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Fireworks pop in the distance As people's shadows embrace them A day of celebration turned dark As fireworks turn into bullets And bullets claim several flowering lives Smiles and chatter fade into Emptiness and silence And suddenly it is no longer just fifteen But a whole community Being hunted Laid in straits barren Vultures circling above again Rot and rotting And death again Til we grieve and mourn and Fill ourselves with hatred again None of this should have happened And none of the ensuing events as well. Should we not question our actions Question our reality Why a whole community Is judged by the actions of a small small minority. There is a right way to go about things Just not like this... And the peaceful sea, The law of the land Comes in after its low tide, Coming back in to claim The innocent short lived trust And sow ostracism in its place Let these souls rest in peace And let the living grieve; instead of fearing for their lives.
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Dec 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM UTC
Playground of the Pacific
Fireworks pop in the distance As people's shadows embrace them A day of celebration turned dark As fireworks turn into bullets And bullets claim several flowering lives Smiles and chatter fade into Emptiness and silence And suddenly it is no longer just fifteen But a whole community Being hunted Laid in straits barren Vultures circling above again Rot and rotting And death again Til we grieve and mourn and Fill ourselves with hatred again None of this should have happened And none of the ensuing events as well. Should we not question our actions Question our reality Why a whole community Is judged by the actions of a small small minority. There is a right way to go about things Just not like this... And the peaceful sea, The law of the land Comes in after its low tide, Coming back in to claim The innocent short lived trust And sow ostracism in its place Let these souls rest in peace And let the living grieve; instead of fearing for their lives.
May the souls of those claimed rest in peace, no evil act is forgiveable. May the Jewish community never have to suffer an event like this again. May all others be safe as well. No one deserves this. Sadly, these lives were taken forcefully, unjustly on a day of celebration. And sadly, the Muslim community is being targeted by media, police and politically. This sort of response only sows further fear and hatred. 14/12/2025 - Bondi Beach Shooting
Yanamari
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Dec 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM UTC
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