Street Codes

Concrete jungle, wolves on the prowl,

Echoes of sirens, the night screams foul.

Hustle in my veins, can't stop, won't bow,

Dreams in a chokehold, living for the now.

Brick walls whisper secrets in the dark,

Steel doors slam, hearts cold, no spark.

Cash rules, ain't no love in the park,

Shadows dance, feds creeping, leaving their mark.

Street codes, gotta live by the creed,

Blood spilled over power and greed.

Street codes, where loyalty bleeds,

Cross the wrong line, pay the cost, indeed.

Hood politics, chess moves, no dice,

Loyalty's thin, betrayal cuts twice.

A friend today, an op overnight,

Turf wars blaze under dim streetlights.

Duct tape dreams, can't unwrap the past,

Hollow points echo, life fades fast.

Youngins with burners, futures don't last,

Graveyard's full, flags flying half-mast.

Smoke rises, ashes fall to the ground,

Souls lost, silence is the loudest sound.

Mothers cry, tears stain the battleground,

In this life, peace ain't easily found.