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All walks of life come here seeking knowledge So many things they didn’t teach us in college.To radicalize hypothesize strategize and realize Situational awareness not the curriculum material we thought we were going to learn Until the gun is pointed at you it’s your turn We didn’t know his name, But we know something was up. Just the same. When POP sounds rang out There was no doubt People fled scared crying students shot dying We did our best to be invisible hiding or trying He instinctively reloaded and strategizing He stood outside the Library recalibrating His entrance we feared anticipating our class trapped in the library we’re waiting On a beautiful day under the warm sun, it begun The students were being hunted one by one His fingers wrapped around the gun He linger on the trigger a little too long The person next to me shot bled out gone Hands on our mouth don’t make a sound Terror about to unfold silent tears streaming down What game is This ? That which he plays Why these senseless shooting on this of all days? Captives found No Mercy he blew them away To make sense Students gather together to pray His mission statement and manifesto shed light He wrote Demons won carnage, nightly fight ********** was the name of HIS game in bed or in life. They’re both the same. Gaslighting triggers the ultimate cost that pushed him over the ledge Mind LOST Master and Servant Acceptance Observance Now the Servant becomes the Master Complete obliteration destruction, Disaster He was a wiping post for bullies. Retribution. to get even, Revenge Destruction of bullying Vicious play. I’ll **** as many as I can.He’d say The bullies will die on THIS my LAST DAY The school was wrapped around MY fingers No need to pretend I’ll be shot dead in the end My final achievement my Crown of Gold Cautionary stories about me will be told Proud to shoot and **** as I feel indiscriminately They’ll remember me the MOST kills in History They’ll dissect past neglect suspect project blame What will remain A ****** massacre in my name Internet, nefarious, intent they maintain I acted alone Conspiracy theory or is it?? Manchurian candidate empowered to overturn established systems, destroy institutional belief Attempted goal to challenge authority, subvert, expectations traditional ways of thinking. What so we know? VS Think we know! the school response time seemed to take forever students 911 calls; pleading Needing Bleeding Police medical responders children dying, mothers crying What is an acceptable delay? Acceptable loss. Where do we go from here? What’s the next step. What remains of the fragility of humanity? What’s happening to our children is insane Inspired Songs; 1) Wrapped around my finger By Police (its a fitting song and perfect band name ) 2) Starry Night By Don McLean Vincent van Gogh a tortured soul (Suffered for his sanity) Inspired By William A Gibbs, who wrote a poem Titled When I Die (excellent read check it out) His poem is a completely different aspect However after reading his impeccable work This poem came flooding out Post Script FYI When I went to look at this poem on the front board, I had a couple of words that were taken out. I’ve never had that happen before. But when I went to my homepage, the poem was intact. It wasn’t any gratuitous words I guess I’m not PC enough to realize. I bring to light the senseless killings in schools they’re all over the news for a minute and then it’s as if it never happened. I know people want to put the pass behind but the kids will never get over this.Students Teachers Families need a solution More than barricading the children in schools on lockdown.. Dealing with the aftermath This is not the arithmetic children need to learn
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4d ago
May 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM UTC
Schools Senseless Shooting
All walks of life come here seeking knowledge So many things they didn’t teach us in college.To radicalize hypothesize strategize and realize Situational awareness not the curriculum material we thought we were going to learn Until the gun is pointed at you it’s your turn We didn’t know his name, But we know something was up. Just the same. When POP sounds rang out There was no doubt People fled scared crying students shot dying We did our best to be invisible hiding or trying He instinctively reloaded and strategizing He stood outside the Library recalibrating His entrance we feared anticipating our class trapped in the library we’re waiting On a beautiful day under the warm sun, it begun The students were being hunted one by one His fingers wrapped around the gun He linger on the trigger a little too long The person next to me shot bled out gone Hands on our mouth don’t make a sound Terror about to unfold silent tears streaming down What game is This ? That which he plays Why these senseless shooting on this of all days? Captives found No Mercy he blew them away To make sense Students gather together to pray His mission statement and manifesto shed light He wrote Demons won carnage, nightly fight ********** was the name of HIS game in bed or in life. They’re both the same. Gaslighting triggers the ultimate cost that pushed him over the ledge Mind LOST Master and Servant Acceptance Observance Now the Servant becomes the Master Complete obliteration destruction, Disaster He was a wiping post for bullies. Retribution. to get even, Revenge Destruction of bullying Vicious play. I’ll **** as many as I can.He’d say The bullies will die on THIS my LAST DAY The school was wrapped around MY fingers No need to pretend I’ll be shot dead in the end My final achievement my Crown of Gold Cautionary