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.
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…
I need space in my mind and in my heart upon this day, As I listen to what people have to say. As Americans’ we demand our rights, Trying to do better causes many a fight. They say it’s the hand not the gun, That takes the live of someone.…
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…
What you see and what you believe are filtered though your mind, Many fail to read to find the truth, read more than the headline. Some react and then attack, and then watch the story grow, Spreading lies with conviction, influencing all they know. Some become Doctors without degrees, Saying…
Basura cat came to me, her tail circled in a Q, Meowing, “I have something important to ask you.” I put my guitar down, I slowly turned around, And in her eyes, it was tears that I found. She wanted to know what was going on, What was happening in…
The Drunkards will drink The Thoughtful will think The Pious will pray For Blessings this day The homeless will roam The “At Risk” will stay home The writers will write, fighters will fight Foes in the dark, friends in daylight Friends with nothing to say Each going their way Some…
My cat follows 45 on Twitter and everytime he cries about the 2nd Amendment, she believes him because as she says, "He's the President, he would never lie about such important things!" I have now suspended her twitter account, because I refuse to allow her to be whipped into a…