American gun.

116 bullets 

3 minutes went by 

Semi automatic rifle 

Terror to our lives. 

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Children hiding under pews

Little bodies lying flat 

Like they had practiced 

Sweet lives under attack. 

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Shield the windows

Armor the doors 

Hand teachers a weapon 

Practice dropping to floors.

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Add fences, barbed wire

To the perimeter of play space  

To keep out evil men 

Seeking notoriety— their place.

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Why do we allow

Access to a machine

Causing such horror 

Imagine this scene:

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Parents who no longer

Can put their child to sleep 

Students scared of windows 

We weep. We weep. 

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The American’s gun

Who could have foreseen? 

You have captured hearts

Armalite 15

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Our children’s blood cries out

Please value us more

Than owning a weapon

Designed for war.