stories about me will be told Proud to shoot and **** as I feel indiscriminately They’ll remember me the MOST kills in History They’ll dissect past neglect suspect project blame What will remain A ****** massacre in my name Internet, nefarious, intent they maintain I acted alone Conspiracy theory or is it?? Manchurian candidate empowered to overturn established systems, destroy institutional belief Attempted goal to challenge authority, subvert, expectations traditional ways of thinking. What so we know? VS Think we know! the school response time seemed to take forever students 911 calls; pleading Needing Bleeding Police medical responders children dying, mothers crying What is an acceptable delay? Acceptable loss. Where do we go from here? What’s the next step. What remains of the fragility of humanity? What’s happening to our children is insane Inspired Songs; 1) Wrapped around my finger By Police (its a fitting song and perfect band name ) 2) Starry Night By Don McLean Vincent van Gogh a tortured soul (Suffered for his sanity) Inspired By William A Gibbs, who wrote a poem Titled When I Die (excellent read check it out) His poem is a completely different aspect However after reading his impeccable work This poem came flooding out Post Script FYI When I went to look at this poem on the front board, I had a couple of words that were taken out. I’ve never had that happen before. But when I went to my homepage, the poem was intact. It wasn’t any gratuitous words I guess I’m not PC enough to realize. I bring to light the senseless killings in schools they’re all over the news for a minute and then it’s as if it never happened. I know people want to put the pass behind but the kids will never get over this.Students Teachers Families need a solution More than barricading the children in schools on lockdown.. Dealing with the aftermath This is not the arithmetic children need to learn
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Four thin walls Closing me in Screams in the halls Repent for my sins Four blocks to run My steps are heavy Away from the gun How I envy Four breaths in In the nearby office No one will win in America's sickness
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Aug 29, 2025
Aug 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM UTC
Run/Gun
THEY claim that their laws protect the rights and lives of women and children that’s why they criminalize women's rights over their bodies children's rights for knowledge of their history, basic sexuality, etc. and a safe school environment banning books on global warming and *** education from libraries over 200 mass shootings with 264 deaths in the first five months of this year strongly suggest that information and the right over your body are not what’s killing people yet THEY are unable to react with tighter gun laws praying for the victims and their families does not prevent the next shooting dangerous signs of political and ethical impotence
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May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM UTC
impotence
( I have posted this poem of mine on several different international poetry sites everytime there is a school shooting in the U.S as I care about all children deeply and feel for innocent lives lost. This time in Uvalde, Texas, USA) https://youtu.be/40KtlqpCN0I TELLY TROUBLE AND DANGERS What kids are watching on telly are crimes and crimes in all variety! Crimes of hate crimes of passion acting it out at shocking rate thinking in some wild fashion then ending up cell mates TV can **** their compassion Their coffins enter cemetery gates When kids watch their movie heroes shoot down people with the gun they are incited to do the same to achieve some thrill and fun. When they see their very film star slash someone's throat in a fit of anger they think well of crimes of rage and plunge everybody else into danger. The tendency to portray the violent scene luridly and shockingly on the Big Screen Ah, even for the small screen, tis the gory that makes for the dark and thrilling story. Now that technology's long opened this wily pandora's box, the dispersal of amplified social ills just ain't no hoax The rowdy hoodlums and reckless gangsters are simply by-products of Tv influences The world watches the thriving of the bully-boy pranksters passively in helpless terror of their offences. It's all portrayal of the ****** the obscene by that devious Silver Screen And the horror movie though it may seem groovy begets the horrendous and drills evil thoughts subliminally into the subconscious! Viewing those gruesome swashbuckling films gives rise to morbid sadistic whims Flipping through the TV channels just ponder if the telly's the perfect channel of information is it a proper panel? Dad always tells me, 'fear ye the roaches' flicking antennae? While you oughtta fear the influence of 'em' flickering images by dish antennae'. It's an unrestrained dark faking of real life reality exaggerating Whether it's Bollywood in the East or it's Hollywood in the West they don't merely impart tactics of defence but rather those of aggressive offence Just verbal tougher gun laws couldn't halt even underage shooting sprees Rather it's stringent scanning of Tv content and banning citizens from acquiring guns that might make it forever cease Parental supervision too tis gravely essential should've been of parental code quintessential So the next time you catch your youth or teen absorbed and engrossed while glued to the screen Just sleuth a bit just to make sure that for the ****** he's not too keen! Only a mere single merit that I dug as I drank cappucino in my mug that atleast one couldn't live in a bubble daily watching this bubblebug.
