With Open Eyes I Realized

Not too long ago, I came to a realization/
That the main complication with human collaboration is lack of communication/


See, I've come to the realization that,
people are fast to talk trash, despite not knowing the whole story/
Listen to the 1st half then they ignore me/
Their minds drift as they take and twist the story/
And create the annoyance we all know, as rumors/
Then others are quick to jump to conclusions/
Seeking satisfaction in violence, such an illusion/ 'Cause see, I dont pick up a fight/
I'd rather sit down and write/
The pen is my weapon, and I know how to use it right/


'Cause see, I've come to the realization that,
Violence doesn't solve problems, it just causes retaliation/
So I say, restore pacification/
Stop the racial discriminations/
Stop the murders and assassinations/
We need to address the nation/ 'Cause it's our obligation to asses the situation/
We are the future, our generation/
The future leaders of a new civilization/


So if you understand what I say, and can agree with me/
Stand up for what you believe/
Don't let your voice be silenced/
With open eyes I've realized, that we can stop the violence/


The poem I choose was written by Christopher Amat who was a high school student in New Jersey. The poem talks about school violence as the main issue at high schools.  The main factor of school violence is causing by feeling of oppression, discrimination and racism. At his poem he called everybody to fight for their rights against injustice and to stop school violence because it not take us anywhere.

 According to him school is place that children should learn and be safely not a place of violence, death and murder. School violence is a problem that negatively affects our society and students individually. Violence happen at high schools because many students feel discriminated from the others and they are disposable to use violence. They don’t feel free to express their opinions and feelings which means that at those schools we notice lack of communication among students. They feel left aside and judged from the other students. In conclusion we all should fight for our rights but violence is not the right way. It only damage children, parents that suffer for their children and society also. This is the message that Christopher transmit to us violence should stop and we all should stand up and talk and defend our rights without permitting that the other oppress us.