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Sep 2012
Can somebody please tell me what this world is coming to?
It seems the end is near and I'm only twenty two
In a day and age ruled by fortune and fame
Be it shame stress or blame, it's all the same
Inexplicable malice performed in random acts of violence
Unrelenting anguish caused by planned events in blindness
A single mind produces multiple wounds
To heal is to hurt is a thought confused
Do you see what you've done, are you happy now?
We know your name and face but don't understand how
You feel you've gained or had your way
Altering people's lives as if they're prey
Leaving all to wonder what's wrong with this place?
We question this world and this human race
How could this happen?
How much worse can it get?
But it's him that's the problem, we mustn't forget and
It's a regret to inform you these wolves do exist
They're a pack that's been scattered but we must persist
In tragedy reality seems both too real and fake
But hope remains and within it our spirits won't break
These predators among us wish to bring us down
But we will not allow this, we will stand our ground
We will remember our losses, their lives were not his to take
We will remember the good times, and the love they did give
They will rest in our hearts, they will sleep in our souls and
Though they did depart, we still can be whole
In the truth rest assured they'll be waiting for us
Our grief may be great, but in our faith we must trust
There's a better day coming, though now it may be difficult to see
In the darkness a light shines bright to help lead our way and
We will see again

These wolves may not be alone
But they are few and
We are many
Written the day of the Aurora, Colorado shooting in reverence and respect of the victims and their families and loved ones.
Rose Alley
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Rose Alley  28/F/Englewood, CO
(28/F/Englewood, CO)   
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