Entertaining massacres

In a short 24 hours We transition from Condemning the lack of gun control Shouting cries of Murderous misogyny Lamenting over lost souls Innocent and Never Forgotten Players in our Facebook Novels. In one day We switch to watching Glitzy action films Of men in tight suits Saving individuals Innocents Quickly forgotten. Because we are reassured that At least one is safe. But not until after We see 20 minutes At least Of destruction Chaos Explosions of Innocents Screaming and running in Terror Fearing for their lives From a madman on his Massacre Innocents immediately forgotten. And we are uneffected. We do not mourn over these Innocents. Despite seeing them die We are unaffected and Entertained Before our very eyes We saw them. And we forgot them. They are not mentioned They are not remembered And they are not Lamented In our Facebook Novels. Despite the fact that We Know These tragedies actually happen.

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