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Sunny's Gun

These shots were never taken by chance

 

They were of anger taken under sunshine

 

This smoke can oh so muddle your view of the truth

 

They use smoke of their own to hide their intentions

 

 

But the truth can be seen rolling by, glinting red

 

The weapon of black turns their eyes white 

 

One shines with tears; the other dull and *****

 

The greedy man hides the youth of all seventeen

 

 

It could have been stopped

 

And the young could continue

 

This is preventable

 

But he continues to enable

 

 

His smiles are swamp green

 

His words are shiny gold

 

But he hides it all behind his suit of blue

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Written by
rselisabeth
23 / F
Published
Sep 14, 2018
Lines·Words
15·109
Notes

I wrote this right after the shooting in Florida actually happened and poured all of my anger, sadness and fear into it.

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#tw#schoolshooting#floridashooting#guns#violence#sad#grief#depression#anxiety
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