so cruel the collateral damage - again by alapip, literature
Literature
so cruel the collateral damage - again
a village like one from Christmas films
meets tragedy, triggered by demons unknown
tears in his eyes - the Governor says
"your children will not be coming home"
lungs compress to a critical mass
grief disperses the fallout far
parents, stumbling, come to know
where youngsters were now angels are
we cannot suppose how others feel
but as I age these empathies hurt
sifting with time, settling in
shared sorrows smother my hesitant heart
the trolls toll this again today
thus 'craven' bespeaks of the NRA
llp - dA - dec2012
Child (In remembrance) by Shadowsbeloved, literature
Literature
Child (In remembrance)
Hey there, sweetie.
With your eyes so bright.
This is really no way to end a life.
Mommy and daddy don't think they'll be strong enough.
But you and I both know that they are super tough!
They are the ones who chase the monsters out of the room!
Even though only one of them carried you in their womb.
Your sissies and bubbas need them to be strong...
Even though you're the one that's gone.
You'll be watching from Heaven above.
All you have to do is send them a little dove.
Let it be your little gift.
I know, its not enough to fill the rift.
But baby, all you really need to know...
Is your parents really love you, even if you did
aftermath of December darkness by alapip, literature
Literature
aftermath of December darkness
suddenly today
children wonder
as parents linger
with so much extra love
only knowing
it's wonderful and warm
soon it will be Christmas
llp - dA - dec2012
Mother Earth is crying by Mystic-Cheetah, literature
Literature
Mother Earth is crying
Mother Earth is crying.
She sees how the wicked humans have turned,
drawing their curtains of smoke on her sky
and making her rivers run foul and black.
She feels the pain inflicted by those
who turn beyond all light
crying in Aurora, Oak Creek, Clackamas, Newtown.
The shots ring in her ears
the sound of death
as the streams of blood run like scarlet rapids.
She sees how the wicked humans have turned,
brother against brother and sister against sister
becoming a cursed and doomed breed.
Mother Earth is crying.