Another morn to mourn,
turned celebration.
Will we one day celebrate
School Shooting Day ?
Or maybe NRA Day?
How can we play
on such a solemn day?
Shared memory is great
but a hot dog on a paper plate
should not take precedence
over remembrance
of what this day is for.
A day to study war no more
thanks to soldiers who gave
their all to their graves,
to save us from more days like this.
Today’s war goes unannounced
by fearful citizens who hate
the way they feel,
intimidated by the success
of those they thought to best.
So they don a Kevlar vest
and in camouflage dress
tote weapons of war
inside the door
of churches, synagogues, mosques,
schools, businesses, and grocery stores.
Name-calling as in any war
has become de riguer.
So-called Libtard Nazis who see no threat
in people of color, women and gender choice
are the latest gooks and towel heads.
War leaves a nasty taste in place
of citizenry and mutual respect.
So-called patriots ignorant of our history
ignore the blood of our honored dead
buried in poppied fields or unknown tombs.
They fight for white supremacy instead
of a country dedicated to the proposition
all men are created equal
as its starting position.
They seek to stop the race
to a more perfect union
by destroying the communion
of patriots future and past.
How long will such travesty last?
annarino writes 