Christopher Goss Poet Free verse

When Angels Deserve To Die

Radiant
Beams of sunlight
Through
A lonely window
Puddles
Of blood
And
Mangled bodies
Souls
A place
No sunlight
Could ever reach
I cry
When angels deserve
To die
Massacre after massacre
My tears
Have fallen
Toxicity
Corrupts the foundation
Everything
Comes crumbling down
But
Nothing is done
To stop it
And I am so tired
of moments of silence
So tired
Of being scared
To walk out of my house
Not knowing
If I will become a statistic
I cry
When angels don't deserve
To die
But they keep dying
And
We keep lying
And denying
The reasons it keeps happening
Rain
Tap dances across my windowpane
Emotionally
I am defeated
Spiritually
I am desecrated
Mentally
I am defiant
I won't cry
When angels deserve to die
Because
I will fight
To make sure they never
Die again

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L Milton Hankins May 25, 2022 at 9:50 AM Ah, Christopher, this is a masterful write. Just this morning I began thinking about how I could address the problem in poetry. I am heartbroken over the tragedy at Uvale, Texas. You have done so admirably, and I thank you for it. Thanks for sharing your poem and your heart.