This poem is about gun violence and our leaders failure to address the issue. Ever since Sandy Hook I have been wearing a Gun Free T shirt. I have also written about this issue befoer. See "The Killing Fields" in my poems.
Where are we going? Or Where do we go from here? It happened again It was the same as yesterday It was the same as yesteryear Is there no end? How long must we endure? A young man takes a gun And decides to kill No reason given What was the thrill? How long must we endure? He aims he shoots Babies fall Blood on the wall They were just bodies after all How long must we endure? Where do we go from here? They fall in our schools They fall in our parking lots They fall in our homes They fall in our synagogues and churches They fall in our alleys They fall on our concrete streets There are dead bodies everywhere How long must we endure? They sell them in alleys, They sell them in Wal-Marts, They sell them at gun shows, Even the internet. For a price you can Buy one anywhere. Where do we go from here? How many tears must we bleed? How many lives must we ruin? How much love must we lose? How many graves must we dig? How much fear must we endure? What is a life worth? What is the pain worth? How many have we hurt? How many more must die? Where are we going? Where do we go from here? What are my rights, If I decide to fight? Should I buy one? Should you buy one? Should we have the right? What if we, keep doing what We’ve been doing. Should we expect something different? Will the outcome be different? Where are we going? Where do we go from here? There’s blood in our schools There’s blood in our parking lots There’s blood in our homes There’s blood in our synagogues and churches There’s blood in our alleys There’s blood in our streets There are dead bodies everywhere Shouldn’t we expect something different? It shouldn’t surprise you When there more guns than people in America Where are we going? Where do we go from here? Is this America’s Legacy?
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