CAUSE AND EFFECT
Cause you are poor
you go to public school.
Cause public school is free
you get a lousy education.
Cause you get a lousy education
you are uneducated.
Cause you are uneducated
you are treated with contempt.
Cause you are treated with contempt
you are contemptuous of others.
Case you are contemptuous of others
you do not abide by the rules.
Cause you do not abide by the rules
you do not have a job.
Cause you do not have a job
you steal.
Cause you steal
you go to prison.
Cause you go to prison
your life is wasted.
Cause your life is wasted
you are angry.
Cause you are angry
you are dangerous.
Cause you are dangerous you are a bad effect.
And you are destroyed
cause you were a bad effect
cause you were dangerous
cause you were angry
cause your life was wasted
cause you went to prison
cause you stole
cause you didn’t have a job
cause you did not abide by the rules
cause you were contemptuous of others
cause you were treated with contempt
cause you were uneducated
cause you got a lousy education
cause you went to public school
cause you were poor.
Analysis of poem:
Cause and Effect is a sorrowful piece that shines light on the borders that exist in society, forcing one down a prescribed path of certain fate. There are borders that exist around poor children that force them to attend public schools, and often the public schools in impoverished areas provide a subpar education. On and on the list goes until ultimately it ends in devastation as a wasted life in prison. The borders are an unfortunate side effect of Códigos Culturales that determine the way people of certain class and status are treated and looked upon.
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