The garden is awash in earths tears,
unleashed by climate change fears,
carried on gusts of wind beating down
on an already soaked ground
where drenched petals now lie spent.
The sky cried for days, nothing really new.
But now she cries for others, too;
not only herself as her rhythms are torn loose.
She cries for miles of wounded souls
across America’s fields of woe
as Americans try to cope with the pain
of children ignored, wounded and slain.
Guns locked and loaded against all
who are not white men with moneyed eyes
which blind their view of progressive skies
opened to all that is bright and new;
like children who seek to grow up wise,
appreciating every new experience
as an exploration of greater happiness.
Even childlike innocence is not enough
to save the lives of little ones
when war is waged by hopeless men
preyed upon by sellers of guns
who magnify phony fears for profit
and ratings and votes.
Earth and I have come undone,
hopes dampened by clouds of tears
hiding the sun. Each child a flower
mown down, unable to run to safety.
Not one.
Not a single one.
annarino writes 
Second Amendment
The conception that unrestricted gun ownership is guaranteed by the 2d. Amendment is a false idea. from discussions recorded by those present as the Constitution was being approved and amendments voted upon indicate that the 2d. Amendment’s purpose was to allow for militias. Our militia SYSTEM is controlled by governors of each state, allowed to arm their citizens in a National Guard, under the federal government’s authority. It had nothing to do with an individual right to bear any and all arms. It was enacted to allow for state militias. Governments-local,state-federal can restrict individual gun purchases, manufacture, and ownership. The idea they cannot do so was constructed by the NRA only recently to improve gun sales, (think of the payoffs ),to sow dissension (funded by Russia), and to uphold white supremacy and control African-Americans who had gained the right to vote and gained more power after the Civil Rights Movement. Fear of people of color is ingrained in white Americans. This is a tool to manipulate us. Also, as immigrants from white Europe declined and immigrants of color increased NRA played on the fear of white Americans. Gun sales shot up. The Republican Party which in recent history opposed civil rights for African-Americans, affirmative action, integrated schools etc. embraced the NRA’s position to advance an agenda which would protect Republican vote and control of the levers of government. NRA funds support these republicans, and a few democratic politicians also accepting the easy money.
Take a moment to think about this and connect the dots. Our children should not be pawns for this white supremacy agenda. Look at the position on guns by candidates at EVERY level. Those claiming they can not do anything about gun regulation because of the 2d Amendment are liars. Vote them out. Always ask them their position on the 2d amendment. If they lie about that they are lying about a lot more. I am on my knees begging like Sen. Chris Murphy, “save our children.” Do not let white supremacy destroy the safety a single person. Do not stand by and silently watch. speak with your friends and colleagues. Beg them if necessary.
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