Laurie Mahoney Poet Rhyme

For Vegas

I can't begin to fathom
What it must be like 
To be filled with fear and terror
While running for your life.
I can't begin to fathom 
Looking all around
Searching for some shelter
And seeing bodies on the ground.
I can't begin to fathom
To find a loved one lying still
Begging them to wake up
Yet know they never will.
I can't begin to fathom
Hiding and in wait
Ducking in the shadows
Afraid of tempting fate.
I can't begin to fathom 
How a human, same as me.
Could rifle down the innocent
Destroy lives and families.
I can't begin to fathom 
The confusion,trauma, pain
The survivors have to live  through 
To go on with life again.
I can't begin to fathom
How such bloodshed still goes on
When will we come to realize
We're doing something wrong?
This has to be the end of this
There can't be one more time
How many more must lose their lives
Before we draw the  line?
Let's crush this senseless madness
Don't leave it up to fate.
We need to find an answer
Before it's way too late.

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Tim Smith October 3, 2017 at 3:09 PM It is a sad Time we live in.... terrific poem Laurie Mahoney October 3, 2017 at 3:11 PM Thanks. I guess I feel like most of us. Helpless, confused. Can't process it. And all you can do is say I'm sorry. What else is there? It's just the worst.

Nicole Robinson October 3, 2017 at 2:12 PM Absolutely true & so well written! Beautiful my friend! Thank you! Laurie Mahoney October 3, 2017 at 2:17 PM You're the best!