A Better Weapon
by Andre
A poem is a better weapon
Than a knife
Because a poem will lead you
To a better future
To succeed
A poem will set your mind free
A knife will lead you
To violence
To jail
And maybe
To death
Published in They Call Me 299-359: Writings by the Incarcerated Youth of Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop http://freemindsbookclub.org/our-work/literary-journal