Hope as a strategy is not enough Time to stand tall and be tough Guns strike like empowered thunder Killing innocents by the number
Pain and panic plague modern man Giving gun violence the upper hand The days of the Lone Ranger are past Adios to gun toting romance at last
Common sense dictates intervention By government for its citizens protection Immediate legislative compromise a must Considering this era of congressional mistrust
No silver bullet can solve this situation Without effort from the US Population Universal background checks play a part Targeted by most polls as a sound start
Take a knee against the status quo We are the bravest people I know The world awaits a legislative solution To our growing gun violence pollution
K.A. Crosby
This article appears in Flash Fiction 2021.