We all know how this goes. Soon we will see the pictures on our screens and in our newspapers. The scrubbed and smiling faces of the newly dead children, murdered by our inaction on gun control. By the National Rifle Association and the elected officials it pays off to make sure there is no action taken to save such children.
The children of Uvalde, Texas went to school today with their sticky homework papers and lunch bags tucked inside their little backpacks. They trusted the adults in their lives to keep them safe. But their trust was misplaced. The grown-ups of America are allowing the continued slaughter of these innocents.
So far this year, 134 children under twelve have been killed by gun violence. All those little faces.
Many GOP senators have already spewed their disingenuous prayers all over social media. Shut up. Just shut up. Stop pretending you care, you craven hypocrites. These children don’t need your prayers. They need you to stop voting against gun control. They need you to stop accepting money from the political strategists and lobbyists behind the NRA carnage.
And if you are inclined to tell me not to talk about politics while we are grieving? Don’t. Do. Not.
Writing with Spirit 
Jun 07, 2022 @ 21:36:54
I will send you a beautiful prayer 🙂
May 25, 2022 @ 17:04:54
i feel your pain, your anger. it’s too bad we have spineless leaders. jane 202 236 8282
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May 25, 2022 @ 08:26:36
We do need to vote. It is so sad and frustrating. They fight to protect the unborn and yet ignore the loved “babies” in our midst. We do need to pray, genuine prayers for change in who or what controls those in piwer.
May 25, 2022 @ 02:17:10
Yet another mass shooting in the U.S.
May 24, 2022 @ 20:04:01
Very nice written I dont usual make comments but I was moved by your writing. Thank you.
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May 24, 2022 @ 21:47:13
Oh, thank you. It was pretty raw emotion today.
May 24, 2022 @ 20:00:39
Melanie – thank you for this writing. I can feel and completely agree with the rage and frustration in your words. We need to stop with the after the fact prayers of comfort as well as the padding of some politicians pockets. There must be action taken against allowing guns to be so easily available. And we must vote!