Matthew Harris Poet Elegy

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Parkland, Fla.
February 14, 2018 

One more senseless mass homicide 
   twas the sole arbitrary aim
as a former student nonchalantly 
   sauntered empty hallways 
   seconds preceding blame
brazenly intent to maximize total killed 

   matter of factly telling police 
   (his incomprehensible) 
   (ill) logic he did explain 
when cornered, he willingly, 
   unflinchingly, reticently admitted guilt 

Nikolas Cruz rocketed 
   to instantaneous infamous fame 
   pulling a fire alarm 
   ("FAKE") emergency, 

   then going leisurely ambling 
   along his killing spree
total of seventeen slain (comprising 3 faculty 
   and 14 students) 
   mercilessly gunned down 
   as if they were wild game

when handcuffed, an innocuous 
   19 year old did readily admit
emptying one firearm after another 
   at a fairly rapid clip

then at some predestined 
   or spurious moment didst dip
and dive out amidst 
   the chaotic madding crowd 
   before reality flopped then did flip
as lower teeth he nervously bit upper lip

made feeble getaway 
   at a nearby eatery casually flirted 
   with cashier and made no move to flit
upon his seizure as cornered prey 

   subsequently large tract 
   massively cordoned off 
   strong arm of the law 
slightly halting in speech 
   detailed his gambit

deliberately staking 
   a stance to maximize hit
and once again afflicted parents lit
up with rancor and rage pit

toughly battling sorrow
   which will not quit
til death doth bring peaceful rest
   sans, those grieving family visit.

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