the victims of violence<\/p>\n
will no longer be silent<\/p>\n
home, in this era of terror<\/p>\n
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we take care of our seeds<\/p>\n
we provide for their needs<\/p>\n
but money is worth more than lives<\/p>\n
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children’s deaths yield mother’s tears<\/p>\n
while you profit from the fears<\/p>\n
go, your safe space awaits you<\/p>\n
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you give thoughts and prayers<\/p>\n
pics, tweets, likes, and shares<\/p>\n
happy that sales will rise<\/p>\n
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the time for action was then<\/p>\n
and again and again and again<\/p>\n
is there a heart within you<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
fifteen is a common thread<\/p>\n
in both the living and the dead<\/p>\n
but you like models not ages<\/p>\n
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how tall a pile the bodies be<\/p>\n
‘fore an ending light can we see<\/p>\n
I doubt you’ve been of help thus far<\/p>\n
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this is something we can solve<\/p>\n
a thing on which you can evolve<\/p>\n
and help provide a future for us all<\/p>\n
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it is true we all will die<\/p>\n
the only question is why<\/p>\n
help us achieve it in peace<\/p>\n
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(Note:\u00a0 VA Arts Show 2018 Silver Medal – Poetry, Other)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" the victims of violence will no longer be silent home, in this era of terror we take care of our seeds we provide for their needs but money is worth more than lives children’s deaths yield mother’s tears while you profit from the fears go, your safe space awaits you you give […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[270,91,50],"class_list":["post-26373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mental-scraps","tag-270","tag-the-rhymes","tag-vaart"],"yoast_head":"\n