Ongoing Elege
...ONGOING ELEGY
The words you’re about to read are part of an ongoing elegy that began in 1999
after 12 students and one teacher were killed in the halls of Columbine.
We immediately looked to o...
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Categories:
stoneman, death,
Form: Rhyme
Outcry For Change
...What can I do to stop this terrible aching in my gut?
And yet, I am glad that I have not lost my sense of caring
That something inside of me still hurts when others hurt
My heart is da...
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Categories:
stoneman, america, anti bullying, change,
Form: Free verse
After Columbine
...It was 20 years ago…the year was 1999
and we thought the world would change….after Columbine
We hoped something would be done
after children were gunned down with their books
We thought the wor...
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Categories:
stoneman, grief,
Form: Verse
Never Again, Never In Vain
...Never again should innocent lives vanish in vain
Cos machineguns marshall greater protection
Than students’ lives. Marjory Stoneman survivors chant ‘Never Again’
Should indifference and insensitiv...
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Categories:
stoneman, poems,
Form: Free verse
Evil, Guns, Cowardice, Stupidity, and Fear
...Evil, Guns, Cowardice, Stupidity, and Fear
is anybody out there?
does anyone really care?
seventeen innocent souls departed this earth
unexpectedly and tragically so whilst leaving
grieving ...
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Categories:
stoneman, death, evil, grief, heartbroken,
Form: Political Verse
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
...Parkland, Fla.
February 14, 2018
One more senseless mass homicide
twas the sole arbitrary aim
as a former student nonchalantly
sauntered empty hallways
seconds preceding blame
b...
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Categories:
stoneman, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Elegy
I Have Never Seen An Ugly Child
...I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN UGLY CHILD
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I have never seen an ugly child
I ha...
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Categories:
stoneman, child, childhood, children,
Form: Rhyme
Job Change
...You know, I thought changing one’s job would be easy,
To start a new vocation would be breezy.
I got me local newspaper, looking for a job as a sparky, (electrician)
But I said “what the F-ck, the...
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Categories:
stoneman, funny, life, workme,
Form: Rhyme