Forty-nine people
died
In a mass shooting
that once again
Left the country
horrified.
The Pulse nightclub,
Orlando, Florida,
A place of nighttime
revelry,
Became the target
where a hater
Carried out his
shooting spree.
Maybe among the
victims' names
Are none that you
can now recall.
Nevertheless, the
incident
Is one that affects
us all.
It's sad when
conditions are such
That mass shootings
become the norm.
It's equally sad
when lawmakers
Shy away from
gun-law reform.
And sad, too, it is
when hate-filled
Bigots boldly
advocate
That the deaths of
forty-nine clubbers
Should be a cause to
celebrate!
Shame on them who
take religion
And shape it into
deadly words
That they sling at
innocent victims
While stirring up
hatred among their herds.
The path to truth is
a winding path;
It's easy to
stumble, easy to stray.
Some start out with
good intentions
But then get lost
along the way.
So many
anniversaries
Of mass shootings to
recognize!
Will the light break
through the clouds
Of ignorance? We can
only surmise.
-by Bob B (6-14-19)
Remembering the
victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting:
Stanley Almodovar
III, 23
Amanda Alvear, 25
Oscar A.
Aracena-Montero, 26
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala,
33
Alejandro Barrios
Martinez, 21
Martin Benitez
Torres, 33
Antonio D. Brown, 30
Darryl R. Burt II,
29
Jonathan A. Camuy
Vega, 24
Angel L.
Candelario-Padro, 28
Simon A. Carrillo
Fernandez, 31
Juan
Chevez-Martinez, 25
Luis D. Conde, 39
Cory J. Connell, 21
Tevin E. Crosby, 25
Franky J. Dejesus
Velazquez, 50
Deonka D. Drayton,
32
Mercedez M. Flores,
26
Peter O.
Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
Juan R. Guerrero, 22
Paul T. Henry, 41
Frank Hernandez, 27
Miguel A. Honorato,
30
Javier Jorge-Reyes,
40
Jason B. Josaphat,
19
Eddie J. Justice, 30
Anthony L. Laureano
Disla, 25
Christopher A.
Leinonen, 32
Brenda L. Marquez
McCool, 49
Jean C. Mendez
Perez, 35
Akyra Monet Murray,
18
Kimberly Morris, 37
Jean C. Nieves
Rodriguez, 27
Luis O. Ocasio-Capo,
20
Geraldo A.
Ortiz-Jimenez, 25
Eric Ivan
Ortiz-Rivera, 36
Joel Rayon Paniagua,
32
Enrique L. Rios Jr.,
25
Juan P. Rivera
Velazquez, 37
Yilmary Rodriguez
Solivan, 24
Christopher J.
Sanfeliz, 24
Xavier Emmanuel
Serrano Rosado, 35
Gilberto Ramon Silva
Menendez, 25
Edward Sotomayor
Jr., 34
Shane E. Tomlinson,
33
Leroy Valentin
Fernandez, 25
Luis S. Vielma, 22
Luis Daniel
Wilson-Leon, 37
Jerald A. Wright, 31
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