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Short and Tall of Guns

bullets and triggers 
           make some people feel bigger
           ~    not the grave diggers    ~
         

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28/04/2021

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Christopher Flaherty

April 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Big Man With a complex Small Man Syndrome

David Kavanagh

April 29, 2021 at 3:12 PM

Yeah Christopher I was thinking of the gravediggers getting smaller as the grave deepens, whilst the gun mens egos gets bigger behind the gun, just to bring some contrast and irony into my poem, cheers David

Judy Ball

April 29, 2021 at 11:38 AM

Well said my friend. Brings to mind another saying that is also true. "Guns Don't Kill People. People Do." Anything can be weapon in the right hands. Good job here. God Bless, JB

David Kavanagh

April 29, 2021 at 12:16 PM

Thank you Judy, I’ve heard that saying, and it is so true, I’ve no problem with guns in general, but this lock and load attitude, shoot first ask questions later, belongs in cowboy movies, it’s all about responsibility not looking big behind a semiautomatic, cheers David

L Milton Hankins

April 29, 2021 at 9:15 AM

So true, David. So much of the gun culture bolsters and lionizes the macho man!

David Kavanagh

April 29, 2021 at 10:12 AM

Thanks Milton, and that’s the message here, it’s about the image of looking and feeling big, rather than acting responsible, if you possess one, cheers David