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Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022 at 1:31 PM UTC
Telly troubles and dangers
( I have posted this poem of mine on several different international poetry sites everytime there is a school shooting in the U.S as I care about all children deeply and feel for innocent lives lost. This time in Uvalde, Texas, USA) https://youtu.be/40KtlqpCN0I TELLY TROUBLE AND DANGERS What kids are watching on telly are crimes and crimes in all variety! Crimes of hate crimes of passion acting it out at shocking rate thinking in some wild fashion then ending up cell mates TV can **** their compassion Their coffins enter cemetery gates When kids watch their movie heroes shoot down people with the gun they are incited to do the same to achieve some thrill and fun. When they see their very film star slash someone's throat in a fit of anger they think well of crimes of rage and plunge everybody else into danger. The tendency to portray the violent scene luridly and shockingly on the Big Screen Ah, even for the small screen, tis the gory that makes for the dark and thrilling story. Now that technology's long opened this wily pandora's box, the dispersal of amplified social ills just ain't no hoax The rowdy hoodlums and reckless gangsters are simply by-products of Tv influences The world watches the thriving of the bully-boy pranksters passively in helpless terror of their offences. It's all portrayal of the ****** the obscene by that devious Silver Screen And the horror movie though it may seem groovy begets the horrendous and drills evil thoughts subliminally into the subconscious! Viewing those gruesome swashbuckling films gives rise to morbid sadistic whims Flipping through the TV channels just ponder if the telly's the perfect channel of information is it a proper panel? Dad always tells me, 'fear ye the roaches' flicking antennae? While you oughtta fear the influence of 'em' flickering images by dish antennae'. It's an unrestrained dark faking of real life reality exaggerating Whether it's Bollywood in the East or it's Hollywood in the West they don't merely impart tactics of defence but rather those of aggressive offence Just verbal tougher gun laws couldn't halt even underage shooting sprees Rather it's stringent scanning of Tv content and banning citizens from acquiring guns that might make it forever cease Parental supervision too tis gravely essential should've been of parental code quintessential So the next time you catch your youth or teen absorbed and engrossed while glued to the screen Just sleuth a bit just to make sure that for the ****** he's not too keen! Only a mere single merit that I dug as I drank cappucino in my mug that atleast one couldn't live in a bubble daily watching this bubblebug.
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Hey gun lobbyists Another load of children Just surrendered
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May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022 at 5:22 AM UTC
Hey
BLACK SCHOOL SHOES shiny or with dirt black school shoes on that young corpse Travels in hoarse
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Sep 21, 2021
Sep 21, 2021 at 11:45 AM UTC
Haiku 09.21
When will we reach a day when we can rise above the hate? Will we reach that day or is it already too late? When we will just raise our arms and proclaim, Enough? If the right to bear arms is more important than the right to live, why don't the children say, Enough? If the cage we put ourselves in is built on lies, when do the people say, Enough? When in their dying breath, as the bullet reaches the end and brings only the sweet embrace of death, when do we let the children stop and raise the arms, stand together and say at last, Enough? When do we say no more? When do we stop having to cry over the body of a kindergartener clutching their backpack tight? When do we have to stop sending a child to a place to learn and tell them what to do if there is a gun or a fight? When do we have to stop wondering whether today as a parent you say to your child your last I Love You and Goodbye. When do we say we will not just lay down and die? When do we say, Enough.
