Why

Twenty brand new angels
arrived just yesterday.
Frightened and confused
they only wished to stay

with parents now left empty,
and shattered beyond belief.
Their babies’ precious little lives
stolen by a spineless thief

with evil in his heart,
and killing on his mind.
Dear God where are you now?
It’s getting hard to find

a reason for the carnage,
and the acts of the insane.
Can we still find eternal love
surrounded by such pain?

Now twenty brand new angels
who only yesterday did die,
and with them, too, the innocence.
Why, dear God, why?

for the Sandy Hook children.  RIP.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Guzzi Avatar
January 8, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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December 26, 2012 at 7:18 AM
Congratulations on your win James, all the best for the New Year xx
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December 25, 2012 at 8:53 PM
James, ;-) Congratulations with your little Christmas win... have a nice one... always~ PD
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December 21, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Hi there and welcome to the soup James xx
Mindova Avatar
December 21, 2012 at 7:35 AM
hello. happy holidays from BULGARIA
Brown Avatar
December 20, 2012 at 10:49 AM
A very warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you this afternoon James. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us and have a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol
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