Walking Into Trouble
by Khalya Evans

My new friend and I were always joking,
Nothing seemed to leave him jolting,
But then one day we walked to the park,
Just to joke and not to play,
As many killings happened here,
This was not a safe park,
My mom told me “Don’t go! Don’t go!”,
But I ignored all her warnings,
And still went,
All because my cool new friend.

When we arrived there was a large group of bullies,
Which my friend planned to annoy,
We just kept walking,
Strain in every step,
My heart slammed against my chest,
BOOM,BOOM,BOOM,
Soon I was standing in front of one,
Looking up from different sizes,
My friend insulted all the bullies,
I knew I should have listened to my mom,
And turned around when I had the chance,
Because soon I had a cherry red bloody nose,
And my friend,
A black eye.