Almost Aligned
The Two-Hundred and Thirty-Third
mass shooting of the year
happened today,
the birthday of the Commonwealth.
Two hundred and Thirty Years ago
Kentucky became a state.
Since the beginning of this year
gun violence has taken out
“four or more people,
not including the shooter”,
A mass shooting a day for each year
my home had been a state.
Do I want it to stay here,
with 49 others?
Wondering when my card is up
because the right to own a weapon of war
is worth more than a life.
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Powerful and timely! Love how you ended this:
Wondering when my card is up
because the right to own a weapon of war
is worth more than a life.