the short of it
there is no sense
no logic
only short circuits
minds deranged
changed
by who knows what
changing matters
to suit their needs
forget the needs
rights of those who matter
bullets in the back
of one walking away
whatever weapon
is handy
a knee in the neck
all life squeezed out
run for your life
when you see a pickup
a spray of bullets
punctuating supremacy
life lessons delivered
with a trigger
repeat the lesson
ten years later
hell, make it
an annual event
this ain’t no short story
this story knows no end
Trigger Warning
Laquan McDonald
George Floyd
Ahmaud Arbery
Buffalo
Sandy Hook
Uvalde
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Thank you for sharing, Michael.
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Your last 2 lines ring true. No end in sight – not even a plan to address restraints.
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Sad and true
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💙
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It makes an old lady like me so sad to see these ongoing tragedies.😒
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Thank you, Jazz.
Then there’s Ted Cruz – reduce the number od doors, not the number of guns.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-doors-school-shootings_n_628ecb5de4b0933e736ee276
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Let’s reduce the number of elected officials financed by special-interests – especially the NRA
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My heart has been getting heavier every day as more and more events unfold. You’ve spoken to the issues at hand, Ken.
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Thank you, Susi. The situation just gets bleaker.
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It does. You’re welcome, Ken. ((hugs))
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I am just sick at heart.
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Sigh.
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Exactly.
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There have been 26 mass shootings in the US so far justthisyear. And yet the legislators refuse to take decisive action.
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Politics at its worst.
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We are failing as a nation, and not just the politicians…
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Hi Ken. I had to relink your poem as it was pointing back to dVerse.
I am sad to read the news from your country. It just does not make sense to me. In Canada, no one is allowed to carry guns unless you are licensed and authorized to do so.
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Oops! Thank you, Grace.
Yes, there is just too much violence here, with some laws becoming laxer when there should be better control.
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Seriously powerful, real, biting…
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Thank you, Ain.
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There is no safe room, house, church, store, mall or street. Even while in bed, cops kick the door down and fire fifty rounds in your direction. The NRA spends billions to buy Politicians. It’s all about dark money..sonsabitches.
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Yep.
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The same excuses and platitudes, over and over again. (K)
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The best legislation money can buy.
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Yes, exactly.
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Over and over again–there is no end is true. It doesn’t seem like anything will change.
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It’s absolutely disheartening.
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Yes, it is.
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“this ain’t no short story
this story knows no end”
Heartbreaking that our planet harbours this story.
Much💛love
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It is Gillena. Thank you.
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Your blog won’t let me leave a ‘like’ but maybe the reason is obvious. All the politicians and the NRA have to do is get over the next few days and the story will be dead and buried like all the others.
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I agree about the old news” syndrome”
That’s interesting about the “like” problem, but then I stopped using Firefox a week ago when the same problem started for me – on all blogs.
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Scary stuff and I don’t know when this madness will come to a halt. So much loss ….
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Frustrating. Infuriating. Disheartening.
Thank you.
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By our bullets we are sown and harvested. This is when our divides are the most cruel
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Yes, a canyon of differences.
Thank you, Brendan.
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Powerful piece, Ken. There is no safe place anymore and our politicians, a huge disappointment!
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Thank you, Eugenia.
Yes, sadly so.
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Most welcome, Ken.
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Sadly your poem is true! Yesterday repeating itself instead of history!
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With no end in sight.
Thank you, Dwight.
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That is the saddest part!
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Sad and baffling and as a mother I feel so angry.
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Sigh.
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