IN ARIZONA

Seren thought I should stream this.........................

Again the cordite fills the air
stinging eyes
bringing shocked cries
causing flashbacks
of fortune's roll call
...Lincoln
...Kennedy
...King
...Wallace
...Sadat
...Reagan
...Lennon

Echos of gunfire
filling a generation
with the feeling of
might have beens

At what point will madmen with guns
stop steering history
stop stealing our future
stop depriving us of our best
...........when we need them the worst

or

Is it the nature of our imperfection
to by violence change the world's direction
in seeming random flashes
turning high hopes to ashes
......to declare majority
...........at the muzzle of a gun

Now to breath another sigh
while turning puzzled eyes to the sky
while screaming the eternal question
WHY ?

in response to attempted assassination of congresswoman and murder of bystanders in Tuscon

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