Tell Them We Care

Killing occurs in front of kids on crowded streets When every conflict ends in senseless violence And fear takes stage as death becomes routine Looking for a meaning where one does not exist It spreads far and wide jolting every corner of life Inside churches, schools, and spaces in between Where unthinkable happens attacking humanity Probing each time why guns are sold like candy Hearing their cries, tears reign saddened eyes Those who didn't die asking why they survived As the nation drowns in grief one more time Immobilized, witnessing end of innocent lives Friends they saw that day left without goodbye Conversations interrupted filling in the blanks Words unsaid cower listening to heart demur Repulsed by ugliness, clinging to solemn faith Protests mount louder in the halls of Congress Students deploy eloquence to confront inaction Hearing again falsity nation has heard before Fear gets replaced by a resolve to find answers Millions have been counted as vocal protesters Speaking intelligently to challenge lawmakers Awakening goodness of freedom loving angels Looking for our voice, to hear how much we care Every movement relies on the goodwill of citizens Its success originates in a rational conversation Decipher again the words of second amendment Nothing there envisions a bullet ridden nation April 1, 2018 Social justice contest by John Hamilton Societal discontent by Brendan Simons