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Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020 at 11:26 AM UTC
Enough
We are the children Of a rebellion of the frightened We are a sound that will not be silenced We are the children Of a thousand screams so strong We are a fire that has been growing for so long We are the children Who have to be grown tough We are an echo Stand your ground and say enough We are the children Who want to grow up And make you proud We want to make you proud For we are your children And that should be enough
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Nov 17, 2020
Nov 17, 2020 at 11:39 AM UTC
The Children
If I had a gun,   I would go to the river   and throw it into the water, far away from me.   I would make sure it would never find me   and never whisper to my ear:   Don't be scared, pull the trigger.   I would throw it to the river. If I had a gun, I would get rid of it.   I would throw the gun into the river,   and **** - my inner enemy.
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Aug 10, 2019
Aug 10, 2019 at 11:12 PM UTC
If I Had A Gun
“...Poisoned Chalice”               -Macbeth I.vii.10-12 We commend each other with curses exchanged Between a cop and a hard place in space Red MAGA caps against ****** berets All of these accessories China-made Our battleground an asphalt parking lot Our forward first-aid post a coffee shop Where Communists glare over their nitros cold And Fascists froth their frappuccinos hot We commend each other with a chalice defiled Over the broken body of a Child
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Aug 8, 2019
Aug 8, 2019 at 4:34 PM UTC
"Our Poisoned Chalice" (I wish I could think of a catchier title)
An hour away, a petal falls A petal, a petal, a petal They fly to Utah, they fly to Maine They fly to Brazil, they fly to Spain A petal falls, a petal falls. Watch them drift, watch them land They are passed from hand to hand Across our minds, across our home We watched it grow, we let them go A petal, a petal, a petal
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Aug 6, 2019
Aug 6, 2019 at 6:08 AM UTC
Petals of a Rose
The moment I lost faith in the red, white and blues is the moment 20 kids died in their school shoes How could I expect the heart of people to be cold and so offended just at the sheer possibility of gun rights getting amended Sandy hook made us look, Even here in Great Mills we felt chills They see the damage that guns do but don't blame weapons, they blame pills they blame the finger the one that fills the space between the gun and the trigger they blame a lone wolf, a lonely kid, "he was always kinda weird, we're not surprised at what he did" why'd he have an AK? the constitution says it's OK why'd he an M16, we look above and below the facts but never in between the loss of young life, we should never defend we cannot control people, but we can control guns, we should never pretend too much blood has spilled, too much innocence lost we have to make sure it ends, we cant pocket the cost We should have the right to protect who we love but America has to choose what it loves
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Apr 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019 at 7:13 PM UTC
to whom the guns toll
Hazel eyes, hate is very much alive. Bleached striped hair, parents never cared. Desaturated makeup, abuse save up. Branch like lashes, left the guns in the attic. Bloodied pores, closing doors. Chipped nails, bleeding Dale. Scarred skin, occurring sins. Bloodied skirt, exposed hurt. Bloodied sneakers, driving by the bleachers. Steady hands, acting out plans. Pressurized trigger, pull back finger. Black handle, blood covered handles. Full magazine, gruesome scene. Empty canister, a new cancer. Staring scope, deprived hope. Heated Barrel, death written peril. Dispensing bullets, anger she’s full of it. Chipped desks, severed heads. Impacted walls, faint police calls. Shattered glass, death attracts. Bodies down, the flag is proud. Blood soaked tiles, bodies litter the aisles. Wounded souls, doors closed. Narrowed screams, a violent portrayal gleams. Distant sirens, victims silenced. Blurring smoke, the gun provokes. Gas mask on, a tragedy in the dawn. Emergency services, the hurt she did. Police, she’s loaded to release. Erupting explosions, a bloodied corruption. Officer down, **** she’s proud. Reloading yet again, pain is about to begin. Hit through the torso, she still has the guns though. Hard to move, starting to lose her homicidal groove. Sheering pain, every scream sounds the same. Another shot, her moment is lost. Killed by the law, psychosis remains a common flaw. Aftermath: A tragic path. Overlooked as a simple girl, an untouched disturbed world. Within the fragments of abuse and fantasies. Unknown abnormalities She herself was very misunderstood, had no teachings of the common good. Parents exposing death, they just didn’t know it. Breeding a killer, giving violent media to justify a sinner And they wonder why their daughter made violence a neighbor instead of a impostor.
