Looking Out, Looking In ~ by Katrina Curtiss 6.26.2022
Marching in a rally, gathered for a cause Fearful of assault weapons, causing me to pause One loaded lunatic can mow down several souls Vowing to make a difference, going to the polls.
Marching in a rally, gathered for a cause Fearful of assault weapons, causing me to pause One loaded lunatic can mow down several souls Vowing to make a difference, going to the polls.
My Hope: We must stop the internal fighting and put that energy towards solutions. We are suffocating ourselves with anger and compliancy. Let us focus upon what we have in common, not our differences. My Prayer for the world... May we aspire to the greatness of our collective souls.
As the bullies shadow fell again and again The boy tried, ducked, weaved, eyes darting Surely someone would step in and help him But all that was done, was tossed to him As he fell, astonished and defeated to the ground.
I wonder upon this night about those in Ukraine Fleeing their country, stricken with pain How much can the human spirit endure? War is contagious, we must find a cure.
I try not to watch too much of what’s happening with the Insurrection investigation. I try not to read too much about the increasing COVID numbers I try not to listen too much about the wildfires destroying the west I try not to think too much about the Olympics.
Bullet: “Ah, what purpose am I?” Gun: “You are my messenger.” Bullet: “Messenger of pain, death, destruction?” Gun: “It’s out of our hands and in the hands of humans.” Bullet: “But what can a human want of me, but to kill?” Gun: “That all lies in the intention of humans.”…
I want to write tonight, but I know not what about, So many things in my head, I want to scream and shout. I see the bad, I see the good, I see the in-between, I’m torn between a giggle, torn between a scream. Another body fallen, another baby born,…
Everyday I get to make a choice, On which side that I will raise my voice. To judge those with whom I disagree, Or pass them by in compliancy. The guns, the violence it rains it pours, Everyday, seems it’s a little bit more. Just when I think there is…
How high will the mountain grow? With lives lost of whom we know. Entwined with strangers never met, As Prayers are whispered, heaven sent. It’s just another day in the land of guns, 2nd Amendment rights for everyone. Nowhere is safe, not even our homes, As laws go unchanged, as…
Oh how I miss the world that I used to know, Wild abandon out the door I would go. No fear of shootings at my school, My biggest worry was if I was cool. We behaved or were paddled and sent to our room, Upsetting our parents filled us with…