There’s this thing happening,

on the streets of my neighborhood,

there isn’t a name really,

just a lot of confusion.

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Oh some like to call it

inalienable rights,

others refer to the

strength of the NRA.

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Whatever the cool language

of the day,

what matters more

are the continued loss of life.

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A bullet rips through the skin,

tears through organs,

with little regard for anything

in its way, simply horrific.

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the steel blood of a callous

action, mending little ground

beyond ripping apart the soul

of anyone nearby – loved ones.

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I’m unable to really speak

to the fear and pain and reality

of the world I live in today,

though not much different.

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Years ago, we could call

an isolated incident just that,

where today, we cannot predict

what might occur in the evening.

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What might happen tomorrow,

what if the movie theater,

perhaps the mall later on,

live on local news, film at eleven.

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Then of course there are the students …