RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: POEMICS (Mass Shootings)
Young Punks
Another mass shooting
This time north of Chicago
An Independence Day parade
Another young punk
With a weapon of mass destruction
And a clip of ammunition
Another killing of random individuals
Another ineffectual protest
Another indefensible act of violence
Another young man tangled in frustration
Tortured by his own psyche
We speculate and wonder
Who will be next?
We speculate and wonder
Why so many young men
Want to kill at random
We speculate and wonder
Why our culture produces
So much frustration and despair
It is not enough to take away the guns
(though it would surely help)
We must solve the equation of
Helplessness in a world of plenty
We must offer a sense of purpose
Not just to the chosen few
But to the forgotten many
We must offer new ways of living
In peace and mutual respect
There is too much anger
There is too much rage
To be so lost and hopeless
At such a young age
We must do better
We must do more
We must offer alternatives
We must open the door
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