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11/6/17
The sky is dark today Because it is sad
Another shooting Twenty-something killed The third disaster within the span Of only one month
There is a brick in my chest It is weighing me down Takes up space where it isn't needed Makes it so so hard To breathe
It is crushing everything else inside of me It makes me want to cry (I can't breathe I can't breathe Ican'tbreathe)
This is our new normal This is normal Why is it normal?
Nobody cares anymore What's another group of dead people Humans with lives Hopes and dreams and family and loved ones What more is another group of dead people But a larger body count
We are dropping like flies Everything is tearing at the seams And no one seems to care I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe
Dios altísimo ten misericordia
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That wasn't my most carefully worded or eloquent poem, but honestly I've been feeling really sad because of the shooting that happened in Texas this weekend and that's what my sadness turned into. The last part of the poem basically translates to "Lord almighty have mercy", something that I've been saying a lot lately whenever I pray. But beyond that, I hope that all of us are doing more than just praying; I hope that we are taking action and making decisions that alter the way things are handled. I encourage anyone who is reading this to vote on this Election Day (if you are of age) for a governer that will take a stand on gun control that will actually make lives safer as I will be doing later today. We can't allow things to continue as they have, it is up to us to make the effort to change things no matter how small we feel our impact may be.
