This Lifeless Tot -- Florida

an innocent child,
a nineteen-month-old baby,
was senselessly shot;

cold drive-by shooter
killed a cherished little boy--
with a heartless plot

endless tears of pain--
as we remember the love
of this lifeless tot


*baby was not the intended target
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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July 18, 2011 at 7:33 AM
Oh my goodness, how dreadful is that, what was his motive? Did he have something against the mother, the father, or did he just randomly drive by and shoot? Thanks for sharing
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