Shock Value

A gun shot in the head

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Innocence lost in gang war crossfire

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Unnecessary violence

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Stories of dismay on the news

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We are so god damn caught up

In everything ugly because

We like the attention

And the Adrenaline   

That the people around us fade

And we don’t notice

Not because we don’t care

NO!  because our vision has blurred

Into shades of black and white

And mediocrity is not enough anymore

We have to kill

For pleasure

For excitement

What happened to the times

When peace was our focus?

And death was a background object

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Happened

It became part of our daily life

Part of our daily entertainment

Points to the media

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Doesn’t have to be death

Doesn’t have to be cold hearts

Doesn’t have to be war

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Can be newly found planets

Can be a baby born

Can be a poem

We need to interview the homeless

     Interview the druggies

The prostitutes

Find about their lifestyles

That is SHOCK VALUE

It’s a misnomer

SHOCK VALUE

Is a misnomer