tears well in our eyes
indignation puffs us full
of righteousness
at children carrying weapons
we cry in dismay
at cold-hearted killers
living desperate lives in disparate lands
far from our safe homes
children as soldiers with an arsenal of death
not ours
not our responsibility
tears well in our eyes
as we cling to the Second Amendment
our right to arm our children
with hatred
camouflaged in mistrust
we cultivate our subtext of fear
creating cold-hearted killers
within our own homes
children as soldiers with an arsenal of death
yet not ours
nor our responsibility
tears well in our eyes
disbelief sucker punches us again
as our children kill each other
questions, finger pointing, and the blame game resumes
but nothing changes
while the new order of horror
nurtures cold-hearted killers
within our own homes
children as soldiers with an arsenal of death
ours
our responsibility
Copyright 2012 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman
