Gone With The Gun

Photo credit: Mario Tama, Getty Images/SF

Senseless killings beyond my comprehension

A human tragedy without apprehension

The whole nation mourns so does the heaven

Gloomy days shrouded the yuletide season

Young lives were gone because of a gun

How many more shall perish before it's gone

Many hearts were filled with grief and broken 

Memories were etched on our souls as a token

Gun control and regulations became a loud cry

Some lawmakers agreed - it's worth a try

But for an association who likes to keep it high 

More guns will keep us safe and dry

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun,"

Someone said, "is a good guy with a gun."

Seems like Buffalo Bill in the days of Deadwood

Also blamed media, video games and Hollywood

While the debates are going on

More lives will never see another dawn

Will I live to see the day

that everyone lives in harmony?

Weigh-in your fifty-cent opinion

Before anyone goes into oblivion

On the pros and cons of gun control

As well as an armed posse patrol

Do guns really kill people or people kill people?

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This is my tribute to the victims of gun shooting in a Newtown, Connecticut school. I wrote this after I saw the news on TV but somehow I always get choked and ran out of words.