Little Children
Life isn’t promised
it’s more of a loan
and people die all the time
a natural part of life
yet I can’t get this out of my heart
little children meeting violence
but then it’s like that for little children
all over the world
raised in terror and fear and dark clouds
with no silver linings
I’ve had a pretty cushy life so far
my children always returned from school
sometimes sad with their little children dilemmas
but never dead
never did I worry
they might be shot dead
in their little children classrooms
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