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Mar 22, 2019
Mar 22, 2019 at 4:20 PM UTC
Luthea
Hazel eyes, hate is very much alive. Bleached striped hair, parents never cared. Desaturated makeup, abuse save up. Branch like lashes, left the guns in the attic. Bloodied pores, closing doors. Chipped nails, bleeding Dale. Scarred skin, occurring sins. Bloodied skirt, exposed hurt. Bloodied sneakers, driving by the bleachers. Steady hands, acting out plans. Pressurized trigger, pull back finger. Black handle, blood covered handles. Full magazine, gruesome scene. Empty canister, a new cancer. Staring scope, deprived hope. Heated Barrel, death written peril. Dispensing bullets, anger she’s full of it. Chipped desks, severed heads. Impacted walls, faint police calls. Shattered glass, death attracts. Bodies down, the flag is proud. Blood soaked tiles, bodies litter the aisles. Wounded souls, doors closed. Narrowed screams, a violent portrayal gleams. Distant sirens, victims silenced. Blurring smoke, the gun provokes. Gas mask on, a tragedy in the dawn. Emergency services, the hurt she did. Police, she’s loaded to release. Erupting explosions, a bloodied corruption. Officer down, **** she’s proud. Reloading yet again, pain is about to begin. Hit through the torso, she still has the guns though. Hard to move, starting to lose her homicidal groove. Sheering pain, every scream sounds the same. Another shot, her moment is lost. Killed by the law, psychosis remains a common flaw. Aftermath: A tragic path. Overlooked as a simple girl, an untouched disturbed world. Within the fragments of abuse and fantasies. Unknown abnormalities She herself was very misunderstood, had no teachings of the common good. Parents exposing death, they just didn’t know it. Breeding a killer, giving violent media to justify a sinner And they wonder why their daughter made violence a neighbor instead of a impostor.
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In a time where making ****** is entertainment Icons of killers and repeated death giving faces. Parents leaving kids alone with guns in the basement. And when kids are in placement, we wonder what the **** happened to Sarah and David. A gun does not make a medal of honor. When the same gun is used to **** Billy and Connor. Saviors are portrayed within the bodies in graves. All the while the victim never gets saved. And all it took was a unlawful ******* to give the kid a gun in the first place. Then they wonder why he caught a case. Masters of manipulation are more than we can tame with. And then that gun is small enough to hide in the width of a backpack. Guitar cases and duffel bags. All plotting the innocent attack of human beings caught by bullets in the back.  And then you got family’s who want to ask why the little kid deserved to die in his desk in his class.  Transforming ammo into trauma. Then you got politicians transforming ammunition into budget raises. And you didn’t know that the same people you praise are helping you give your life away.  And as he walks down that hallway with a AR. Just as you call him a monster think about all the people who contributed to his downfall. The people who abused him and made a call to give that fool an assault rifle. The things projected in his head had to come from somewhere. And I know most of you don’t even care. Just know how the victim feels about it being ‘fair’. I know what you’re thinking. It wasn’t me. Shut the **** up please. You are the reason they can’t breathe. Thoughts like that are the reason this keeps a tract record of continuous attacks. What if it was you. What would you do. You do not want to be in those shoes. So realize the impact of the media you contract and show your kids. Sins all start with a purpose. I just hope you heard this. Because no one deserves it.
