Jan 2020
GUN FUN
Gun Fun has swept America.
Gun Fun means you can ****,
and if you’re lucky enough to
own an AR-15, you can **** a lot,
about one human being a
second. Think about it. You
own a machine gun, and
the U.S. government doesn’t
give a ****. Ah, Columbine!
Who could forget that massacre
in 1999? Thirteen students killed,
over 20 wounded. But that just got
the ball rolling. And who could
forget the Sandy Hook Elemen-
tary School massacres in 2012?
Twenty little kids between six-and-
seven-years old murdered execution-
style, plus six adults just for good
measure. Remember how our
Congressmen and Senators
reacted? Of course you don’t,
because they didn’t. Gun Fun
was the new July 4th! The NRA
was celebrating! The 2nd Amendment
was sacrosanct, even though the
AR-15 was not a musket. The list
of these home-grown atrocities is
virtually endless. Gun Fun! Gun Fun!
Gun Fun! And after we get through
cheering, let’s all sing “God Bless America.”
Copyright 2020 Tod Howard Hawks
Gun Fun has swept America.
Gun Fun means you can ****,
and if you’re lucky enough to
own an AR-15, you can **** a lot,
about one human being a
second. Think about it. You
own a machine gun, and
the U.S. government doesn’t
give a ****. Ah, Columbine!
Who could forget that massacre
in 1999? Thirteen students killed,
over 20 wounded. But that just got
the ball rolling. And who could
forget the Sandy Hook Elemen-
tary School massacres in 2012?
Twenty little kids between six-and-
seven-years old murdered execution-
style, plus six adults just for good
measure. Remember how our
Congressmen and Senators
reacted? Of course you don’t,
because they didn’t. Gun Fun
was the new July 4th! The NRA
was celebrating! The 2nd Amendment
was sacrosanct, even though the
AR-15 was not a musket. The list
of these home-grown atrocities is
virtually endless. Gun Fun! Gun Fun!
Gun Fun! And after we get through
cheering, let’s all sing “God Bless America.”
Copyright 2020 Tod Howard Hawks
A graduate of Andover and Columbia College, Columbia University, Tod Howard Hawks has been a poet and human-rights advocate his entire life. He recently finished his novel, A CHILD FOR AMARANTH.
