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When the shouting is over, who will take cover,
What will have been gained or lost?
When the shooting is over, what will we discover?
Who remains to count the cost?
When the prayers have been spoken, whose eyes will be woken?
Who is it that has been blessed?
Is the thought just a token, and promises broken,
Has anything real been addressed?
Will there be real discourse, from verified source,
Or are certain matters to be silent?
Will we shout ‘til we’re hoarse, sanity endorse,
Or is life to become much more violent?
How much longer to wait, to set the thing straight,
Or do we learn to be quick on the draw?
Live by the sword, death is the reward,
Don’t you know what it is you just saw?
All the bully talk, do you walk the walk,
Will you stand up against aggression?
The violence must cease, don’t you know peace?
Will you learn a little discretion?
Will you not try, do you hasten to die?
The truth cannot be more plain -
It’s getting too hairy: unlicensed open carry,
It’s time our laws became sane.
Cliff Lake 7/14/2024
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