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Mar 22, 2019
Mar 22, 2019 at 4:16 PM UTC
Enlodged bullets
In a time where making ****** is entertainment Icons of killers and repeated death giving faces. Parents leaving kids alone with guns in the basement. And when kids are in placement, we wonder what the **** happened to Sarah and David. A gun does not make a medal of honor. When the same gun is used to **** Billy and Connor. Saviors are portrayed within the bodies in graves. All the while the victim never gets saved. And all it took was a unlawful ******* to give the kid a gun in the first place. Then they wonder why he caught a case. Masters of manipulation are more than we can tame with. And then that gun is small enough to hide in the width of a backpack. Guitar cases and duffel bags. All plotting the innocent attack of human beings caught by bullets in the back.  And then you got family’s who want to ask why the little kid deserved to die in his desk in his class.  Transforming ammo into trauma. Then you got politicians transforming ammunition into budget raises. And you didn’t know that the same people you praise are helping you give your life away.  And as he walks down that hallway with a AR. Just as you call him a monster think about all the people who contributed to his downfall. The people who abused him and made a call to give that fool an assault rifle. The things projected in his head had to come from somewhere. And I know most of you don’t even care. Just know how the victim feels about it being ‘fair’. I know what you’re thinking. It wasn’t me. Shut the **** up please. You are the reason they can’t breathe. Thoughts like that are the reason this keeps a tract record of continuous attacks. What if it was you. What would you do. You do not want to be in those shoes. So realize the impact of the media you contract and show your kids. Sins all start with a purpose. I just hope you heard this. Because no one deserves it.
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I remember when my only concern was passing a test Now I wonder if my cousin’s about to face death I’m fifteen, studying till I graduate Too bad I might die for school shooters are common place My cousin’s younger than me But I doubt killers care about that. If they **** another will they let him be? Do I have to wait for that? I don’t care what the 2nd amendment means, I just don’t want my cousin to die before he’s a teen.
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Feb 8, 2019
Feb 8, 2019 at 10:13 AM UTC
School
come on, be yourself. make sure your house inside is filled with joy. start off with your first walk, tiny step I fall, now I stand tall. smile. sing your soul out. smoothing and calming bang bang you're dead shot in the head 3 times, 2 times, one. tears. dance your heart out. breathe in and sweat. bang bang 50 people are dead. kiss, hug and hold. nothing else can be told. disasters, and misery in busy streets. flowers and candles on the floor, I'm sorry they're not here anymore. these people, put guns in their houses and looked at their watches. time ticked and ticked and all we heard was gun shots. people are crying, and sighing yet guns are still in their houses. bang bang.
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Jan 4, 2019
Jan 4, 2019 at 9:13 PM UTC
Guns In Their Houses
Schools should give out vests Mass shootings are prevalent Two thousand eighteen Eat poison on line Million view it’s worth the death. Two thousand eighteen Last male rhino died. Say goodbye to white rhinos Two thousand eighteen Planet’s surely ******* Earth’s imploding on itself Two thousand eighteen Do not show gay pride Electric shock therapy Two thousand eighteen We all will die soon Death cracks out of his own shell We are all so ******
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Jan 2, 2019
Jan 2, 2019 at 12:19 PM UTC
2018
Live blog: Romney and Stanton vie for Iowa win. Dead heat in the dead of winter What do the Iowa results really mean? That Romney's less of a robot than he seems? Oh, by the way: replacing a bulb, can save you 50 dollars or more! But it'll cost you ten times as much, at your hardware store. Starbuck's hikes prices despite the lull, People stupidly betting on Powerball, Selma Hayek's trending, y'all! (We don't know why). But what's all that compared to shootings? Soldiers flying and not being sniffed, Suspects nabbed in Utah killings, And GOP runners had another tiff. Personally, I'm more fascinated, In the Aussie hybrid sharks! This might mean global warming's overrated, Or that animals are way smart. Mideast peace-talks stalled, I read. Have I not read this before? Oh, yeah, back in 1972. When psychos killed athletic Jews, Who might win And Olympic village was off view, While the Israelis dragged people in. That year, Nixon was re-elected And we thought we'd never see worse, Yet now the nation is infected With a yellow-haired, inhuman curse. Blog goes to sleep... Begun long ago and finished in 2018
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Dec 25, 2018
Dec 25, 2018 at 11:30 PM UTC
By the way...
