I have a vision
of a revolution
starting soon
by kids just like you

in the middle of the night
they will sneak into houses
and make everything right

they’ll pour out bottles of beer
and leave copies of Shakespeare

they will replace guns with pens
so words may be used to make amends

they will free abused children
and let them know God loves them

they will transform profanity
into esoteric vocabulary

they will give voices to those silenced
to speak out against this violence

they will find lost fathers
and make them tuck in their toddlers

they will erase tags of C.M.D.
and post their college degrees
and proclaim that they are C.M.E.:

Camden’s Most Educated.

and they are here to

replace
create
believe
hope

here to

save
free
teach
speak

and someday you will see Camden in the news
not for gunshots, drugs, or booze
but for a group of kids who were fed up
and decided that they’d be the ones to step up.