My Longkang

Contributed by Suituapui

Such social problems are all around. The sad thing is the innocent are the ones who suffer, more often than not, the poor child. However difficult, one must be responsible for one’s own mistake and never blame others.

Ponder awhile upon the excerpts from the lyrics of “RUNAWAY LOVE” by Ludacris with Mary J Blige:

“Now little Lisa is only 9 years old
She’s tryin to figure out why the world is so cold
Why she’s all all alone and they never met her family
Mama’s always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missin and nobody will listen
Mama is on drugs gettin high up in the kitchen
Bringin home men at different hours of the night
Startin with laughs–usually endin in a fight
Sneak into her room while her mama’s knocked out
Tryin to have his way and little Lisa says ‘ouch’
She tries to resist but then all he does is beat her
Tries to tell her mom but her mama don’t believe her
Lisa is stuck up in the world on her own
Forced to think that hell is a place called home
Nothin else to do but s get some clothes and pack
She says she’s about to run away and never come back…

…Little Erica is eleven years old
She’s steady, tryin to figure why the world is so cold
So she pops x to get rid of all the pain
Cause she’s havin sex with a boy who’s sixteen
Emotions run deep and she thinks she’s in love
So there’s no protection, he’s usin no glove
Never thinkin bout the consequences of her actions
Livin for today and not tomorrow’s satisfaction
The days go by and her belly gets big
The father bails out, he ain’t ready for a kid
Knowin her mama will blow it all outta proportion
Plus she lives poor, so no money for abortion
Erica is stuck up in the world on her own
Forced to think that hell is a place called home
Nothin else to do but get her clothes and pack
She says she’s about to run away and never come back….”