Whiteboard and students, classroom with desks Who knew, here could be something so grotesque Lit up bright, full of supplies Art and math, science goggles to protect your eyes Who knew this is where fear could live Shouldn’t it be a laugh and a love note to give Wouldn’t it be nice if this was a sacred place Could you imagine if schools were all safe Instead of brightly lit fluorescent lights We see gun fire in the halls and fist fights Worst of all we see children dead In the ground we put to rest their head Bully killed bully, maybe it was someone mean Becoming the bully is worse! LISTEN to me this is keen Love your neighbors, love your friends End this hatred, or it will be all our ends Speak love or do not speak at all Believe in yourself, and believe in others … That is all . . . No!! There is so much more to be said This isn’t working, our kids still wind up dead What needs to change, what can be done To love your daughter and son? Yes of course, love is important But we need change, can we be absorbent? To soak up our mistakes and our flaws Turn it around look at what's wrong, take pause Address the real issues, we don’t need more pep talks We need a reconstruction, all the way down to the bed rocks
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Nov 27, 2018
Nov 27, 2018 at 9:40 AM UTC
Bedrocks
If we taught tolerance instead of fear, how many lives would we have spared this year? If we taught acceptance instead of hate, if we taught kids to commiserate, to see what others have on their plate, that would make America great.
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Nov 17, 2018
Nov 17, 2018 at 4:12 PM UTC
MAGA
As a duet, my mom and alarm clock yell to get up. Half asleep, I nearly fall asleep while brushing my teeth. I choose my outfit, maybe I’ll dress up today. I run out to the bus as it screeches to a stop on the curb. My friends are leaned against their lockers. I stare at the clock all of Algebra. Pizza for lunch. I die of boredom as the school day comes to an end. Gunshots and screams full the air as they tell me something’s wrong. In shock, I nearly faint while people shush us through their teeth. I choose where to hide, maybe the teachers desk will work as a blockade. The gunshots subside, the shooter has left the building. My friends lie dead on the hallway floor. I stare at the puddles of red that stain the tiles. Cries of grief. How did I not die? If I had known my school would become a battleground I would have invested in a bulletproof vest to keep under my desk Just in case the lockdown drill doesn’t work. Are pencils to erasers As guns are to bullets?
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Nov 2, 2018
Nov 2, 2018 at 2:29 PM UTC
Don't Shoot
The cries I never had to hear ring in my head; keep my heart heavy. Cries of loved ones; cries of lost ones.         Gunshots ring louder.         Voices grow quieter. Faces become shadows. Lights once flickering bright, fade into the night. We scroll quickly with mindless fingers while they fade like distant memories. Faces to be forgotten. Until it happens,         again.         No time to mourn. I fade into an abyss of news and media filled with violence; an abyss called hopelessness.        We disappear into its darkness together.
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Sep 10, 2018
Sep 10, 2018 at 4:47 AM UTC
we are disappearing
In my homeroom class, we don't have a seating chart. But I still sit as far away from the door as I can. Subconsciously it's probably because of a school shooting. I've been anticipating one to strike at my small high school for a couple years now. It's probably because of a lock down we had a couple years ago when I was still in middle school. There were armed men on campus. We had to be silent for hours. I was in choir at the time. Over 100 of us were squeezed into a small space. There were girls crying, my best friend was holding my hand, I was having an anxiety attack. I was only thinking "Please not today..." I'm not surprised anymore. When another school is in the news, it's deeply upsetting but not surprising. It's all I've ever known. The Columbine High School shooting happened in 2001. I was born a year later. I've never actually known peace in this country...
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Aug 13, 2018
Aug 13, 2018 at 4:25 PM UTC
far from the door