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Sixes and Sevens
This was the year they should have been walking across stage
Caps and gowns with smiles and cheers all around
This was supposed to be the year they were going to graduate
Instead
We still reel over what happened on that dreadful day
This was the summer they were supposed to spread their wings
Off to adventures, like falling in love or going away on vacation
Some would have been heading to college for higher education
Instead
We’re left wondering with what could have been
No parent should ever have to bury a child
Not especially under those circumstances
We still mourn for twenty little children
And the six adults who tried to protect them
Charlotte six
Olivia six
Dylan six
Daniel seven
Madeline six
Catherine six
Jesse six
Josephine seven
Ana six
James six
Emilie six
Chase seven
Jack six
Noah six
Caroline six
Grace seven
Jessica six
Avielle six
Benjamin six
Allison six
All in heaven
Published 15th Jun 2024
Author's Note
For the 26 victims of Sandy Hook.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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15th Jun 2024 5:34am
27th Aug 2024 5:38pm
Thank you Pink. My boys were around that age when this happened. It broke my heart for them and their families.
15th Jun 2024 8:23am
It is so sad when such things happen and the innocents become victims. May God embrace their souls always. Wally
27th Aug 2024 5:39pm
It's an ongoing issue in the U.S. It certainly is sad and scary that this can occur at any time and any place.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
15th Jun 2024 11:54pm
27th Aug 2024 5:40pm
Thank you broken.
We must go back and remember these tragedies so we can prevent them from happening again, but it seems like the problem will continue for a long time.
We must go back and remember these tragedies so we can prevent them from happening again, but it seems like the problem will continue for a long time.
16th Jun 2024 3:46am
Every parent's worst nightmare.
I really felt this because my youngest son did graduate high school this May.
I'm thankful everyday:)
I really felt this because my youngest son did graduate high school this May.
I'm thankful everyday:)
27th Aug 2024 5:41pm
Thank you for commenting Adelphina.
Yes, my boys graduated in the last two years and every so often I would think about these families and how difficult this must've been. My heart goes out to them still.
Yes, my boys graduated in the last two years and every so often I would think about these families and how difficult this must've been. My heart goes out to them still.
16th Jun 2024 4:00am
Tonight I watched a special report on another mass shooting in Detroit Michigan. Children have been shot but there's still no word on their condition. I often wonder if it's worth it to ask why anymore. But my head spins when I try to understand why these shootings happen. Is it due to too many medications? not taking them? bad family life? The list goes on. I hate seeing it over and over again.
