Out for an evening
and not have to worry
That we are going to
end up being
The helpless victim
of a gunman's fury.
One would think that
mass shootings
In which so many
lives are lost
Might compel
lawmakers
To stop the killings
at any cost.
When so many
shootings occur
On American soil
year after year,
Don't enough people
wonder
What the hell is
happening here?
What are people
waiting for?
How many more
victims will die?
Must we sit by
helplessly
While lawmakers turn
a blind eye?
Another horrific act
of violence
Occurred at the
Borderline Bar & Grill
When a solitary
gunman
Had one thing on his
mind: to kill.
Eleven young people
gunned down.
An officer shot dead
as well.
Only survivors who
were present
Can talk about their
glimpse of hell.
The killer, too, lost his life
The killer, too, lost his life
From a wound, possibly self-inflicted.
Some say in retrospect
His actions could have been predicted.
His actions could have been predicted.
No one can fathom
the suffering
Of the victims'
parents, families and friends--
Their heartache and
anguish from knowing that
Their loved ones
met such violent ends.
Just two weeks
before Thanksgiving!
This year it will be
a chore
To ask the parents
staring at empty
Seats what they are
thankful for.
A call to action is
the only response
To the horror that
this nightmare evokes
When twelve innocent
victims must
Lose their lives in
Thousand Oaks.
Remember the
victims:
Sgt. Ron Helus (54)
Sean Adler (48)
Cody Coffman (22)
Blake Dingman (21)
Jake Dunham (21)
Alaina Housley (18)
Daniel Manrique (33)
Justin Meek (23)
Mark Meza (20)
Kristina Morisette
(20)
Telemachus Orfanos
(27)
Noel Sparks (21)
A mother of one of
the victims has said,
"Here are my
words. I want gun control.
I don't want
prayers. I don't want thoughts."
-by Bob B (11-9-18)
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