Déjà Vue Again — (for Sandy Hook and all the others)

Poetry

Déjà Vue Again — (for Sandy Hook and all the others)

Anonymous

Volume 39  Issue 7, 8, & 9 | Posted: October 19, 2024

We freeze with shock, then hear the sirens
And suddenly police appear
They see the bloodshed, view the carnage
While people scream and run in fear.

Where’s the gunman; are there snipers?
Is this a gang…one man alone?
Cordons spread and lights are flashing
The school becomes a danger zone.

Small bouquets arrive in hundreds
Propped up in a sad display
Friends and families cry together;
Another killer had his way.

VIPs fly in proclaiming:
‘This must not happen any more!’
Their set piece is ‘Our thoughts and prayers…’
But we’ve heard all those words before.

Dreams are broken, lives are shattered;
The right to bear arms wins the day.
‘In God we trust’, but one thing’s stronger:
The power of the NRA.

   

Anonymous