Marked for Death

How is it possible
for us to survive
in a world like this
where only the strongest stay alive?
Money talks
so people die
enemies are created
as friends begin to lie.
Deceptions are believed
when all hope is lost
a life isn’t returnable
no matter the cost.
Guns and knives
people murdered at home
creates a universe
where no one goes anywhere alone.
Open your eyes
and look around
parents search through a box
marked lost- and never found.
The tears run down their faces
and pour down the drain
excuse me, can you tell me
how many innocents have been slain?