War Against Children (A Poem)

 

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I fought back tears

When I saw the news today.

So many young lives taken

At a place where they should have been safe to learn and play.

We elect leaders

Who claim to be "pro-life."

Yet, they choose to do very little

When the danger our kids face is so real and so rife.

How do we expect our kids to feel safe

When living long enough to become an adult is no longer a given?

When they live in a country

That seems to be fighting a war against children.

We shield ourselves behind the Second Amendment.

Using it as an excuse for doing nothing.

"It's what our Founding Fathers would have wanted," we lie to ourselves.

Even though they, themselves, probably would have done something.

We'll ban books and set gender restrictions on sports

All to "protect" those young ones.

Anything to keep them "safe," 

Just as long as nobody is touching our guns.

We say we are great nation,

But the reality is, our future is uncertain.

That's because our future is fearing for their lives.

While we continue to fight a war against children.