Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Uvalde ~ Wednesday, May 25, 2022

I can say nothing for there is nothing to say

cast away the stars, no need to navigate now
ask the Creator, why do we need this, what more
needless acts of harm, set the alarm, pray away

search the universe for meaning, justice, kindness
ask the Creator, no answers, raise an eyebrow
yesterday, they died, no sense to violence, score

nothing to nothing, no one plays, no one wins, loss
only leads to more, more sorrow, more tears, blindness
this metaphor sees a window into the past
hinges on a door, the future opens by chance
in the afternoon, nothing in this world can last
nothing in this world, not children, not at first glance
gaze into crystal, a crystal ball, albatross

flies overhead, life hangs on a string, the arrow
obeys the archer with a crossbow in his hands
remember the Rime, the burden is mine, the crime

to see the future as it happens, the sparrow
hides within a bush, chattering amongst others
every child that dies, we bear the burden, the sands
reach to the bottom, the hourglass turns, not my time
every child that dies, they cannot speak these words now

if horns come in pairs, so do the tears of mothers
still problems persist, who will resolve these issues

no one bears the blame, mea culpa remains unheard
of course, the killers, who walks in the dead men's shoes
tragedies persist, all the world's a stage, eyes blurred
how to envision, for a bull is not a cow
if to grasp the horns, a dilemma is two-fold
nothing but blindness, the tears of mothers cover
golden rays of light, the sun in Texas, so bright

to think and to pray, hard work but for one so bold
one with character, impartial and objective

such a heroine, or hero, like a lover
as one full of care, how rare, yes, is such a sight
yesterday, the news, a shock makes me reflective

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