BOOKS BEFORE GUNS

I pray every morning I’ll be blessed
I’m not yet…but I’m trying….
to understand when we ban books in schools 
before we ban guns
Why we’re more afraid of our children learning
Than we are of our children dying.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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