Poetry competition 2007 – Threaten my life, by Jonathan Highgate

Runner up (11–17 years category)

You’re in my space
you’re in my sleep
you threaten my life
No matter where I sleep
I can’t escape
The patter of bullets
For it follows me where ever I go
as well as the mass destruction
of morter and rockets
Coming down around my head
It’s in my space
It’s in my sleep
It threatens my life.