The Fool

A lone gunman enters a school
he is nothing more than a fool

He claims the lives of the innocent
But to heaven they will all be sent

There is no reason behind the chaos
Behind the maddening gordian knot

I pray that peace will rule the world
For all of our boys and girls
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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John Avatar
May 28, 2022 at 3:38 AM
Thanks for this, RJL. We mourn what happened in the States while we watch from here in the UK, where we don't have the same freedom to buy firearms. Interesting to see Trump thinking all purchasers of such material are all innocent and have no wish to create suffering.
Vaso Avatar
May 25, 2022 at 8:46 PM
beautiful poem!
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