familiar, yet FORGOTTEN song
when did we become prisoners peering through windows barred
what will it take to heal this wound which seems infectected & scarred
I'm ANGERED, saddened, and terribly sore
as my heart & soul ache for the village which is no more

© 2006 Nat. Afame Rican