Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen Poet Couplet

The Right To Bear Arms

THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS 
     By the Poets Listed After the Poem

There's good and bad in ‘most everything. 
The same is true of guns! Ping, Ping, PING!!! 
Targets as prey, almost any day, 
Fun in the sun, clean family stay!

Boomerang, this wrong, right conspires. 
We're all targets; guns will backfire. 
On the loved throne from early shooting, 
Bang! Bang! Huge torpedoes recruiting-
 
School massacres; what is there to say? 
Beers, bullets; kill!  American way? 
Flash my piece for a piece of the pie. 
From my cold dead hands, this gun you'll pry.

Bullet holes piercing loved ones for: Cash
Loot!  Silver!  Gold!  Jewelry!  Robbers' stash-
We must have the right to protect…. Broadcast!!!  
These rights we must uphold, don't be crass. 

Every home surely needs protection. 
What!  Haven't we learned? Expectation.
Except for prayer, we still have free speech.
How far, I ask, will lost freedoms reach?

CONTRIBUTING POETS:
Dane Smith-Johnsen, Doris Culverhouse, Ruben Ortellao, Charma Chircop, John Robbin,
Yoni Dvokis, Rain Cerdiwin Keetly, Patricia Prescott, Sara Kendrick, and
Dane Smith-Johnsen

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Yoni Dvorkis September 22, 2009 at 12:12 PM Interesting how many different takes there are on our 2nd amendment. Personally I was trying as best as I can not to take sides, in fact my line was actually Charlton Heston's opening remark when leading an NRA convention in the movie 'Bowling for Columbine' so you can even argue a pro guns take. I do however feel that guns don't kill people people kill people. Guns just make it a hell of a lot easier...

James Fraser September 22, 2009 at 4:11 AM Excellent poem guys and galls, lots to be taken from this write>> well done to all the poets who contributed>>James

Jared Pickett September 21, 2009 at 6:48 PM Great write...... It is no surprise, your talent with the contributions from those you named.... It is no surprise this write is great...AWESOME.....:JP]

Sean Kelly September 21, 2009 at 12:02 PM What !!! Bear arms in weather like this . I'm in my long sleeves , now . Great piece , by all you contributing poets ... PS You've got mail !!

Charmaine Chircop September 21, 2009 at 11:29 AM lovely job to all the poets friends of mine -bravo..and Dane ann thanks for being the mind of thisd sweet idea,pass it on game--excellent--Charma