Evelyn Augusto Poet Free verse

U R Not Your Gun

You are: The sound of your mother's 
voice calling your name and your father's 
chance for a better life--not his, 
but yours, because it's too late for him, 
but not for you...not yet, unless you forget 

U R Not Your Gun.

You are your greatest fantasy and 
someone's best friend and another's 
first love.  You are shelter                                             
        from the storm.
You are memory and risk and reward. 
You are tougher than your 
disappointments, you are kinder 
than you imagine, you are everything 
that child you once were 
wanted to be and more.  But

U R Not Your Gun--

not grey and cold and lifeless.  
Not unforgiving like that.  Not hollow or predictable.  Not dangerous.

U R Not Your Gun.  

You are someone I can love.


Evelyn Augusto for GUNS DON'T SAVE PEOPLE POETS DO.  Oct. 4th, 2019

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Anna M Shepard March 29, 2018 at 8:46 PM Great timing & oh; so true. People can be anything they wish, objects don't define us. Well done.

Caren Krutsinger March 29, 2018 at 3:51 AM Good luck in the contest; a great reminder. This poem is a winner in so many psychologically well understandable ways, Evelyn.

Mockingbird Stevenson March 27, 2018 at 1:19 AM U r not your gun! Thankyou for sharing this piece. H

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 25, 2018 at 2:08 PM Another incredible pen on that too hot a topic. I'm a Canuck myself, boggled by the romancing of the gun; your Poet's eye view is refreshing. I can't imagine it's an easy topic in your home. I'm loving your poetry, will be looking to read more. Welcome to Poetry Soup! xomo :)