Please forgive me
Am struggling
Expressing myself
In recent senseless deaths
By American mass shooters.
Having abandoned
And deleted
Several previous attempts.
Wiping tears
That flow
Like a swollen river
From my eyes.
Righteous anger
Won't restore
These stolen lives.
For political leadership
Am divided.
Wanting to believe
Real change is possible
This time.
Cynical voice
Questions my sanity
Espousing this thought.
Knowing
American historical record
On gun control legislation.
Graveyard filled
With rejected bills
By NRA supported Democrats
And Republicans politicians.
Yet
The US Constitution
Is a living breathing document
That doesn't operate
In a vacuum.
Some American politicians
Want us - to believe.
Hiding behind
The notion
You're unpatriotic
For supporting
Gun control legislation.
Polarizing the nation
With divisive rhetoric
Benefitting
Only themselves.
How many more
Innocent people
Must die?
Before politicians
Have the guts
To enable
Gun control legislation.
A question
Only American voters
Can answer
Come November 2020.
Therisa © 2019
Author's note: As I was writing this, I came across the story of a young Dayton,Ohio boy, who was giving away free hugs, to whomever wanted one. Can I have one, please?
1 comment:
It is hard to hang onto hope, knowing that politics is so much about money and the NRA basically owns the government. Sigh. So much pain, so many disasters, everywhere. So little leadership addressing the injustices. I am utterly discouraged. I used to be the most positive person around. But that was pre-trump, pre-ford, pre-sheer.
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