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Bob B
Poems
Sep 2019
Long Overdue
The rest of the world is totally shocked:
There is no refuting
That we have a serious problem here
With shooting after shooting.
Other countries attack the problem
By swiftly taking action.
Currently, Americans don't
Have that satisfaction.
Legislators beholden to
The gun lobby feel
That if they pass commonsense laws,
They won't have a deal.
A deal? What? Money? Donors?
The fear that they'll lose votes?
Look at all the deaths that their
Failure to act promotes!
Red flag laws? That's a start.
Background checks? A must.
Efforts to stop the violence
Must be more robust!
Assault weapons? They must go.
Instead of getting a boost,
High capacity magazines
Have to be reduced.
Strip the NRA of its power
And weaken its stranglehold
On politicians everywhere.
Weapons must be controlled.
Now THAT is what I call a start--
A commonsense response
To dealing with a deadly threat
And dangerous nonchalance.
We must wonder how many more
Shootings will take place
Before America deals with
The problem face to face.
-by Bob B (9-3-19)
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