They Will Ask Why
A thousand lighted kites sent aloft
Remembering those who’ve lost their lives
In our hearts there’s a place that is soft
Children who should’ve never faced gunfire
The unimaginable took them from us
Were they with us, they would inquire
What did you do when guns proliferated,
When the mentally ill roamed the streets,
While our futures were summarily obliterated?
We will stare dumbfounded without reply
We will send a thousand lighted kites aloft
We will ask, as they do, why?
Written November 9, 2022
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022
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