Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

Atlanta Shootings

There were some more hate crimes the other day.
Eight unfortunate victims had their lives blown away.
The murders happened at spas around Atlanta.
This is the largest city in the southeastern state of Georgia.
It seems Asian-Americans all over our nation
have been targeted with crimes and racial discrimination.
This has culminated into an unfortunate growing trend.
It seems racially-motivated hatred will never see an end.

From a news story on aol.com

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Bridget Williams March 23, 2021 at 6:39 AM I'm going to cry. This behavior is awful and unjust. A wonderful way of speaking up, Robert. -Bridget W. :)

Judy Ball March 21, 2021 at 9:54 PM This is such a sin as well as so ignorant. When people hate others for their race or the color of their skin what they are really saying is they think God, Almighty Himself, The Creator of all things has made a mistake. Now do YOU want to say that to GOD? Great write Robert God Bless, JB JB? Great write

Alexis Y. March 21, 2021 at 7:27 AM Hi Robert This is exactly why I seldom watch the news .All of this hate has to end! It's so sad that killings such as these occur so often.

J. Summers March 20, 2021 at 11:02 PM Topical and to the point Robert. When will we learn? John

L Milton Hankins March 20, 2021 at 9:12 PM Unfortunately, Robert, that seems to be the case. The young man bought the gun the very day he went on this rampage! When will our representatives ever do something about this type of gun carnage?