DESTRUCTION

Dear Lord, our children's broken bodies litter our streets

And as the cries of the sirens wail through the crowd

People run screaming, in chaos and panic

Losing hope for a system that has greatly broken down

God’s children die daily in a hail of someone's gunfire

When destructive weapons are held within the hands of another

Anger, hate and violence reign on us like fireworks

And some family loses a son, daughter, or brother

Screams break through the stillness at night

And, it only reminds us of what is not being done

Because, when someone takes hold of a weapon

They will create their own justice, a new hell has begun

We all gasp aloud at the news we read daily

Repeating “oh my God,” we’re sorry to hear.”

Each day we live our lives as if we’re being hunted

The next day there is another sad story for us to bear

We all come together, holding hands and silently praying

For the soul's of the dead, and the dying

Nothing is changing; there are more children killing

We can stop this pattern, hold your heads up, and stop crying

Today someone else dies in a hail of gunfire

Lord, how will we stop these daily atrocities?

We must stand and walk forward; we will keep shouting the loudest

It's time we got rid of these gun policies

We are all Gods children on this beautiful earth

We have to stop building hope upon a false foundation

And the world will still grieve for these daily losses

It's time to reunite, and bring peace to our great nation…

© Brenda Keough

June 14, 2008

2:15-2:16 a.m. 

We must do more than pray for our losses

This problem will not go away

Think of changing the future, think of the children

Because if we don't change this system, another child will have to  pay.......