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89 Shots
89* people in America are shot to death everyday
what more do i need to say
It is a tragedy beyond sorrow
living in Chicago i wonder if i will see tomorrow
If it were up to the NRA
things would just remain the same way
Now, is the time for caring people to stand up and fight
before another American goes silently into that good night
what more do i need to say
It is a tragedy beyond sorrow
living in Chicago i wonder if i will see tomorrow
If it were up to the NRA
things would just remain the same way
Now, is the time for caring people to stand up and fight
before another American goes silently into that good night
Published 20th Sep 2021
Author's Note
Kudos and credit to Dylan Thomas and his poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”. The use of the “i” is an homage to the Poet E. E. Cummings I wrote this back in 6/2016 and sadly it is still true today!
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21st Sep 2021 3:52am
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21st Sep 2021 7:00pm
painful truth..& a call for the righteous struggle..loved the note & how you weave the greats into your verses.. agrees with Cold fusion poet above .. thanks fr the read .
21st Sep 2021 8:42pm
Ty for reading it. It is bc of the greats that i started writing poetry back in 74.
