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When I see people walking the streets with automatic weapons strapped to their backs, I wonder,"is this really what our forefathers had in mind?"

The Right To Bear Arms

Our country is a shooting gallery
Ten cents will buy ten shots at infamy
Just shoot a cop, you'll be on Fox
Skin color now is really hot
So far five out of ten's the best we've seen

Mass shootings now are really all the rage
Like hunting birds locked up inside a cage
High schools are cool, theaters rule
Or you can kill a nightclub full
Your face will make the newspaper's front page

So hurry and go buy yourself a gun
They sell them on the street corner for fun
Don't take no static, get an automatic
Pretend to be a religious fanatic
You'll have to kill a bunch to be number one



  an original poem by Daniel Turner
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Robinson Jr. Avatar
November 12, 2016 at 1:06 PM
Great poem, Daniel. You hit the subject hard w/good truth telling. Never owned a gun in my life, so people have a right to own 'em. I don't want no guns around me. Great write. Much love to you.
Salehi Avatar
July 29, 2016 at 8:26 PM
DT, run for an office... you are hero...
Salehi Avatar
August 1, 2016 at 3:00 AM
I'm Ok!! I don't know how can you define OK? Like the way Donald trump is defining the word absurd! My cousin called me from Iran and made a fun of us. She compared Trump to Ahmadinejad (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. A complete idiot). She is not that far off. God should help us.......
Turner Avatar
July 29, 2016 at 9:52 PM
Thank you my friend, Pashang. Just give my vote to Hillary. I think she could probably use it. LOL I am happy to hear from you was going to soupmail but now I know you are OK.
Godwin Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 8:41 AM
Sarcasm works well for me, otherwise, I may cry. You let it flow, let it out and, in anger, I agree, but please people, be sure to leave your guns unlocked and lying about so little ones can participate! This is a good theme for the contest, if I could change the world - definitely an issue I'd change. Good poem, Daniel - I embrace the content ... CayCay
Turner Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 9:12 AM
Thank you again CayCay. Sarcasm seems to be the only way to deal with this problem. Nobody seems to listen to common sense. I appreciate your support and friendly visits.
Murray Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 5:52 PM
It's awful how life has become worthless to some, as you say, just looking for newslines.
Murray Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 6:06 PM
Yes, thank God. It is horrifing for us to think of living that way. Even our guards do not carry guns, only our detectives do.
Turner Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 6:03 PM
Yes Jean it's just plain stupidity. They always make excuses for them but I ain't buying what their selling. Guns are trouble. The street is no place for guns. Thanks for stopping by again. Guns are illegal there, are they not?
Wigley Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 6:09 PM
A witty, sharp comment on an absolute tragedy, Daniel. And Donald Trump reckons the Orlando massacre wouldn't have happened if the clubbers were armed? You hear gunfire and so you pull out a gun and take aim at the first person you see firing? It would be carnage. Sad times. Regards, Viv
Turner Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 6:41 PM
I have no problem with someone owning a gun to hunt game for food or protect their home but if a person doesn't feel safe walking the streets without carrying a gun we have a bigger problem than gun control. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Andresen Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM
- A witty way to see the sad things happening around us, Daniel - Well done - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Turner Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 3:12 PM
Thank you Anne Lise. It's nice to see your smile. I appreciate you dropping by.
Warrior Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 12:36 PM
Superbly done my friend Daniel...who needs war...who needs guns...we all need love...but "THEY" keep us in fear for their own agenda...god bless...WW
Turner Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 2:51 PM
We have a civil war in our streets. Thank you for dropping in and for your support, Wing man.
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